Science: Hearing + Sound Know the
difference Quiz
between volume and pitch
canals Cochlea auditory nerve
Volume = if a sound is loud or stirrup
quiet
Pitch = if a sound is high or low We measure sound using
Hertz (Hz)
Tell if a sound is a loud
sound or a soft sound
Match the animal to it’s special
hearing characteristic:
Draw the sound waves for a
- Mice use squeaks to
high pitched sound (close
communicate - A fish’s ears are
together and quick) and a low
hidden under its scales
pitched sound (far apart and
- Snakes do not have ears
slow)
Sound is a vibration
Sound travels in waves Sound
waves spread out in all
directions
Hearing is one of our five
senses
Ears help keep us safe and
help us communicate.
Be able to identify sounds that
would be heard in:
A school A park
A grocery store A Haunted
House
Label the parts of the ear:
Pinna ear canal ear drum
Hammer anvil semicircular
- Birds have eardrums in a
small dip in their heads
- Earthworms use tiny hairs on
their bodies to sense vibrations
- Rabbits have ears that can
stick straight up
- Bats use sound waves
bouncing off
objects to tell where things are This quiz will use
diagrams, fill in the blank,
matching, short answer,
and true or false.
Test: January 18th
I will use this diagram on the quiz
HEARING AND SOUND QUIZ 1. Write the
definition for each word:
a. Pitch:
________________________________________________
________________________________________________ b.
Volume:
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
2. Give three examples of a sound you would hear in
each location:
3.
1.
Haunted House
2.
2.
3.
3.
1.
2.
1.
A Park
A School
1.
A Grocery Store
2.
3.
3. Draw the wave lengths for the sound:
Loud Sound:
Soft Sound:
4. Label the diagram with the nine parts of the ear: Pinna
anvil ear canal hammer ear drum auditory nerve
semicircular canals stirrup cochlea
5. Draw a line to match the animal to their special type
of hearing.
Fish Has small hairs on their body that help them hear
Bat Does not have ears
Mice Has ears hidden under its scales
Snake Have eardrums in a small dip in their heads
Rabbit Use high pitched squeaks to communicate
Bird Have ears that stick straight up
Earthworm Use sound waves bouncing off objects to figure
out
where things are
6. Put an L beside sounds that are loud and an S
beside sounds that are soft.
a. A student erasing a word _____
b. A tractor running _____
c. A baby crying ______
d. Someone whispering _____
e. A door slamming ______
f. Turning the page of a book _____
g. Singing in church ______
7. Use the words in the box to fill in the blanks:
Waves Hertz (Hz) vibration Directions safe
communicate Hearing
a. We measure sound using
_______________. b. Sound is a
__________________.
c. Sound waves travel out in all ________________.
d. Ears help keep us _______________ and help us
to _________________ with people.
e. _______________ is one of our five
senses. f. Sound travels in ______________