Instruments
When you strike a xylophone bar, the xylophone makes a sound because the _______ begins to vibrate.
Bar
True or false: Carrier pigeons use sound to communicate.
False
What would happen if you hit a xylophone hard?
It would make a loud sound.
If you struck a tube from shortest to tallest, the pitch of the sound would get ______ each time.
Lower
These types of clouds are low and stretch out across the sky.
Stratus Clouds
When you plug a guitar string, the guitar makes a sound because the ______ begins to vibrate.
String
True or false: Telegraphs use sound to communicate.
True
What would happen if you hit a xylophone soft?
It would make a softer or quieter sound.
If you strike a tube from tallest to shortest, the pitch of the sound gets ______ each time.
Higher
True or False: An anemometer is a weather tool that tells how much rain we get.
When you pull a bow across the strings of a violin, it will make a sound. The violin makes a sound because the _______ begin to vibrate.
Strings
True or false: Smoke signals can use sound to communicate.
What would happen if I pulled a rubber band out really far and let go? Would it make a soft sound or a loud sound?
A loud sound.
Which option would continue a pattern of the pitch getting lower?
a) short, medium, long, longer
b) short, long, medium, longer
c) longer, long, medium, short
a) short, medium, long, longer
What is the proper name of a roly poly?
An isopod.
Which would make a higher pitched sound, a violin, which is small, or a bass guitar, which is large?
A violin because it is smaller.
Which uses sound to communicate, drums or the pony express?
Drums
What would happen if I pulled a rubber band out just a little and let go? Would it make a soft sound or a loud sound?
A soft sound.
Which option would continue a pattern of the pitch getting shorter?
a) short, medium, long, longer
b) short, long, medium, longer
c) longer, long, medium, short
c) longer, long, medium, short
True or false: If an animal has a small body and big ears, it's hearing is probably very important for keeping it safe from danger.
True