Sound Worksheet
Vibrations, volume and pitch: how do we hear?
Sound
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Read the passage, then answer the questions.
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Sound is made when something vibrates, which means it moves back and forth very quickly. The vibrations travel through the air to our ears. If you touch a guitar string while it is playing, you can feel it shake.
A loud sound has a large vibration; a quiet sound has a small one. A high pitch is made by fast vibrations, and a low pitch by slow ones.
- 1What makes sound? A vibrations B light C magnets
- 2How can you feel a vibration?
- 3A high pitch comes from… A fast vibrations B slow vibrations C no vibrations
- 4What do the vibrations travel through to reach our ears?
- 5A loud sound has… A large vibrations B small vibrations C no vibrations
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Answer key — Sheet A (5 answers)
- 1. A – vibrations
- 2. Touch a guitar string while playing.
- 3. A – fast vibrations
- 4. The air.
- 5. A – large vibrations
About this skill
Sound is made when something vibrates, which means it moves back and forth very quickly. The vibrations travel through the air to our ears. If you touch a guitar string while it is playing, you can feel it shake.
How to teach it
- Read the passage together and ask 'what did you learn?'
- Do a simple experiment or observation at home.
- Draw and label a picture of what you learnt.
Mistakes to watch for
- Answering from memory without checking the passage.
