Seeing Sound

Which form of energy is the result of vibrations traveling through the air?

• wind energy

• electrical energy

• solar energy

• sound energy

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LeGacey puts her ear against a door and hears sounds from the other side of the door. What happens when sound waves travel through a material, such as a door?

• They vibrate the particles in the material

• They stop vibrating

• They change volume

• None of the other answer choices

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Which form of energy is carried only by vibrations through air, water, or other form of matter?

• Sound energy

• Light energy

• Mechanical energy

• Electrical energy

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What can sound travel through?

• only through air

• only through water

• only through solids and liquids

• through solids, liquids, and gases

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What is vibration in the context of sound?

• The loudness or softness of a sound

• A type of sound wave

• The back and forth motion of an object

• The speed of a sound wave

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What are sound waves?

• Waves that can only travel through water

• Waves that carry energy through the air or another medium

• Waves that are visible to the human eye

• Waves that can only travel through solid objects

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What does pitch refer to in sound?

• How loud or soft a sound is

• How high or low a sound seems to a person

• The speed of the vibration

• The direction of the sound

Gia bangs on a drum and makes it vibrate. When she places her hand on the drum, the vibration stops. What happens to the sound of the drum?

• The sound stops due to the vibration stopping.

• The sound stops because sound cannot travel through her hand.

• The sound is clearer because the vibrations have halted.

• The sound becomes a lower pitch due to the vibrations stopping.

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What is one way to increase the pitch of a sound?

• Make the object vibrate faster.

• Make the object vibrate slower.

• Make the object vibrate louder.

• Make the object vibrate softer.

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Jonathan conducted an experiment where he hit a drum. When the drum was struck, salt flew into the air. What is the best reasoning for this?

• Vibrating objects make sound.

• Movement does not require energy.

• Sound can change into wind energy.

• Vibrating objects do not change their pitch or volume.

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