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UNDERSTANDING SOUND (Waves, Vibration) QUIZ:

Keywords: |'sound', 'vibration', 'waves', 'speed of sound', 'pitch & intensity', 'fair test'

THIS IS A QUIZ - IT IS NOT A TEST

The purpose of the QUIZ is to encourage students to research answers for themselves and then have an opportunity to get guidance from their friends and from their teacher.

Questions are designed to encourage students to:

  1. Explore and describe sound and the motion of sound waves
  2. Explore and describe effect of sound on an object
  3. Identify and describe the source of sounds from various objects
  4. Explore identify and describe the the difference between sounds from various objects
  5. Experiment and observe the effect that objects have on sound
  6. Ask BIG questions

Concepts such as vibration, waves,frequency & pitch are explained:

Sound is another name for some types of vibration. Not all vibrations result in sounds

Getting Started:

When starting out, students are NOT expected to be able to answer many of the QUIZ questions correctly - if any at all.

As the course progresses and knowledge increases, students will have additional opportunities to test their new understanding about each of the questions.

Parents and teachers may point students to related information; do not tell them the answers.

Please read the next few lines before you try the QUIZ:

Before you start, take some time out, to consider the video(s) about sound:

Video 1. What is sound and how is sound transmitted?


Video 2. Cymatics - Having fun with art & science


COMPLETE THE QUIZ FIRST - THEN LEARN MORE HERE: