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15 Cards in this Set
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PITCH
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A description of a sound as high or low
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a bat-high
tuba-low |
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INTENSITY
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The amount of energy carried by a wave in a certain amount of time.
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TIMBRE
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Sound quality.
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wood
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SONAR
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High frequency ultrasonic waves that are used in a system called sound navigation and ranging, or sonar.
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dolphins
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ULTRASONIC
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sound frequencies higher than 20,000 hertz.
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The BEST!!!
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ACOUSTICS
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The science of sound.
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DECIBEL
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A scale used to measure the relative intensity of sound.
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Turn that down!
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DOPPLER EFFECT
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The change in pitch; sound or light that occurs whenever there is motion between the source and its observer.
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wow, wow, wow
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AMPLITUDE, WAVELENGTH, FREQUENCY
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The three things sound depends on.
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CONSTRUCTIVE INTERFERENCE
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When sound waves combine in such a way that the resulting disturbance is greater than either wave alone.
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more than >
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DESTRUCTIVE INTERFERENCE
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When sound waves combine is such a way that the resulting disturbance is less than either wave alone.
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less than <
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BEAT
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Repeated changes in loudness
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Music
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DEAD SPOT
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Destructive interference can produce spots where sound can't be heard at all.
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:(
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NOISE
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Has no pleasing quality, no identifiable pitch, and no definite relationship between the fundamental and overtone.
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:p
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20-20,000 HERTZ
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The range of human hearing from the low end to the high end.
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