Sound
Decibles
Characteristics
100

Is this sound natural or man made?

A dog barking 

Natural

100

Which does more damage?

Higher decibels or lower decibels? 

Higher

100

What is pitch?

Highness or lowness of sound.

200

Is this sound natural or man made?


A car horn

Man made

200

A sound at __dB or higher cause damage to our ears.

85

200

What is volume?

Loudness of sound.

300

What is a vibration?

What makes sound.

A back and forth motion. 

300

What can we wear to protect our ears?

Headphones

Ear plugs 

300

What is duration?

The length the sound travels.

400

Sound travel in _____. 

Waves 

400

True or false

Earwax protects our ears. 

True 

400

Objects that vibrate fast make _________ pitch sounds. 

High

500

Sound energy is energy you can _____.

A - see

B - hear

C - taste

D - smell

B

500

What is a sound that is safe to listen to? 

Answers will vary. 

500

The size of an object will change the:

A - the color of the sound

B - the shape of the sound

C - the volume of the sound

D - the material of the sound

C

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