Science and Sound

We hear a sound when vibrations from a vibrating object enter our

• ears

• eyes

• nose

Sound is created by

• Sound particles

• Vibrations

• Sound waves

Pitch is

• loud or quiet

• high or low

• big or small

Volume is

• high or low

• big or small

• loud or quiet

Why do sounds get quieter as they get further away?

• The sound particles spread out

• The sound particles get closer together

• The sound particles get absorbed

If I'm shouting - what has increased?

• pitch

• volume

• nothing

When you put your hand on your throat while you are talking or singing, you can feel the __________.

Can sound travel through space?

• Yes

• No

When an object vibrates more ________, it makes a higher-pitched sound.

• quickly

• slowly

The pitch of a note made by a guitar depends on the length, _________ and tightness of the string.

• position

• colour

• thickness