Sound Review

When a high pitch is produced (compared to a low pitch), the rate of vibration is _______________.

• faster

• slower

• softer

• louder

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Which of the following images shows a compression wave?

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What causes sound?

• pitch

• vibrations

• light

What must happen for you to hear sound?

• The sound must be colorful

• The sound must be loud enough and you must be within hearing range

• The sound must be very quiet

• The sound must be made by an animal

An (a)   is a reflected sound.

• Vibration

• Echo

• Pitch

• Volume

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Which of these would sound travel the FASTEST through?

• lemonade

• oxygen

• wood

• steel

Answer explanation

Sound would travel fastest through the solids (wood & steel)

Since steel is denser (the dominoes would be closer together) sound would travel faster throug it than wood.

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This is a guitar. Which property of sound varies from string to string?

• pitch

• echo

• speed

• loudness

A high-frequency sound has a high:

• volume

• pitch

Answer explanation

Click to hear a "high-pitched" sound.

High Pitch = High Frequency

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When you measure the volume of sound what are you measuring

•  how high or low the sound is
  
  

• how loud or soft the sound is

• how long or short the sound is

• how little or big the sound is

The more_______ a sound has, the greater its _________ is. 

• pitch, volume

• energy, sound

• frequency, vibration

• energy, volume

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