Sound Makes Materials Vibrate - 1st Grade Science
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Which choice describes louder sound: smaller vibrations or larger vibrations?
Which choice describes louder sound: smaller vibrations or larger vibrations?
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Larger vibrations. More energy creates bigger movements in materials.
Larger vibrations. More energy creates bigger movements in materials.
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Which choice describes softer sound: larger vibrations or smaller vibrations?
Which choice describes softer sound: larger vibrations or smaller vibrations?
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Smaller vibrations. Less energy creates gentler movements in materials.
Smaller vibrations. Less energy creates gentler movements in materials.
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Which observation shows that sound made a material vibrate: rice on plastic wrap jumps, or rice stays still?
Which observation shows that sound made a material vibrate: rice on plastic wrap jumps, or rice stays still?
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Rice on plastic wrap jumps. Sound waves make the plastic vibrate, moving the rice.
Rice on plastic wrap jumps. Sound waves make the plastic vibrate, moving the rice.
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Which option best shows sound causing vibration: a drumhead moves when hit, or a drumhead never moves?
Which option best shows sound causing vibration: a drumhead moves when hit, or a drumhead never moves?
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A drumhead moves when hit. The drum surface vibrates to create sound waves.
A drumhead moves when hit. The drum surface vibrates to create sound waves.
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Which option best shows sound traveling through a solid: you hear a tap through a table, or you see light through it?
Which option best shows sound traveling through a solid: you hear a tap through a table, or you see light through it?
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You hear a tap through a table. Sound vibrations travel through the solid table material.
You hear a tap through a table. Sound vibrations travel through the solid table material.
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Identify what is vibrating when a speaker plays music: the speaker cone or the speaker case only.
Identify what is vibrating when a speaker plays music: the speaker cone or the speaker case only.
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The speaker cone. The cone moves back and forth to push air and create sound.
The speaker cone. The cone moves back and forth to push air and create sound.
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Which observation best shows vibration: a still object, or an object shaking slightly?
Which observation best shows vibration: a still object, or an object shaking slightly?
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An object shaking slightly. Vibrating objects move back and forth repeatedly.
An object shaking slightly. Vibrating objects move back and forth repeatedly.
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Which sense is most used to detect vibration from sound: hearing or taste?
Which sense is most used to detect vibration from sound: hearing or taste?
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Hearing. Our ears detect sound vibrations in the air.
Hearing. Our ears detect sound vibrations in the air.
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What happens to nearby materials when a sound wave hits them?
What happens to nearby materials when a sound wave hits them?
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They can vibrate back and forth. Sound waves transfer energy that makes materials move.
They can vibrate back and forth. Sound waves transfer energy that makes materials move.
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Which material can sound travel through: air, water, and solids, or only air?
Which material can sound travel through: air, water, and solids, or only air?
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Air, water, and solids. Sound waves can travel through any type of matter.
Air, water, and solids. Sound waves can travel through any type of matter.
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What word names the back-and-forth motion of a material caused by sound?
What word names the back-and-forth motion of a material caused by sound?
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Vibration. Sound causes materials to move rapidly back and forth.
Vibration. Sound causes materials to move rapidly back and forth.
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Identify the sense you use to detect sound made by vibrations.
Identify the sense you use to detect sound made by vibrations.
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Hearing. Ears detect sound waves from vibrations.
Hearing. Ears detect sound waves from vibrations.
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What is vibration when you are describing what sound does to materials?
What is vibration when you are describing what sound does to materials?
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Vibration is fast back-and-forth movement. Movement repeats quickly in opposite directions.
Vibration is fast back-and-forth movement. Movement repeats quickly in opposite directions.
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What is sound in science when you describe how it affects objects?
What is sound in science when you describe how it affects objects?
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Sound is a vibration that travels through matter. Vibrations move through materials as waves.
Sound is a vibration that travels through matter. Vibrations move through materials as waves.
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Which part of a sound source moves to create sound: the vibrating part or the still part?
Which part of a sound source moves to create sound: the vibrating part or the still part?
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The vibrating part creates the sound. Still parts don't move to produce sound waves.
The vibrating part creates the sound. Still parts don't move to produce sound waves.
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