All About Sound You will find vocabulary for your sound investigation by completing this slide show.
sound: energy that we hear That old car is making a loud and strange sound.
vibration: happens when there is a rapid back and forth or up and down motion. When I pluck the rubber band, I can see the vibrations.
pitch: how low or high a sound is When a mouse squeaks the pitch is high, but when a lion roars the pitch is low.
volume: how loud or soft a sound is You can turn the volume up or down when you listen to the radio.
ears: the parts of our body through which we hear sounds. Vibrations pass through our ears to help us hear the sounds all around.
Can you guess what these sounds are? Listen closely!! Can you guess what these sounds are? (Click each speaker to hear the sound.) Sound #1 Sound #4 Sound #2 Sound #5 Sound #3 Sound #6