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18 Cards in this Set
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How is sound made?
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Sound is made when air is moved.
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How does sound travel?
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Sound travels in waves.
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How quickly does sound travel?
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Sound travels about one mile in five seconds.
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What are the two basic elements of music?
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The two basic elements of music are rhythm and pitch.
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What is pitch?
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Pitch is how high or low one sound is in relation to another sound.
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How many kinds of pitch are there?
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There are two kinds of pitch: indefinite and definite.
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What is indefinite pitch?
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Indefinite pitch is air traveling in random waves.
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What is definite pitch?
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Definite pitch is air traveling in uniform waves.
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What is frequency?
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Frequency is how frequently waves of air hit the ear.
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What does frequency determine?
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Frequency determines how high or low a pitch sounds.
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Is a pitch higher or lower when waves of air hit the ear more frequently?
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When waves of air hit the ear more frequently the pitch is higher.
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Is a pitch higher or lower when waves of air hit the ear less frequently?
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When waves of air hit the ear less frequently the pitch is lower.
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The thinner the rubber band, the _____ the pitch.
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higher
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The tighter the rubber band, the ___ the pitch.
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higher
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The shorter the rubber band length, the _____ the pitch.
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higher
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Examples of sounds with indefinite pitch
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clapping your hands
a car door shutting an explosion |
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examples of sounds with definite pitch
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speaking
singing the playing of musical instruments |
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What is the speed of sound?
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The speed of sound is about one mile in five seconds.
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