Download sound webquest

NAME: _________________________________________
HOUR:______________
SOUND WEBQUEST
Go to this website: http://www.philtulga.com/MSSActivities.html
1. Sound is a form of _______________________________________.
2. Can sound travel through space? ____________
3. Why do sounds that are farther away sound softer?
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4. Click on the STANDING WAVES activity in Blue. Play the Bugle Calls and
watch the waves. How do these instruments produce sound?
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Click the back button to get back to the main page.
5. What is Volume?
________________________________________________________ How is
it measured? (unit) __________________
6. List the dBs for the following:
Whisper __________________________
Lawn Mower ______________________
Jet Takeoff ________________________
7. What is the loudest sound ever described by humans? When did it
occur?_________________________________________________________
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8. What is the loudest animal sound?
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9. How fast does sound travel?
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10.How does temperature affect the speed of sound?
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11.Sound travels fastest through _________________________ and slowest
through ___________.
Click on the THUNDERSTORM STOPWATCH activity in Blue.
12.We see lightning before we hear thunder because
______________________________________________________________
________________.
13.Do the activity after reading the instructions. How far away was your
storm? ____________________________
Click the Back button to get back to the main page.
14. What is pitch? How is it measured?
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15.Shorter instruments have a __________________ pitch. Why?
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Click on the TONE SYNTHESIZER. Play different notes on the keyboard and
adjust the pitch.
Click on SONGS and use your keyboard to play a song! What song did you
play? ____________________________________________
Click the back button to get back to the main page.
16. Humans can hear between ________________ and _________________
Hz.
17.List 3 animals with the ability to hear lower frequencies
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18.What animal can hear the highest frequency? _________________________
19. Play with the PANPIPES, XYLOPHONES, and GLOCKENSPIEL to see how
different instruments play different pitches and frequencies. Which one did
you like the best? Why?
______________________________________________________________
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Go to this website to do the following activities:
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/education/decibel/pages/decibel.aspx
20. Click on the INTERACTIVE SOUND RULER. If you are exposed to sound
over ___________ dB, you can cause permanent damage to your ears.
List 5 sounds over this loudness.
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Go to this website and take the interactive quiz. When finished answer the
questions below:
http://www.lawrencehallofscience.org/kidsite/portfolio/whale-sounds/
21.Whales and dolphins use sound for _________________ and
____________________________.
22.Do the Whale Sounds activities. Which whale was easiest to identify?
_____________________
Which Whale species made the highest pitched
sound?________________________________
If you have any extra time, explore the activities and games on this
website!