Sound
Science
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Questions
100

You hit a tuning fork on a block of wood. What causes the sound?

Vibration

100

What do you need at the top of a notebook entry? It's the first thing you write.

The date

100

Which thing was loudest?

The cat

100

What is a sound source?

Something that makes a sound

200

Which will cause a sound- a fork sitting still or a person playing a violin?

A person playing a violin

200

In a scientific picture, is it okay to draw a smiley face on the sun?

NO

200

Which thing was quietest?

The bunny
200

What is a sound receiver?

Something that hears a sound.

300

What will cause a sound- a pencil sitting on a desk or a pencil falling on the floor?

A pencil falling on the floor

300

In a scientific picture, should we draw from our imagination?

No

300

Which thing was in the middle?

The dog

300

What will be louder, a person speaking normally or with their hands cupped around their mouth?

Hands cupped around their mouth

400

Put the pictures in order

Hit drum, drum vibrates, vibrations go through air, vibrations go in ear

400

Which picture is scientific?

The one without the smiley face

400

Which thing was quietest?

The flute

400

Is something vibrating to cause your voice, yes or no?

Yes, your vocal cords

500

Put the pictures in order

Hit tuning fork against wood, tuning fork vibrates, vibrations go through air, vibrations go into the ear

500

If a group of students play a drum, a harp, a kazoo and a guitar in a field, which is a good scientific question:

a) Which instrument is loudest?

b) Which instrument sounds the nicest?

Which instrument is loudest?

500

Which thing was loudest?

The drum

500

Complete the graph

Complete the graph