Year 4 – Sound - Key Words Quiz

Objects that ____________ create sound

• vibrate

• do not move

• are stationary

• are silent

Molecules pass on the ______________, so the sound can travel through the ________ to our __________

The further away from the source of a sound, the ________________ it becomes

• quieter

• louder

• clearer

• sharper

How high or low a sound is, is called its ________________

• frequency

• volume

• tempo

• duration

How does sound travel?

• In a straight line.

• In a curvy line.

• As a series of vibrations.

• By making a noise.

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On a stringed musical instrument, the pitch can be changed by…

• hitting the string harder.
• hitting the string softer.
• tightening the string.
• loosening the string.

The pitch of a sound describes…

• how fast a sound is.
• how slow a sound is.
• how loud or quiet a sound is.
• how low or high a sound is.

Sound can travel through…

• the air.
• water.
• the floor.
• all of the above.

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Large vibrations cause .... sounds.

• soft

• loud

sound cannot travel through___________.

• solid

• empty space

• liquid

• gas

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