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Sound Energy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What causes sound? | Matter, or an object, vibrating. |
| Pitch | How high or low a sound is |
| High Pitch | A sound wave with a higher frequency. |
| Low Pitch | A sound wave with a lower frequency. |
| Absorption of sound | When sound waves hit a soft, less dense, object the energy is absorbed. |
| Reflection of sound | This is an echo. When sound bounces off a flat, dense, surface it echoes. |
| Towels, soft materials, people, blankets, pillows | Items of less density. These absorb sound energy. |
| Floors, walls, concrete, wood, hard plastic | Items of more density. These objects reflect sound energy. |
| Frequency | The number of sound waves per second |
| Density | The amount of stuff in a thing |
| A solid | Sound will travel best, or fastest, through this state of matter |
| A gas | Sound will travel the worst, or slowest, through this state of matter |
| A liquid | Sound travels at a medium speed through this state of matter. |
| What is needed for sound to travel from one place to another? | Matter |
| Sound cannot travel through this | An empty Vacuum |