Sound Pitch and Volume

Which is a word that can be used to describe a sound?

• color

• shape

• volume

• weight

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You can make a sound by tapping your finger on a table. What is one way to increase the volume of a sound you make?

• Tap your finger more gently.

• Tap your finger farther away.

• Tap your finger faster.

• Tap your finger harder.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

This describes how high or low a sound is.

• Tone

• Volume

• Pitch

_______ is how loud or soft a sound is.

• Tone

• Volume

• Pitch

Increased frequency of a sound wave (more waves per second) results in a ______ pitch.

• higher

• lower

Decreased frequency of a wave (less vibrations per second) results in a ______ pitch.

• higher

• lower

The number of vibrations in a second is called ________.

• pitch

• frequency

• amplitude

• infrasound

What is frequency?

• the number of waves 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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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

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A longer string makes a _______ pitch than a short string.

• louder

• softer

• higher

• lower

Which of the following factors affects the pitch of a sound?

• Amplitude of the sound wave

• Frequency of the sound wave

• Speed of sound

• Medium through which sound travels