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What is Sound?

What is Sound?

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Science

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4th - 6th Grade

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NGSS

4-PS3-2, 4-PS4-1, MS-PS4-1

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Mary Dressel

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9 Slides • 6 Questions

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What is Sound?

Chapter 6 - Lesson 2 intro

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What is Sound?

Sound is a form of energy that behaves in a predictable way.

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What Causes Sound?

Sound is made because of vibrations.

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What are Vibrations?

Vibrations are back-and-forth motions....WAVES.

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Waves

We may think of the word "wave" as something you do with your hand, or what we see in water. What does is mean in physics?

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Waves

In physics, a wave travels through matter transferring energy from one place to another.

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Two Types of Waves

Mechanical v. Electromagnetic

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Mechanical Waves

These need to travel through a medium (liquid, gas, or solid). *They CANNOT move through a vacuum.
Sound is a mechanical wave.

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Electromagnetic Waves

These DO NOT need to travel through a medium (liquid, gas, or solid). *They CAN move through a vacuum.
Examples of electromagnetic waves include light, microwaves, radio waves, and X-rays.

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Multiple Choice

A wave is a disturbance that transfers _____ from one place to another.

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Water

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Air

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Matter

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Energy

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Electrons

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Multiple Choice

What kind of waves vibrate our eardrums so we can hear?

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Microwaves

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Water Waves

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Light Waves

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Sound Waves

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Radio Waves

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Multiple Choice

What kind of waves require some sort of medium to travel through?

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Mechanical waves

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Electromagnetic waves

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All of the above

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None of the above

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Multiple Choice

What kind of waves can travel through a vacuum?

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Mechanical waves

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Electromagnetic waves

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All of the above

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None of the above

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Multiple Choice

What kind of waves transfer energy?

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Mechanical waves

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Electromagnetic waves

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All of the above

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None of the above

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Multiple Choice

Sound is an example of what type of wave?

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Mechanical waves

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Electromagnetic waves

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All of the above

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None of the above

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Chapter 6 - Lesson 2 intro

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