Jessica's band teacher was teaching the class about how different classes of instruments like brass and woodwind sound different even if you are playing the same note. She had a trumpet and a clarinet, each plays a G. The differences Jessica heard between the two instruments are due to the _________ of the resulting sounds.
A) timbre
B) hertz
C) amplitude
D) pitch

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The differences in sound due to different instruments playing the same note are due to timbre, which refers to the quality of the sound produced. Hertz refers to the frequency of the sound wave, amplitude refers to the magnitude or volume of the sound wave, and pitch refers to the perceived highness or lowness of the sound. While all of these factors contribute to the overall sound of an instrument, timbre is the most relevant in this scenario.

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