Question

When there is silence in the classroom, close your eyes and sit quietly. Which sounds in your surroundings can you hear now?

Answer 1

According to Balbharati Std. 6 General Science, Chapter 13 “Sound,” when you sit quietly with your eyes closed, you may hear sounds from your surroundings such as:

• The sound of birds chirping
• Vehicles moving on the road
• People talking outside the classroom
• The wind blowing
• Sounds from other classrooms
• A bell ringing
• Other faint sounds in the surrounding environment

The activity is meant to help you notice that sound is produced by different sources around us and travels through the surrounding medium to our ears.