Friday, March 11, 2011

Properties of Sound Lab Summary

Experiment 1

Distance away from middle

Description of sound

1 cm

Low drum beat

2 cm

Higher than 1 cm

3 cm

Higher than 2 cm

4 cm

Higher than 3 cm

5 cm

Higher than 4 cm

Experiment 2

Tightness

Description of sound

Tightest

Higher pitch than tight

Tight

Higher pitch than short

Loose

Low, soft sound

Thickness of Rubber Band

Description of sound

Thick

Low drum

Thin

Higher drum


Length of rubber band

Description of sound

Shortest

High pitch, soft sound

Long

High pitch, louder sound

Longest

High pitch, loudest sound




Conclusion Questions:

How did the sound change when you changed the amplitude (how far the rubber band was away from the middle point)?

The pitch of the sound gets louder.

What happened when you changed the thickness, length, and tightness of the rubber band?

1- The thicker the rubber band the lower the pitch of the sound.

2- The longer the rubber band the louder it is.

3- The tighter the rubber band the higher the pitch.

Sally is playing the guitar and notices that one of her strings is flat (pitch is too low). What can she do to fix it?

Sally should tighten her string. In this way, the pitch will be higher, and she won’t have a flat sound.

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