Why do These 6 Strings Sound Different?

In the below image, guitar strings are being played by someone’s hand. This video has not been edited at all. This is what a smartphone camera sees when looking at guitar strings that are being played.
NGSS Phenomena: A view from inside of a guitar to the outside, where we see the strings moving in waves.

1. If a string is pulled farther before it’s released it’s will be . We can tell that there is more energy being released because the sound is

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lower pitched
quieter
louder
amplitude
higher pitched
wavelength
greater
frequency
less

2. Once a string is pulled and released by the fingers, the wave until it’s becomes so low that we can no longer see or hear it.

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wavelength
repeats
waves
frequency
amplitude

3. How will changes in amplitude be felt by someone listening to the guitar?

4. Draw 2 stages of one string from the phenomena in the diagram below:



1. In the top box, draw a picture of one string before it’s played.

2. In the bottom box, draw a picture of the one string after it’s played.

Color

Width

5. In the image below, draw a line to show the wavelength on one of the strings.

Color

Width

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