Sound Volume
Key Stage 2
Meaning
Volume is how loud or quiet a sound is.
About Volume
- Sound is caused by vibration and the bigger the vibration, the louder the sound.
- Loud sounds have a high volume.
- Quiet sounds have a low volume.
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| When you hit a drum hard, it makes a louder sound because the vibration is bigger. | When you pluck a guitar string harder, it makes a louder sound because the vibration is bigger. | Blow harder down a tube it makes a louder sound because the vibration is bigger. |