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Find the part that vibrates to make the sound

1st grade (Year 2 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: NGSS.1-PS4-1 · England: KS2 Y4 Sound

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  1. Question 1

    A ruler is held on a table edge and twanged. How could you see that it is vibrating?

    • A. The free end looks blurry as it moves up and down fast.
    • B. It glows.
    • C. It gets longer.
    • D. It turns a different colour.
  2. Question 2

    What vibrates to make the sound of a bell?

    • A. your vocal cords in your throat
    • B. the metal bell
    • C. the strings
    • D. the metal triangle
  3. Question 3

    True or false? All sounds are made by something vibrating.

    • A. True
    • B. False
  4. Question 4

    A ruler is held on a table edge and twanged. How could you see that it is vibrating?

    • A. It gets longer.
    • B. It turns a different colour.
    • C. It glows.
    • D. The free end looks blurry as it moves up and down fast.
  5. Question 5

    What vibrates to make the sound of a bell?

    • A. the metal bell
    • B. its wings
    • C. the air inside the tube
    • D. the cone at the front
  6. Question 6

    True or false? A drum makes sound even when nothing hits it.

    • A. True
    • B. False
  7. Question 7

    Which part of a drum must you hit to make a sound?

    • A. the air around it
    • B. the stretched skin
    • C. the floor under it
    • D. the strap
  8. Question 8

    What vibrates to make the sound of a drum?

    • A. its wings
    • B. the stretched skin on top
    • C. the metal triangle
    • D. the air inside the tube
  9. Question 9

    True or false? Sounds can be made without anything moving.

    • A. True
    • B. False
  10. Question 10

    Put your fingers gently on your throat and hum. What do you feel?

    • A. nothing at all
    • B. a buzzing vibration
    • C. something very cold
    • D. your heart stopping
  11. Question 11

    What vibrates to make the sound of a drum?

    • A. the strings
    • B. its wings
    • C. the stretched skin on top
    • D. the metal triangle
  12. Question 12

    True or false? When a vibration stops, its sound stops.

    • A. True
    • B. False
  13. Question 13

    A ruler is held on a table edge and twanged. How could you see that it is vibrating?

    • A. It glows.
    • B. It turns a different colour.
    • C. The free end looks blurry as it moves up and down fast.
    • D. It gets longer.
  14. Question 14

    What vibrates to make the sound of a loudspeaker?

    • A. the air inside the tube
    • B. the stretched skin on top
    • C. the cone at the front
    • D. the metal triangle
  15. Question 15

    True or false? A drum makes sound even when nothing hits it.

    • A. True
    • B. False
  16. Question 16

    Which part of a drum must you hit to make a sound?

    • A. the strap
    • B. the floor under it
    • C. the air around it
    • D. the stretched skin

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  1. The free end looks blurry as it moves up and down fast.
  2. the metal bell
  3. True
  4. The free end looks blurry as it moves up and down fast.
  5. the metal bell
  6. False
  7. the stretched skin
  8. the stretched skin on top
  9. False
  10. a buzzing vibration
  11. the stretched skin on top
  12. True
  13. The free end looks blurry as it moves up and down fast.
  14. the cone at the front
  15. False
  16. the stretched skin