Vocabulary
Media
Properties of Sound
Sound Waves
100
The highness or lowness of a sound
pitch
100
What is a medium?
Something that sound travels through
100
What type of sound vibrates fast?
High pitch
100
Which part of the compression wave demonstrates the rarefaction? The molecules pressed together or the molecules spaced out?
The molecules spaced out
200
The loudness or softness of a sound
volume
200
Sound travels the fastest through....
Solids
200
What type of sound has a low amplitude?
quiet sound
200
A dog is barking and a bird is chirping early in the morning. Which longitudinal wave above most likely represents that the vibrations from the dog? Select a color.
Red
300
Rapid back and forth movements
Vibration
300
Would sound travel faster through hot chocolate or chocolate milk?
hot chocolate
300
What do you hear if a sound wave has high amplitude and low frequency?
Loud and low pitch
300
Which number on this diagram shows a compression?
Number 1
400
The part of the wave where the particles are spread apart.
Rarefaction
400
Why is there no sound in space?
There is no air, so there is no medium to travel through.
400
Match the following words to either PITCH or VOLUME: AMPLITUDE, FREQUENCY
Pitch-frequency;
Volume-amplitude
400
Which compression wave would best represent the sound and pitch of a violin based on the vibrations and frequency of the waves? Select a color.
Blue
500
What is a compression?
The part of the wave where the particles are pushed together
500
Put these in order from slowest to fastest media that sound will travel through: steel pan, water, ice, air
air, water, ice, steel pan
500
When I change my voice from low pitch to high pitch, what am I doing to the sound wave?
Making the wave vibrate faster.
500
Kaleb is listening to music and hears a high pitch note from the person singing. Which number on this diagram would most likely represent the high pitch note Kaleb heard?
Number 1