Something produces a loud sound because the vibrations are moving with a large...
magnitude or pitch
What is magnitude
100
If you bang on a drum hard, it will make a loud sound. If you bang gently, it will have a softer sound. What is this an example of?
What is volume.
100
What is the main source of heat for Earth?
What is the Sun.
100
Pasta is cooking in boiling water. What is the quickest way to separate the mixture?
What is use a strainer.
200
What happens to the vibrations in the air when a sound changes from a high pitch to a low pitch?
What is air vibrates more slowly.
200
What 2 words best describe volume?
What is loud and soft.
200
My sister watches TV too loudly. How can I make the sound softer?
a. Move closer to the TV.
b. Change the station.
c. Use the volume control.
What is use the volume control.
200
Which of the following produces heat energy?
a. a pan
b. a spoon
c. a pot
d. an oven
What is an oven.
200
Which of the following is man-made?
a. bricks
b. water
c. soil
d. rocks
What are bricks.
300
What property of sound determines the pitch?
What is the speed.
300
Give an example of an increase in volume while using a guitar.
What is strumming strings harder.
300
The words strong and weak best describe what?
What is volume.
300
Putting a glass of ice in a window on a sunny day will result in...
What is melting/turn into a liquid (take any acceptable answers).
300
Which of the following is a natural object?
a. a car
b. a radio
c. a banana
d. a football
What is a banana.
400
A short tube on the xylophone makes a higher-pitched sound. What would a long tube's pitch be?
What is a lower-pitch.
400
If the volume is low on an instrument, what would the sound waves look like?
Taller or shorter?
What is shorter waves.
400
If you wanted to change the pitch on a guitar, you would pluck different strings. What would you do to change the pitch on a piano?
What is push different keys.
400
If you are cold, which is a good way to warm up?
a. huddle close together with others
b. rub your hands together
c. eat ice cream
d. both a and b.
What is d. Huddle close together with others and rub your hands together.
400
Which two are examples of living things?
a. birds and rocks
b. humans and clouds
c. humans and birds
d. clouds and rocks
What is humans and birds.
500
The thin strings on a guitar produce a higher-pitched sound than thick strings because
a. the vibration of thin strings is slower.
b. the vibrations of the thin strings is weaker.
c. the thin strings vibrate faster.
What is c. The thin strings on a guitar produce a higher-pitched sound than thick strings because the thin strings vibrate faster.
500
Volume is determined by the ____________ of the vibrations.
What is strength.
500
What would cause the volume of a sound to decrease?
a. increasing the speed
b. decreasing the speed
c. increasing the strength
d. decreasing the strength
What is decrease the strength.
500
Which of the following would be the MAIN source of heat energy?
a. a person's body
b. a person's gloves
c. a table
d. a pan
What is a person's body.
500
Having blue eyes is an _______ trait, while knowing how to swim is an _________ trait.
Fill in the blanks using these word choices:
acquired, human, inherited, or adaptation