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Sound
4th grade science
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is pitch? | how high or low a sound can be. It is effected by the sound of a wave |
| How can you increase the pitch of a sound? | increase the frequency by making the strings longer or shorter and thicker or thinner. You can also add more mass to effect the frequency. |
| What is frequency? | the number of crest/troughs in a soundwave that occur over a given amount of time. |
| How can you increase the frequency? | Change the length of the object being struck. |
| What is an oscilloscope? | A machine that shows a 3D image of a soundwave. |
| What does an oscilloscope show? | It records the frequency, amplitude, and pitch of a sound wave. |
| Sound is a form of _________________ | energy |
| What types of waves are created when there is a soundwave? | Longitudinal waves |
| In what conditions do sound waves travel faster? | warmer conditions |
| In what conditions do sound waves travel slower? | cooler conditions |
| When do we not hear sound at all? | empty space. Outer space is a vacuum and we hear no sound. |
| Describe the process starting with soundwave until the signal reaches the brain. | Vibration occurs, making a soundwave. Wave travels to outer ear and into ear canal. Ear drum vibrates, striking 3 smallest bones in body. Causes bones to vibrate, traveling to cochlea. vibrates tiny hairs, transfer to auditory nerve signal to brain. |
| what are the three smallest bones in the body? | hammer, anvil, and stirrup |
| What is an echo? | when a soundwave bounces off of a smooth hard surface |
| What is a vibration? | the rapid movement back and forth or up an down |
| Describe the trough and crest of a wave | crest is highest point of the soundwave, the trough is the lowest point of a soundwave |
| What is amplitude? | related to volume, how loud or soft a sound can be. It is the distance between the crest and the resting point or the trough and the resting point of a sound wave |
| What is wavelength? | the distance between one crest to the next or from one trough to the next trough. |
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