Sound Jeopardy

1

100

Identifying sounds as different from one another

SOUND DISCRIMINATION

200

is where a vibration starts

SOUND SOURCE

300

This is the part inside of your head where nerves carry the sound to your brain.

INNER EAR

400

The height of a sound wave, which relates to volume

AMPLITUDE

500

Vibrations that produce high-pitched sounds

FAST VIBRATIONS

2

100

Is something that detects and responds to vibrations generated by a sound source.

SOUND RECEIVER

200

A shaking, back-and-forth movement.

VIBRATION

300

The skin that is outside of our head. It collects the sound. It is like having a megaphone on our heads to collect sound.

OUTER EAR

400

The length of a sound wave, which relates to pitch.

FREQUENCY

500

Vibrations that produce low-pitched sounds

SLOW VIBRATIONS

3

100

An object’s look, feel, taste, and smell

PROPERTIES

200

To make a sound louder

AMPLIFY

300

A musical instrument made from a set of bars or tubes of different lengths

XYLOPHONE

400

An African thumb instrument

KALIMBA

500

Vibrations that produce loud sounds

STRONG VIBRATIONS

4

100

How loud a sound is.

VOLUME

200

Is a force applied to an object trying to pull it apart.

TENSION

300

Solids, liquids and gases

MEDIUM

400

Is the unit of measure of volume

DECIBELS

500

Vibrations that produce soft sounds

WEAK VIBRATIONS

5

100

Describes how high or low a sound is.

PITCH

200

Signals used to represent letters or numbers

CODE

300

Is an instrument for listening to sounds in the body

STETHOSCOPE

400

A funnel shaped device that can amplify sounds at receiver

MEGAPHONE

500

A machine that creates an image of sound.

OSCILLOSCOPE