Year 4 Sound

Here are two diagrams of sound waves.
Label one diagram high pitch and one
diagram low pitch.
Explain why sound travels faster through Which of these sentences is true? Tick
solids and liquids than gases. the right one.
Sound travels faster in water
than in air.

Sound travels faster in air

than in water.
Match the instrument with its pitch.
(Clue: compare their sizes.) Sound travels at the same speed
in water as it does in air.

Give two reasons why sounds get

quieter over distance.
double bass high

Fill in the gaps.

Sound travels much than cello low

light. This means you will
something before you it.

violin medium

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 Year 4 Sound
Fill in the missing words: How can you make the pitch of a guitar Which of these statements is true?
note higher?
A. Sound doesn’t travel in space.
Sound is made when air molecules
. The vibrations reach B. Sound travels more slowly in space.
your . The vibrations are
C. Sound travels more quickly in space.
changed to
and sent to your . Explain your answer.
Put these in order of pitch from highest to
lowest when blown across the top.
is the measure of how
loud or quiet a sound is.

Here are two diagrams of sound waves.

Label one diagram quiet and one
Write true or false next to each sentence.
diagram loud.

The bigger the vibration, the louder

the sound.

The faster the vibration, the lower

the pitch.

High and low sounds are the same as

loud and quiet sounds.

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 Year 4 Sound Answers
Here are two diagrams of sound waves.
Label one diagram high pitch and one
diagram low pitch.
low pitch
Explain why sound travels faster through Which of these sentences is true? Tick
solids and liquids than gas. the right one.
Answers should refer to the fact that
molecules in solids and liquids are closer Sound travels faster in water
to each other so the vibrations travel than in air.
more quickly and easily.
Sound travels faster in air
than in water.
Match the instrument with its pitch.
(Clue: compare their sizes.) Sound travels at the same speed
in water as it does in air.

Give two reasons why sounds get quieter

over distance.
high pitch double bass high
Example answer: The further the
vibrations travel, the more they spread
Fill in the gaps. out. As they spread out through more
and more particles, the vibrations
cello low become smaller and smaller. This
Sound travels much slower than light.
causes the sound to get quieter and
This means you will see something
quieter. Sounds also get quieter over
before you hear it. distance because some of the vibrations
are absorbed by obstacles they meet.
violin medium

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 Year 4 Sound Answers
Fill in the missing words: How can you make the pitch of a guitar Which of these statements is true?
note higher?
Sound is made when air molecules A. Sound doesn’t travel in space.
Answers could refer to making the string
vibrate. The vibrations reach your ear. B. Sound travels more slowly in space.
The vibrations are changed to electrical more taut and making the string shorter
signals and sent to your brain. by pressing down on the fret. C. Sound travels more quickly in space.

Explain your answer.

Put these in order of pitch from highest to
Answers should refer to there being no
lowest when blown across the top.
Amplitude is the measure of how loud or air particles in space so there are no
quiet a sound is. molecules to vibrate.

Here are two diagrams of sound waves.

Label one diagram quiet and one
Write true or false next to each sentence.
diagram loud.

The bigger the vibration, the louder the

sound. true

loud The faster the vibration, the lower the

pitch. false
B, D, C, E, A High and low sounds are the same as
loud and quiet sounds. false
quiet

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