Understanding Sound and Vibrations

Understanding Sound and Vibrations

Assessment

Interactive Video

Physics, Science

5th - 8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Sophia Harris

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The video explains that sound is produced when objects vibrate. It demonstrates this concept using a guitar, where plucking the strings causes them to vibrate and produce sound. Similarly, a drum produces sound when its skin vibrates upon being struck, causing pulses placed on it to jump. The video also highlights that vibrations can be felt in everyday objects like speakers, reinforcing the idea that sound is a result of vibrations.

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6 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens to the strings of a guitar when they are plucked?

They remain still.

They produce light.

They change color.

They vibrate and produce sound.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main reason sound is produced when a drum is struck?

The drum's color changes.

The drum produces light.

The drum's skin vibrates.

The drum changes shape.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What causes the pulses on the drum to jump up?

The drum is heated.

The drum is cooled.

The drum is painted.

The drum's skin vibrates.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When do pulses jump up on the drum?

When the drum is heated.

When the drum is painted.

When the drum is struck.

When the drum is cooled.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How can you feel the vibrations produced by a music stereo?

By changing its color.

By turning it off.

By placing your hand near the speakers.

By looking at it.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a common factor in the production of sound in different objects?

The object must be large.

The object must be colorful.

The object must be small.

The object must vibrate.