Sound Energy Worksheet

Name: __________________

You will rotate through the three stations on your teachers command.
Before you start the activity, you must fill in the hypothesis. After completing the
activity, record your results.
Hypothesis for station 1: Which sound will be louder: listening to the tap through
the water bag or the air bag?
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Station 1: Sound traveling through air and water bags
Describe the difference between the sound you hear when you tap on the table
with your ear against the water bag and the sound you hear when you tap on the
table when listening through the air bag
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Hypothesis for station 2: Which sound will be louder: listening when your ear is
away from the wood or when your ear is pressed up to the wood?
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Station 2: Listening through the wood
Describe the difference in sound and why you think this happens
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Hypothesis for station 3: Do you think that you will actually be able to hear your
partners voice through the paper cup telephone? _________________
Station 3: Paper cup telephones
Describe what you heard when you talked into the paper cup and why you think this
happened
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Conclusion: Was your hypothesis correct at each station? Sound can travel through
all states of matter (solid, liquid, and gas). But, sound travels better through one
of the states. Which one? Explain why you think this is true. (Think about
molecules)
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