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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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.
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
Question 3
True or false? All sounds are made by something vibrating.
- A. True
- B. False
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.
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
Question 6
True or false? A drum makes sound even when nothing hits it.
- A. True
- B. False
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
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
Question 9
True or false? Sounds can be made without anything moving.
- A. True
- B. False
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
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
Question 12
True or false? When a vibration stops, its sound stops.
- A. True
- B. False
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.
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
Question 15
True or false? A drum makes sound even when nothing hits it.
- A. True
- B. False
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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