26 questions
Sound is ____________ or _______________ of air.
loud, soft
movements, vibrations
frequency, stillness
cloudy, foggy
An _______________ lets us see sound waves.
albinoscope
radioscope
microscope
oscillloscope
Each ear has a ______ to focus sound.
cup
bowl
lobe
earring
Sound travels ____ times faster through a metal pipe than it does air.
5
12
18
23
Submarines translate sound waves into _______________.
ocean waves
pictures
clouds
air
A slinky is a perfect way to show how sound ____________.
sounds
grows
travels
An echo is a sound that has been bounced back, or ____________.
reflected
refracted
disappeared
repeated
Your ear is a _______________ for incoming sound waves.
body part
solution
receiver
problem
Sound waves make your ear drum ______________.
silent
stuffed
explode
vibrate
The vibrations in your eardrums makes the __________ and fluid in your ear vibrate.
bones
hairs
noise
skin
Sound wave signals get sent to your ________ to get interpreted.
ear
brain
heart
house
Increased frequency (more waves per second) results in a ___________ pitch.
lower
higher
softer
louder
Decreased frequency (fewer waves per second) results in a ___________ pitch.
lower
higher
louder
softer
Why do sound waves need air?
To breathe.
It is the medium it travels through.
They actually don't need air.
Because air likes to surf.
Humans can hear ____ - __________ frequency.
1 - 20
200 - 1,000
100 - 1,000,000
20 - 20,2000
Sounds below 20 frequency are called ____________.
supersonic
silent
deadly
infrasonic
Infrasonic waves can be heard by _____________.
dogs
goldfish
zebras
snakes
Sound waves above 20,000 frequency are called __________.
infrasonic
supersonic
ultrasonic
Sonic the hedgehog
Ultrasonic waves can be heard by ______ and _________.
bats, whales
goldfish
dogs
people
Ultrasound is too ______ for us to hear.
low
high
soft
loud
Ultrasound microphones are used to send a sound wave so that they can see where a baby is by having the sound __________.
going
reflected
making noise
pitch
When you strike a key on the piano, one of the _________ begins to vibrate.
strings
keys
pedals
people
The vibration is what makes __________.
sound
light
sense
Things vibrate at their _____________ frequency.
own
neighbor's
natural
highest
________ are specialized structures to catch sound.
Drums
Waves
Oscilloscopes
Ears
When you speak, your ________________ vibrate.
tongue
teeth
vocal chords
ears