Sound Quiz

The image shows four children around a radio that is playing a song.

Who would hear the song at the lowest volume?

• Child 1

• Child 2

• Child 3

• Child 4

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Why might the bottom string on a guitar have a higher pitch than the top string?

• The bottom string is thicker

• The bottom string is thinner

• The strings have the same thickness

• The bottom string does not vibrate

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The diagram shows the musical instrument panpipes. Each pipe of the panpipes produces a different pitch of sound when air is blown into it. What is the correct order for the pitch of sound produced by each pipe starting with the lowest pitch?

• 1,2,3,4,5

• 2,4,1,3,5

• 4,5,1,2,3

• 5,4,3,2,1

Which sound would most likely have the highest pitch?

• a lion's roar

• a dog's growl

• a man yelling

• a bird singing

Wesley said the opera singer was singing very softly. What part of sound best fits what Wesley was describing?

• force

• pitch

• vibration

• volume

A student plans to conduct an experiment to study the effect of tension on the pitch of sound produced by an object. Which material can help the student perform the experiment?

• plastic straw

• rubber band

• tuning fork

• wooden ruler

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Which would affect pitch?

• changing the time of a vibrating string

• changing the length of a vibrating string

• changing the temperature of a vibrating string

• changing the volume of a vibrating string

Ryan makes a wind instrument from a drinking straw, as shown. If he cuts the straw in half, what will happen to the pitch of the sound?

• it gets higher

• it gets lower

• remains the same

• no sound is produced

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Rachel is playing her drums when her mother asks her to lower the volume.

What should Rachel do to please her mother?

• hit the drums slower but with the same force

• hit the drums faster but with more force

• hit the drums with more force

• hit the drums with less force

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Look at the diagram below. The bell makes a sound when it is hit by the clapper because the bell

• rotates

• vibrates

• releases heat

• produces electricity

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