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The sound of the phone caused Kara to answer it. The noise something makes. The sound of the phone caused Kara to answer it.

Vibration Happens when an object moves up and down or backward and forward very quickly. I could see the vibrations of the tuning fork after I hit it on the eraser.

The volume on the radio was set too high and the music hurt my ears. The loudness or softness of a sound The volume on the radio was set too high and the music hurt my ears.

The men made a low pitch sound and the women made a high pitch sound. The highness or lowness of a sound The men made a low pitch sound and the women made a high pitch sound.

How often a pattern repeats frequency How often a pattern repeats Strings 2 and 5 don’t sound very good, so I will change the frequency so they will sound better together.

A normal conversation is about 60 decibels. Used to measure sound A normal conversation is about 60 decibels.

Passes sound vibrations into the middle ear so you can hear sound Eardrum Passes sound vibrations into the middle ear so you can hear sound The eardrum sends the tiny vibrations to three bones in your middle ear.

I love listening to music on the radio. Sound created using specific pitches in a pattern. I love listening to music on the radio.