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Sound Moves Matter
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Sound Moves Matter
🔊 Part 1: How Sound Moves Matter
1. What happens when you clap your hands loudly near a candle flame?
The flame stays perfectly still
The flame flickers and moves
The flame gets brighter
Nothing happens
2. Sound travels through air by making tiny particles called molecules:
Stand completely still
Vibrate back and forth
Disappear completely
Change color
3. Which of these can sound waves move? (Check all that apply)
Dust particles in the air
Leaves on trees
Water in a glass
Paper on a desk
4. When you put your hand near a loud speaker, you can feel:
The air pushing and pulling against your hand
Nothing at all
Only heat from the speaker
Static electricity
🎵 Part 2: Sound Experiments
5. Describe what happens when you sprinkle salt or pepper on a drum and then hit the drum. Why does this happen?
6. Fill in the blanks: When sound waves travel through the air, they create areas of _____________ pressure and _____________ pressure that push and pull on objects around them.
7. Explain in your own words how a very loud sound (like thunder) can make windows rattle in your house.
🔬 Part 3: Design Your Own Sound Experiment
8. Design a simple experiment to show how sound can move matter. Draw your setup and explain what you would do:
My experiment:
9. What do you predict would happen in your experiment and why?
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