Sound Basics
What is a sound wave?
What is a transfer of energy caused by vibrations?
What is the loudness of a sound called?
What is volume?
Through which medium does sound travel fastest?
What is a solid?
What can sound energy do to glass?
What is shatter it at the right pitch?
What animals can detect sounds humans cannot?
What are dogs, elephants, or bats?
What is vibration?
What is the rapid back-and-forth motion of an object?
What determines the pitch of a sound?
What is the frequency of the sound wave?
Why does sound travel slower in colder air?
What is lower air temperature slows particle movement?
What tool uses sound waves to break kidney stones?
What is a medical ultrasound or sound wave machine?
How do spiders "hear" sound?
What are hairs on their legs?
What material does a sound wave need to travel?
What is a medium (solid, liquid, or gas)?
How is pitch related to frequency?
What is higher frequency equals higher pitch?
What causes sound to travel through liquids?
What is vibrations in the liquid medium?
How can sound energy cause change?
What is rattle windows or shatter objects?
How do whales use sound in the ocean?
What is detect sound over long distances?
What happens when something vibrates?
What is it moves back and forth quickly?
What is the unit used to measure loudness?
What is decibels (dB)?
How fast does sound travel through air?
What is 1,124 feet per second?
What is an example of sound energy from thunder?
What is a loud boom?
What part of the human ear helps us hear?
What is the cochlea?
How do sound waves move through air?
What is air particles bumping into each other?
Give an example of a high-pitched sound.
What is a violin or a bird chirping?
What happens when sound reaches your ear?
What is it moves the eardrum and inner ear hairs?
Why do sound waves need a medium?
What is to transfer energy?
What is the most sensitive animal to sound?
What is the greater wax moth?