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Darla 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?
A. They stop vibrating.
B. They change volume.
C. They vibrate the particles in the material.
C. They vibrate the particles in the material.
How could you make the volume louder on an instrument?
Use more force.
What term matches this definition: Any sound that causes problems for people.
Noise Pollution
What term matches this definition: The unit used to measure the loudness of sound.
decibel
As the frequency of a sound wave increases, what does the pitch do?
Becomes higher
In what kind of matter do sound waves travel fastest?
solids
What term matches this definition: The amount of energy in a sound wave.
Amplitude
How many bones does a shark have?
0
You and your friend create a string phone using two cups and a piece of string about six meters long. If you have trouble communicating through the cups, what should you do?
Make the string tighter by standing farther apart.
What kind of instruments are trumpets, clarinets, and flutes?
wind instruments
What term matches this definition: How loud or soft a sound is.
Volume
What body part does a butterfly use to taste its food?
It's feet
Jonas plucks the strings of his guitar. Each of the strings has the same thickness and length, but a different tightness. Which statement correctly describes how the guitar strings will sound?
a. The tightest string will make the softest sound. The loosest string will make the loudest sound.
b. The tightest string will make the loudest sound. The loosest string will make the softest sound.
c. The tightest string will make the lowest sound. The loosest string will make the highest sound.
d. The tightest string will make the highest sound. The loosest string will make the lowest sound.
d. The tightest string will make the highest sound. The loosest string will make the lowest sound.
Which is NOT true about sound waves?
a. Sound waves travel faster in cold air than warm air
b. Sound waves are strongest the closer you are to the source of the sound.
c. Sound waves travel in all directions from the vibrating object.
d. Sound waves travel through different kinds of matter.
Sound waves travel faster in cold air than warm air
What term matches this definition: Reflected sound
Echo
Which animal is the only animal that can’t jump?
Elephants
As the school band marches by, Ashley observes the great difference in the pitch of the bass drum and the snare drum. Contrasting the deep “boom” of the bass and the lighter “rat-a-tat” of the snare, Ashley makes inferences about the frequency of the sound waves the instruments produce. What do you think is the most accurate description of the frequencies of the bass drum and the snare drum?
a. The large bass drum produces high-frequency sound and the small snare drum produces low-frequency sound.
b. The large bass drum produces low-frequency sound and the small snare drum produces high-frequency sound.
c. The large bass drum has a high-pitched sound and the small snare drum has a low-pitched sound.
d. The large bass drum produces low-volume sound and the small snare drum produces high-volume sound.
b. The large bass drum produces low-frequency sound and the small snare drum produces high-frequency sound.
What term matches this definition: A vibration that carries sound energy through matter.
Sound Wave
What term matches this definition: To move back and forth rapidly
vibrate
“Take Me Out to the Ball Game” is sung at what sporting event?
a baseball game