Bill Nye - Sound

To be able to answer a varietyof questions on soundAim:

Answer!1. What is sound?

_____________________________________________________________________2. What does an oscilloscope do?

_____________________________________________________________________3. Why is our ear cup shaped?

_____________________________________________________________________4. How many times faster does sound travel through metal than air?

_____________________________________________________________________5. What happens to air molecules when a sound is sent through them?

_____________________________________________________________________6. What is it called when a sound wave is reflected?

_____________________________________________________________________7. How long does it take sound waves to travel down you ear and into your brain?

_____________________________________________________________________8. What would higher frequency do to the pitch of a sound?

_____________________________________________________________________9. How do our ears figure out where a sound is coming from?

_____________________________________________________________________10. What can ultrasound be used for?

_____________________________________________________________________11. How does ultrasound work?

_____________________________________________________________________12. What is a natural frequency?

_____________________________________________________________________13. What is resonance?

_____________________________________________________________________14. How can you break a wine glass with sound?

_____________________________________________________________________15. What are sound and light both forms of?

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5B WS7 : Sound