What are an object's look, feel, sound, taste and smell called?
property
100
Which of the following would produce the highest pitch?
a.phone
b.whistle
c.truck horn
d. dog's growl
b. whistle
100
What three states of matter can sound travel through?
gas (air), liquid and solid
100
What African instrument is played by plucking steel springs with your thumb?
kalimba
100
Identifying sounds as different from one another is called, what?
sound discrimination
200
Anything that vibrates in a way that makes a sound like a voice is called, what?
a sound source
200
Which of the following would produce the loudest sound?
a. jet plane
b. pin falling
c. doorbell
d.whisper
a jet plane
200
The same sound will seem louder if it travels through
which of the following?
a. solid materials
b.liquids
c.air
d. solids, liquids, or gases will sound the same
a. solid materials
200
What musical instrument is made from a set of tubes of different lengths?
xylophone
200
When you make sounds by plucking a rubber band, you make the rubber band move back and forth very quickly. What is this movement called?
vibration
300
Something that detects, responds to or hears a sound is called what?
a sound reciever
300
A long object has a ___________ pitch and vibrates___________
low, slowly
300
What tool creates an image of sound and measures pitch and volume?
oscillioscope
300
Which of the following instruments make different pitches by changing the length of the sound source?
a drum, flute or cymbals
flute
300
What is the loudness of a sound called?
volume
400
What happens to vibrations when the volume changes?
stronger vibrations make louder sounds
400
A short object has a ________ pitch and vibrates___________
high, quickly
400
What cone shaped object amplifies sound at a receiver?
megaphone
400
What are the three ways musical instruments make sounds?
vibrating strings (violin)
vibrating columns of air (trumpet)
vibrating surfaces (drum)
400
What is the highness or lowness of a sound called?
pitch
500
What is a set of signals or symbols representing letters, numbers or other information that is used to communicate called?
code
500
What is the force pulling on an object in opposite directions?
tension
500
What part of the ear receives, focuses and amplifies sound?
outer
500
Which instrument would make a lower sound, a violin or cello?
a cello, because it has a bigger body and longer strings
500
If you roll a large sheet of paper into a funnel, you can hear the sound better. This process of increasing the loudness of a sound is called what?