Sound Production
Physics ⇒ Waves and Sound
Sound Production starts at 7 and continues till grade 12.
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A bell is rung inside a jar from which air has been removed. Will you be able to hear the sound? Why or why not?
Describe how sound is produced in a bell.
Describe how sound is produced in a guitar.
Describe how sound is produced in the human voice box (larynx).
A bell is rung inside a jar from which air has been removed. Will you be able to hear the sound? Why or why not?
A flute and a drum are played at the same time. Which property of sound allows you to distinguish between the two instruments? (1) Frequency (2) Amplitude (3) Quality (4) Speed
A student plucks a string on a guitar and hears a sound. Which of the following best explains the production of sound in this case? (1) The string heats up. (2) The string vibrates and sets air molecules in motion. (3) The string emits light. (4) The string becomes magnetic.
Explain why sound produced by a tuning fork is not heard if it is struck in a vacuum.
A flute and a drum are played at the same time. Which property of sound allows you to distinguish between the two instruments? (1) Frequency (2) Amplitude (3) Quality (4) Speed
A student plucks a string on a guitar and hears a sound. Which of the following best explains the production of sound in this case? (1) The string heats up. (2) The string vibrates and sets air molecules in motion. (3) The string emits light. (4) The string becomes magnetic.
Which of the following best describes the process of sound production in a tuning fork? (1) The prongs vibrate and produce sound waves in air. (2) The prongs heat up and emit light. (3) The prongs attract metal objects. (4) The prongs create a magnetic field.
Which of the following instruments produces sound by vibrating air columns? (1) Flute (2) Tabla (3) Violin (4) Piano
Fill in the blank: Sound is produced when an object ________.
Fill in the blank: Sound travels fastest in ________.
Fill in the blank: Sound waves are ________ waves.
Fill in the blank: The ________ of a sound depends on the amplitude of vibration.
True or False: All vibrating objects produce sound.
True or False: Sound can travel through a vacuum.
True or False: Sound waves require a material medium to travel.
True or False: The amplitude of a sound wave affects its pitch.
