Sound Waves in Instruments

Measure of how high or low a sound is

• amplitude
• compression
• speed of sound
• pitch

A longer string makes a _______ pitch than a short string.

• louder
• softer
• higher
• lower

To make a sound from a stringed instrument louder you must

• hit it
• pluck it harder
• hold it higher
• pluck it softer

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Sound is a form of? 

• energy
• pitch
• volume

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Sound is caused by? 

• force
• vibrations
• instruments

The highest pitch is made by the _______ instrument.

• biggest
• wooden
• smallest
• shiniest

What is volume?

• how high or low a sound is
• the loudness or softness of a sound
• the number of vibrations per second
• vibrations

An object that does not vibrate cannot produce

• sound
• light
• heat
• electricity

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True or false: The two sound wave diagrams are of two waves with the same volume

• True
• False

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What happens when you increase the amplitude of a sound?

• it makes the sound louder
• it makes the sound travel faster
• it increases the wavelength of the sound
• it increases the frequency of the sound

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