Science unit 2: How are sounds made? Volume and pitch

_________________ describes how low or high a sound is.

The unit for measuring the volume of sound is _________________ .

The opposite of a quiet sound is a ---- sound.

When you want the TV to be louder you turn up the _________________ .

You can measure the volume of sound with a _________________ level meter.

• sound

• ruler

• compass

Shouting is _________________ whispering.

• larger than

• smaller than

• louder than

• quieter than

In a short pipe of air, sound vibrations travel _________________ in a long pipe of air.

• larger than

• faster than

• slower than

• quieter than

In a long pipe of air, sound vibrations travel _________________ in a short pipe of air.

• larger than

• faster than

• slower than

• quieter than

2. The pitch of sound that bats make is _________________ humans are able to hear.

• higher than

• faster than

• slower than

• quieter than

A loose string on a guitar gives a pitch that is _________________ the pitch given when the same string is tight.

• larger than

• lower than

• higher than

• slower than