The Sounds of Baseball

Student Worksheet:
1. 1. What are sounds the result of?
A air molecules
B ears
C voice boxes
D vibrations
. . What main exam!les are described in the text to illustrate ho" sounds are
created?
A hot do# vendor shoutin#$ the bat hittin# the ball$ the ball hittin# the #round
B !eo!le s!eakin# into micro!hones$ the or#an !la%in# music$ the bat hittin# the
ball
C hot do# vendor shoutin#$ the or#an !la%in# music$ the bat hittin# the ball
D hot do# vendor shoutin#$ the or#an !la%in# music$ the fans cla!!in#
&. After a sound is made there is a dela% before a !erson is able to hear it. What
evidence from the text su!!orts this conclusion?
A 'ans in the stadium hear the sound the bat makes "hen it hits the ball
microseconds after im!act.
B After a vibration of an% kind$ the molecules of the ob(ect knock into the
molecules of air.
C 'ans hear the hit of the bat and use their vocal cords to start ne" vibrations of
cheer.
D Sound "aves of vibrations make a connection inside a !erson)s ear.
*. Which of the follo"in# occurs "hen a !erson)s brain !rocesses sound?
A The brain starts to send the molecules around it into unrest.
B The brain also determines "hether it is a familiar sound or not.
C The brain sends the sound "aves to the ear.
D The brain starts to vibrate.
+. What is this !assa#e mainl% about?
A the "a% air molecules bash into each other
B exam!les of sound bein# created at a baseball #ame and the science behind the
sounds
C ho" sound "aves of vibrations make a connection inside a !erson)s ear
D baseball #ames$ hot do# vendors$ and or#ans
,.-ead the follo"in# sentence: .After a vibration of an% kind$ the molecules of the
ob(ect knock into the molecules of air that surround it$ or !ossibl% the molecules of
another ob(ect next to it. Air molecules bash into each other like millions of
microsco!ic
/in#0/on# balls$ trans!ortin# the sound throu#h "hat becomes a sound "ave.1
What does the "ord .bash1 most nearl% mean?
A #et stuck
B melt
C to hit hard
D run a"a%
2.. Choose the ans"er that best com!letes the sentence belo".
3333333333 the hot do# vendor to %ell out$ his voice box vibrates first.
A And
B After
C Because
D 4n order for
5. Wh% does a baseball bat make a sound "hen it hits the ball at a baseball #ame?
Su!!ort %our ans"er "ith information from the text.
6. 7x!lain ho" a hot do# vendor is able to %ell out$ .8ot do#s are here91 for others to
hear at a baseball #ame.
1:. 7x!lain ho" sound "aves are created and "h% the% must be created for a
!erson to
hear sound. ;se information from the text to su!!ort %our ans"er.