Sound Vocabulary
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Science
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4th Grade
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Shellie Sage
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10 Slides • 10 Questions
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Sound Vocabulary
What words can we use to describe sound?
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How does sound travel?
Sound is created through vibration.
Sound travels in all directions from its source.
Sound travels in a wave.
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Multiple Choice
Sound travels
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Pitch
What is pitch? Ever hear of throwing the first pitch? Is that the same kind of pitch as is referred to in sound?
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High Pitch
High pitch refers to a high sound. Smaller instruments make a higher pitch.
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Low Pitch
The larger an instrument, the lower the sound.
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Multiple Choice
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Multiple Choice
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What is frequency?
Frequency, sometimes referred to as pitch, is the number of times per second that a sound pressure wave repeats itself.
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Frequency and High Pitch
The more times a wave passes in a given period of time, the higher the frequency.
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Frequency - Low Pitch
The fewer number of waves that pass in a given period of time, the lower the pitch.
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Multiple Choice
Look at the picture. Which sound wave represents a low pitch and low frequency?
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Volume
Volume tells us how quiet or loud a sound is.
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Amplitude
Amplitude is also referred to the wave height. The taller the wave, the louder the sound.
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Multiple Choice
Which wave has a greater amplitude?
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Multiple Choice
Which wave has the highest pitch?
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Multiple Choice
Which wave has the quietest volume?
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Multiple Select
Which two waves have the same pitch?
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Multiple Select
Which two waves have the same amplitude?
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Poll
Sound Vocabulary
What words can we use to describe sound?
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