How Sound WorksVibration, travel, and why you cannot hear anything in space.2nd GradeSound is made when something vibrates. Theshaking passes through the air to your ear.No vibration, no sound. Stop a drum skin and the sound stops.Sound needs something to travel through — air, water or solid.Space is empty, so sound cannot travel there at all.Bigger vibrations make louder sounds.Faster vibrations make higher sounds.Sound travels faster through water and solids than through air.LOOK FOR ITPress your ear to a table and tap the far end. It arrives sooner andlouder than through the air.Volume is how big the shake is. Pitch is how fast it is. Twodifferent things.How Sound Workswww.littleactivity.com

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Science · 2nd Grade

How Sound Works

Vibration, travel, and why you cannot hear anything in space.

How to use it

Put a hand on your throat and hum. That shake is the sound being made.

Free · print-ready PDF · US Letter and A4

Grade
2nd Grade
Ages
7–8
Subject
Science
Pages
1

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