Vocabulary
The highness or lowness of a sound
pitch / frequency
What is another way to describe the volume of a loud sound?
dynamic or amplitude
Why do people cover their ears when they hear a loud sound?
They are reducing the volume - blocking sound waves.
The loudness or softness of a sound
volume / amplitude / dynamics
What do we call the difference between a high sound and a low sound?
pitch or frequency
What is one way that sound is used to help in the medical field ?
Heart monitor, alarms, etc....
How do windchimes create music without a human player?
Instrument design
Why did the glass shatter in our initial video?
Energy transfer
How do we hear sound?
Sound waves enter the outer ear, into the ear canal, then the eardrum.
All sound is created by ....
vibrations
Put these in order from slowest to fastest media that sound will travel through: steel pan, water, ice, air
air, water, ice, steel pan
What's the lowest frequency sound on Planet Earth ? (hint: think geology)
earthquakes