Louder and quieter sounds | Science | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

Which body part do we use to hear sounds with?
- our mouths
- our ears ✓
- our eyes
Sound must travel through a ______ to be heard.
- 'medium' ✓
In which of the following places can you not hear sounds?
- In a dark room.
- In a cave.
- In outer space. ✓
Sound travelling through a solid can be heard ________ and ________ than when travelling through a liquid.
- louder ✓
- quieter
- clearer ✓
- muffled
When sound reaches our ears, the ______ inside the ear vibrates, allowing us to hear them.
- 'eardrum' ✓
How does sound travel to a person's ears?
- Sound travels like a laser beam to the person who hears the sound.
- Sound travels in waves, like ripples in water, in all directions. ✓
- Sound does not travel, it stays in the object.

Which of the following can happen when an object vibrates?
- It produces sound. ✓
- It produces light.
- Nothing happens.
Match the following sounds to whether it is considered to be a loud sound or a quiet sound.
- fireworks
  
  ⇔
  
  loud sound ✓
- whispering
  
  ⇔
  
  quiet sound ✓
- shouting
  
  ⇔
  
  loud sound ✓
- banging hard on a drum
  
  ⇔
  
  loud sound ✓
- tapping your fingers lightly on a table
  
  ⇔
  
  quiet sound ✓
Large vibrations create ______ sounds.
- 'loud' ✓
Small vibrations create ______ sounds.
- 'quiet' ✓
Volume describes ...
- how loud or quiet a sound is. ✓
- how high or low a sound is.
- how familiar or unfamiliar a sound is.
Which of the following statements about the volume of a sound is correct?
- The volume of a sound can never be changed.
- A low volume sound can never be made higher.
- A high volume sound can never be made lower.
- The volume of a sound can be changed. ✓

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Pupils may only think that larger objects make louder sounds. They may not link the size of vibrations to the volume of sound.

Ensure plenty of opportunities for pupils to strike, tap, blow and shake objects to see how this affects the volume of sound produced.

Vibrations - A vibration is when an object moves very fast from side–to–side.
Loud - A loud sound is one that is easily heard, such as shouting.
Quiet - A quiet sound is one that is not as easily heard, such as a whisper.
Volume - The volume of a sound is how loud or quiet it is.
Compare - We can compare objects by looking at what is the same about them and what is different.