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Instrument and Sound Worksheet

The frequency of a sound is the _____________ of waves created in a second.
Pitch is how __________ or ___________ a sound is.

Instrument

What is Vibrating?

Frequency (High, Low)

Pitch (High, Low)

Guitar

String

High

High

Low

Low

Flute
Violin

String

Drums
Harp

High
High

String

Trumpet

High

Stations Worksheet
Station 1
Questions
The frequency of a sound is the _____________ of waves created in a second.
The length of this rope is one second. Send 3 waves down the rope. What is the

frequency of the sound in hertz? 3 waves = _____ Hz.

Send 5 waves down the rope. What is the frequency of the sound in hertz? 5
waves = _____ Hz.
Which example had a higher frequency? When you sent 3 down the rope or 5
down the rope? _______________.

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Station 2
Questions
Pitch is how __________ or ___________ a sound is.
The pitch of a sound created by a string is changed by _______________,
_________________, ________________.
If you make the length of the string shorter with the ruler than the pitch gets? Higher or
lower? ________________.
Does the tighter string have a higher pitch or does the looser string have a higher
pitch? Tighter string or looser string? _________________.

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Station 3
Questions
As the straw lengths get shorter, the pitch gets higher or lower? _______________.

Station 4
Questions
Can you hear what the other person is saying well when you move closer or farther apart?
Closer or farther apart? ______________.
What is vibrating and sending the message between the two cups? ______________.

Station 5
Questions
What is the sound bouncing off of? _________________.
Why is the sound louder when you speak into the funnel?