Sound All Around Quick Check

How do animals use sound to help them?

• to warn their babies

• to defend themselves

• to attract other animals like them

• all of the above

What is your first step in hearing a sound?

• Your brain hears sounds.

• Tiny bones in your middle ear move.

• Your outer ears collect sound waves.

• Sounds move from the outer to the inner ear.

What does vibrate mean?

• to listen carefully

• to create a loud sound

• to move back and forth quickly

• to be easily damaged by sounds

Which is most likely to hurt your ears?

• soft music close to your ear

• a buzzing noise

• far-off thunder

• a loud noise

Which of these does not make sound?

• weather

• horn

• snake

• none of the above

What part of the body makes the sounds we use to talk?

• lips

• lungs

• tongue

• vocal cords

Which of these has the softest volume?

• an elephant roaring

• a stick hitting a drum

• a snap of your fingers

• a big rock hitting the sidewalk

What does communicate mean?

• to make your ideas or thoughts known

• to protect young animals from danger

• to use musical instruments to entertain

• to make a low-pitched sound

What is this book mainly about?

• Sound is an important part of the world for people and other animals.

• There are not many different sounds around the world.

• Animals do not use sounds to help them survive.

• All of the above

What causes the pitch of sounds to be high?

• loud volume of sound

• slow vibrations of sound

• quick vibrations of sound

• long waves of soft sound