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Science Quiz - Energy - Sound of Musical Instruments (Questions)

Find out how musical instruments make sounds, from soft recorders to loud drums, and see how blowing, plucking and hitting makes the air vibrate.

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Fascinating Fact:

Blowing instruments. Recorders, flutes, trumpets, and clarinets need air. Blow in, the air vibrates, and sound comes out.

In KS1 Science, children discover that musical instruments make sound when something vibrates. Blowing, plucking, shaking or hitting sets air moving as sound waves that travel to our ears.

Key Terms

Musical instrument: An object made to create sounds in a controlled way, like a recorder, drum or guitar.
Vibration: A quick movement backwards and forwards that produces sound.
Wind instrument: An instrument where air is blown or pushed through it to make a note.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

How do musical instruments make sound in KS1 science?

In KS1 science, children learn that all instruments make sound when something vibrates. Strings, skins, keys or air move quickly, and these vibrations travel through the air to our ears.

What is a simple explanation of wind instruments for children?

Wind instruments are instruments you blow into. The moving air vibrates inside the tube and makes a sound, which can change when you press holes or valves.

How can teachers show different instrument sounds in the classroom?

Teachers can use real or toy instruments, clap, tap bottles, stretch elastic bands and compare high, low, loud and quiet sounds to show how vibrations change the sound.

Try These Related Quizzes

1.

Harry is playing a beat on the drum. What does Harry do to make a sound?

[ ]	Harry blows across the top of the drum
[ ]	Harry rests his hands on the drum
[ ]	Harry hits the drum with his hands
[ ]	Harry lifts the drum up with his hands

2.

Marie is playing the piano. The piano has keys. What does Marie do to make the piano make a sound?

[ ]	Marie hits the keys with a stick
[ ]	Marie presses down on the keys with her fingers
[ ]	Marie plucks the strings in the piano
[ ]	Marie presses down on the keys with her feet

3.

Joe is playing the recorder. What does Joe do to make a sound?

[ ]	Joe blows into the recorder
[ ]	Joe hits the recorder
[ ]	Joe blows across the top of the recorder
[ ]	Joe taps on the side of the recorder

4.

Carla is playing on a guitar. The guitar has strings. What does Carla do to make a sound with the guitar?

[ ]	Carla blows across the strings
[ ]	Carla uses a bow to scrape across the strings
[ ]	Carla blows into the guitar
[ ]	Carla plucks the strings with her fingers

5.

Beatrice is playing a musical instrument with a bow. What is she playing?

[ ]	A guitar
[ ]	A violin
[ ]	A flute
[ ]	A clarinet

6.

Lauren plays the recorder. Lauren also plays the flute. They both involve blowing. What is the difference?

[ ]	Lauren blows into the recorder, but blows away from the flute
[ ]	Lauren blows into the recorder, but blows across the top of the flute
[ ]	Lauren blows across the top of the recorder, but blows into the flute
[ ]	Lauren blows away from the recorder, but blows towards the flute

7.

Roberta is playing the triangle. She hits the triangle with a stick. What is the triangle made from?

[ ]	Plastic
[ ]	Wood
[ ]	Metal
[ ]	Rubber

8.

Ella and Anna are making music with tambourines. They can make a sound by hitting the tambourine with their hand. How else can they make a sound?

[ ]	By shaking the tambourines
[ ]	By blowing on the tambourines
[ ]	By not moving the tambourines
[ ]	By keeping the tambourines still

9.

These children are playing musical instruments in class. Their teacher is listening to them. How does the sound get from the musical instruments to the teacher?

[ ]	Through wires
[ ]	Through the internet
[ ]	Through electricity
[ ]	Through the air

10.

Some musical instruments are enormous. What is this boy playing?

[ ]	A piano
[ ]	An accordion
[ ]	An organ
[ ]	A tuba

Science Quiz - Energy - Sound of Musical Instruments (Answers)

1.

Harry is playing a beat on the drum. What does Harry do to make a sound?

[ ]	Harry blows across the top of the drum
[ ]	Harry rests his hands on the drum
[x]	Harry hits the drum with his hands
[ ]	Harry lifts the drum up with his hands

Can you play the drums?

2.

Marie is playing the piano. The piano has keys. What does Marie do to make the piano make a sound?

[ ]	Marie hits the keys with a stick
[x]	Marie presses down on the keys with her fingers
[ ]	Marie plucks the strings in the piano
[ ]	Marie presses down on the keys with her feet

The piano has wires. When you press on a key a little hammer hits a wire. That’s what makes the sound

3.

Joe is playing the recorder. What does Joe do to make a sound?

[x]	Joe blows into the recorder
[ ]	Joe hits the recorder
[ ]	Joe blows across the top of the recorder
[ ]	Joe taps on the side of the recorder

How do you make different notes with a recorder?

4.

Carla is playing on a guitar. The guitar has strings. What does Carla do to make a sound with the guitar?

[ ]	Carla blows across the strings
[ ]	Carla uses a bow to scrape across the strings
[ ]	Carla blows into the guitar
[x]	Carla plucks the strings with her fingers

Each string makes a different sound

5.

Beatrice is playing a musical instrument with a bow. What is she playing?

[ ]	A guitar
[x]	A violin
[ ]	A flute
[ ]	A clarinet

How does Beatrice make a sound with the bow?

6.

Lauren plays the recorder. Lauren also plays the flute. They both involve blowing. What is the difference?

[ ]	Lauren blows into the recorder, but blows away from the flute
[x]	Lauren blows into the recorder, but blows across the top of the flute
[ ]	Lauren blows across the top of the recorder, but blows into the flute
[ ]	Lauren blows away from the recorder, but blows towards the flute

What is your favourite musical instrument?

7.

Roberta is playing the triangle. She hits the triangle with a stick. What is the triangle made from?

[ ]	Plastic
[ ]	Wood
[x]	Metal
[ ]	Rubber

Metal makes a sound if you hit it

8.

Ella and Anna are making music with tambourines. They can make a sound by hitting the tambourine with their hand. How else can they make a sound?

[x]	By shaking the tambourines
[ ]	By blowing on the tambourines
[ ]	By not moving the tambourines
[ ]	By keeping the tambourines still

When Ella and Anna shake the tambourines, the metal discs hit each other and make a sound

9.

These children are playing musical instruments in class. Their teacher is listening to them. How does the sound get from the musical instruments to the teacher?

[ ]	Through wires
[ ]	Through the internet
[ ]	Through electricity
[x]	Through the air

Sound travels through the air. That’s how we hear

10.

Some musical instruments are enormous. What is this boy playing?

[ ]	A piano
[ ]	An accordion
[x]	An organ
[ ]	A tuba

Organs have lots of metal pipes. The pipes are different lengths. They each make a different sound