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What are frequency and pitch?

Lesson Review
Use the diagrams of different sound waves to answer the following questions.

1. Which wave has the highest frequency? _______________________________________________________

2. Which wave has the lowest pitch? ____________________________________________________________

3. Which wave has the lowest frequency? _______________________________________________________

4. Which wave has the highest pitch? ___________________________________________________________

5. List the waves in order, from highest pitch to lowest pitch. ______________________________________

Skill Challenge
Skills: sequencing, applying
List ten sounds you have heard recently. Put them in order, from the sound with
the lowest pitch to the sound with the highest pitch.

1. _______________________________________ 6. ______________________________________

2. _______________________________________ 7. ______________________________________

3. _______________________________________ 8. ______________________________________

4. _______________________________________ 9. ______________________________________

5. _______________________________________ 10. ______________________________________

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Answer Key
What are frequency and pitch?
Lesson Review
1. D 2. E 3. E 4. D 5. D, B, A, C, E
Skill Challenge
Possible answers: band music, person speaking, car
horn, woman singing, dog barking, person
whistling, doorbell ringing, computer printer,
washing machine, traffic, CD’s, radio, and TV

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