Vocabulary
What is a crest?
Crest: the highest part of the wave
Is a whisper loud or quiet?
Quiet
Is a mouse sound high or low?
What is a trough?
Trough: the lowest part of a wave
Is shouting loud or quiet?
Loud
Is a drum sound high or low?
Low
What is amplitude?
Amplitude: how big or tall a wave is from the middle to the top
If you turn the volume up on a speaker, does the sound get louder or quieter?
Louder
If a note sounds high, is its pitch high or low?
High
What is wavelength?
Wavelength: the distance from one crest/trough to another crest/trough
Name one thing that makes sound quieter.
Ex: Turning the volume down, whispering, etc.
Give one example of a high sound and one example of a low sound
High: Bird chirping
Low: a drum
Pitch: Is how high or low a sound is
Give one example of a very loud sound you might hear
Ex: siren, fireworks, thunderstorm, etc.
If a flute plays a higher note and a tuba plays a lower note, which has the higher pitch?
The flute