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Sounds All Around

Sound is produced by vibrations and travels as waves through a medium like air, water or solid materials. Our ears detect these sound waves and our brain interprets them. The external ear collects sounds and channels them through the ear canal to the eardrum and tiny bones that vibrate, transmitting the vibrations as electrical signals to the brain. Sounds travel fastest through solids because the molecules are packed most tightly, followed by liquids and then gases like air, where sound travels slowest.

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Sounds All Around

Sound is produced by vibrations and travels as waves through a medium like air, water or solid materials. Our ears detect these sound waves and our brain interprets them. The external ear collects sounds and channels them through the ear canal to the eardrum and tiny bones that vibrate, transmitting the vibrations as electrical signals to the brain. Sounds travel fastest through solids because the molecules are packed most tightly, followed by liquids and then gases like air, where sound travels slowest.

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SCIENCE

SOUNDS ALL AROUND


GRADE-V
1-What is sound and how are sounds produced?

A: Sound is a form of energy that can be detected by


our ears. Sounds are produced by vibrations.
2-Write three uses of sounds. (Answers may vary)

Sounds help us communicate.


We get different types of information from different
sounds.
Sounds are used for expressions.
3-Define the term ‘Frequency of the sound’.

A: The number of vibrations made in one second


is called the frequency of the sound.
4- How do we hear sounds?
A: We hear sounds when our ears detect
the sound waves in the air.
5- Label the diagram of
human ear.

Worksheet
6- How does the sound travel?

A: Sound travels in the form of waves. It travels in all


directions.
7- Explain how our ears work.

A: The external ear collects sounds from around us


and channels them into the ear canal. Then, the
sounds make the air in the ear canal vibrate. The
vibrations are passed on to the eardrums, the three
ear bones and the inner ear. The inner ear has a
structure that contains many tiny hairs. These tiny
hairs change the vibrations into electrical signals that
are passed on to the brain.
8- Can sound travel through vacuum?

A: Sound needs a medium to travel. It cannot travel


through vacuum.
9- Which medium does sound travel fastest?

A: Sound travels fastest in solids, followed by liquids


then gases.
10- How sounds travel faster through solids? Give one
example.

A: If the sound is made directly within the solid and


this travels directly to the ear, then both reflection
and absorption are reduced or eliminated.
Thus, putting an ear to a desk and making a quiet
sound at the other end will demonstrate how well
the sound will travel.
11- Compare the speed of sound through solid, liquid and
gas? Give reason.

A: Sound can travel at approximately 6000 meters per


second in some solids and at a quarter of this speed
in water. This is because the molecules of solids are
more tightly packed together than in liquids and
those in liquids are more tightly packed than in gas.
Sound in the air can travel at approximately 332
meters per second.
12- Define the term ‘Echo’.

A: Sounds can be reflected off the surfaces. A reflected


sound is called echo. Hard surfaces reflect sound better
than soft surfaces.
13- Define the term ‘Pitch’.
A: The quality of a sound governed by the rate of vibrations
producing it; the degree of highness or lowness of a tone is
called pitch of sound.
(A high pitch sound has a high frequency. A low pitched
sound has a low frequency.)
14- What are pleasant and unpleasant sounds?

A: Some sounds are pleasant to our eardrums. They are called


pleasant sounds. While, some sounds irritate us. They are called
unpleasant sounds.
The Sound of a river flowing , water fall sound , sound of birds like
cuckoo etc. are the examples of pleasant sounds.
The Sound at construction site , horn of train and other vehicles ,
rock music etc. are the examples of unpleasant sounds.
Pleasant sounds
Unpleasant sounds

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