Sound Review

A sound wave travels through air and hits a glass of water. How will the wave change?

Jacob listens to music through his phone. Which best explains the sound he hears?

What causes 2 people to be able to hear each other talk when they are 15 feet apart?

Hitting a triangle while holding makes sound, but hitting it while on a pillow makes less sound. This demonstrates what?

If you pluck a guitar string with more force, then the sound will be ...

A tuning fork is hit on a table and makes a loud sound; on a cushion, it does not make a sound. What is the difference?

What causes the xylophone to vibrate?

Brass and woodwind instruments make sound as vibrating air passes through them. Why do they make different sounds?

Which of these things results from waves of vibrations in the air?

Jen put her cell phone in a jar, covered it with plastic wrap, & put sugar on top. Music played & the sugar moved. Why?

Sound will travel fastest through which substance?

3 rubber bands of different thickness were stretched over a box & the bands plucked. Which instrument is it most like?

Which uses vibrating air to send a message?

What causes the trumpet or trombone to vibrate?

Vibrations in the air caused by playing an instrument forms....

Through which of these would sound travel through the SLOWEST?

Sound is able to travel faster in solids than in air because the molecules in a solid are......

How does the distance a person is away from a musical instrument, like a piano, affect the sound?

What causes the guitar to vibrate and make sound?

Which statement describes how a sound wave travels through air?

When a drum is struck with a mallet, what causes the sound?