Science Assessment

RG038003

The distance between the molecules that make up the matter and how far they are displaced by the sound affect how much energy can be transferred by sound.

15%

RG195001

Sound transfers energy from a sender to an object by a series of molecular collisions, but the molecules do not travel from the sender to the object.

14%

RG039003

Sound transfers energy through matter as the molecules that make up the matter collide with one another.

13%

RG190001

Energy is transferred when warmer air moves from one place to another and when a person listens to music on a radio.

48%

RG027004

Even though a person’s ear won’t feel any different while listening to music, sound does transfer a small amount of energy to the person’s ear, which makes parts of the ear vibrate.

23%

RG069003

Energy is transferred from a person to a triangle as the person hits it, and then energy is transferred away from the triangle by sound after the person stops hitting it.

18%

RG040003

When a tuning fork slows down and eventually stops vibrating, some of the energy is transferred to the surrounding air.

11%

RG024003

Any sound made by a guitar can cause the air in a room to vibrate, and these vibrations transfer energy from the guitar to a person's ear.

6%