Types of Sounds
Pitch
Application Questions
Vibration and Volume
Random
100
Many waves in a certain amount of time.
A. High-Pitched
B. Low-Pitched
C. Soft
D. Loud
High-Pitched
100
The property of sound that varies how fast or slow the vibration is _________.
A. Pitch
B. Volume
C. Sound
D. Amplitude
Pitch
100
When the tuning fork is struck against the table, it will begin vibrating. We can tell it is vibrating because it ___________________.
A. Makes a sound
B. Gets warmer
C. Grows larger
D. Changes color
Makes a sound
100
A sound increases in volume when sound waves gain more energy. Which of the following represents an example of how you could increase the volume of a sound?
A. You could bang harder on a drum.
B. You could raise your voice and yell instead of talk.
C. You could pluck guitar strings strongly.
D. All of the above
All of the above
100
Energy that travels as waves through the air or water and vibrates the eardrum upon contact is______________.
A. Nonrenewable energy
B. Sound energy
C. Kinetic energy
D. Heat energy
Sound energy
200
Fewer waves in a certain amount of time.
A. Low-Pitched
B. High-Pitched
C. Soft
D. Loud
Low-Pitched
200
True or False: Pitch is not how high or low a sound is.
False
200
If you blow on these two whistles, the longer one will make a sound that is _____________.
A. Higher
B. Lower
C. Louder
D. Softer
Lower
200
_______ is a series of small, fast movements back and forth or from side to side.
A. Pitch
B. Vibration
C. Sound
D. Measurement
Vibration
200
Which of the following scientists is credited with the invention of the telephone, which transmits the sound of our voices?
A. Robert Boyle
B. Daniel Bernoulli
C. Alexander Graham Bell
D. Guglielmo Marconi
Alexander Graham Bell
300
Tall waves with large amplitude.
A. High-Pitched
B. Low-Pitched
C. Loud
D. Soft
Loud
300
What causes a sound to change pitches?
A. The speed of the sound waves
B. The length of the sound waves
C. The size of the sound waves
D. A person’s eardrum
The speed of the sound waves.
300
If you blow on these two whistles, the shorter one will make a sound that is _______________.
A. Higher
B. Lower
C. Louder
D. Softer
Higher
300
If something is made to vibrate more, what will happen to the sound created by the vibrations?
A. The volume will decrease. The sound will get quiet
B. The volume will decrease. The sound will get louder.
C. The volume will increase. The sound will get louder.
D. The volume will decrease. The sound will get quiet.
The volume will increase. The sound will get louder.
300
What is sound?
A type of energy made by vibrations
400
Short waves with less amplitude.
A. Loud
B. Soft
C. High-Pitched
D. Low-Pitched
Soft
400
Pitch describes how low or high a sound is. Which of the following determines the pitch of the sound waves?
A. Reflection
B. Energy
C. Absorption
D. Frequency
Frequency
400
When a stretched rubber band is plucked, it makes a sound. Stretching the rubber band more makes it vibrate faster. What is the result?
A. The rubber band no longer makes the sound
B. The rubber band makes a louder sound
C. The rubber band makes a sound that lasts longer
D. The rubber band makes a higher pitched sound
The rubber band makes a higher pitched sound.
400
If something is made to vibrate more, the ____________ will increase or get louder.
A. Volume
B. Pitch
C. Frequency
D. Sound waves
Volume
400
True or False: Sound energy can travel as waves through air and water.
True
500
Which of the two sound waves have a higher pitch?
A. The top wave has a lower pitch because it has more waves in the same amount of time.
B. The top wave has a higher pitch because it has more waves in the same amount of time.
C. The bottom wave has a higher pitch because it has less waves in the same amount of time.
D. The bottom wave has a lower pitch because it has less waves in the same amount of time.
The top wave has a higher pitch because it has more waves in the same amount of time.
500
Which statement provides the best evidence of pitch and volume?
A. The lower the pitch, the longer and slower the vibrations are.
B. The lower the pitch, the shorter and slower the vibrations are.
C. The higher the pitch, the longer and slower the vibrations are.
D. The higher the pitch, the shorter and slower the vibrations are.
The lower the pitch, the longer and slower the vibrations are.
500
Give one example of a high-pitched sound and one example of a low-pitched sound.
An example of a high-pitched sound is a whistle. An example of a low-pitched sound is thunder.
500
Explain the relationship between vibration and volume.
Vibration is a series of small, fast movements back and forth or from side to side. The more vibrations there are, the sound created by the vibrations will become louder, which will make the volume increase.
500
Choose one of the following scientists: Alexander Graham Bell, Robert Boyle, Daniel Bernoulli, or Guglielmo Marconi. Explain how his work and discoveries in the science of sound changed the world.
Answers will vary.