Sound Vibrations

When you hit a tuning fork on a piece of wood, it makes a sound because it is __________________.

• doesn't move

• vibrates

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

When matter moves in a back and forth motion, the movement is known as

• Pitch

• Wave

• Vibration

• String

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Frequency in sound waves is best defined as

• the highest sound

• number of vibrations per second

• The lowest sound

• how long the strings are on an instrument

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What is the term for the back and forth motion that creates sound?

• Rotation

• Vibration

• Oscillation

• Translation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

What would likely happen to the sound if the vibrations that produce it become more forceful?

• The sound would get softer.

• The sound would get louder.

• The pitch of the sound would get higher.

• The pitch of the sound would get lower.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

How do sound waves travel from one place to another?

• Through a vacuum only

• Through solid, liquid, and gas

• Through light

• Through electricity

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What causes vibrations in objects to produce sound?

• Heat

• Light

• Movement or force

• Electricity

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

A back and forth movement of matter

• volume

• vibration

• pitch

• frequency

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Which of the following would likely produce a sound with a high pitch?

• A large drum

• A small bell

• A big tuba

• A large cello