Science Sound

_____________ is the highness or lowness of a sound.
(Hint: Think about our sound song.)

• Amplitude
• Pitch
• Volume
• Vibration

Sound waves travel the FASTEST through _____________.

• gases
• liquids
• solids

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If a sound has a high amplitude then it also has a ____________!!!

• fast echo
• slow pitch
• high volume
• low volume

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Sound is caused by....

• molecules
• vibrations
• people
• space

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What is frequency?

• the number of vibrations per second
• how high or low a sound is
• the loudness or softness of a sound
• the back and forth movement of matter

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Ryan makes an instrument from a drinking straw as shown. If he cuts the straw in half, what will happen to the pitch?

• decreases

• increases

• it will remain the same

• there is no sound

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How is sound produced?

• By the vibration of particles
• By the transfer of particles 

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Area of a longitudinal wave where particles are CLOSE together.

• Compression
• Rarefaction

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Area of a longitudinal wave where particles are APART. 

• Compression
• Rarefaction

How does sound travel?

• Sounds travels in waves
• sound travels slow
• sound travels fast
• sound doesn't travel

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