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15 Cards in this Set
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a rythmic disturbance that carries energy
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wave
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the substance that carries the wave
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medium
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measurement from crest to crest
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wavelength
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# of waves per second
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frequency
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height of the wave above the rest point
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amplitude
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percerption of change in frequency
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pitch
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wavelength symbol
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lambda
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connects middle ear to throat
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eustachian tube
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distance=
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speed x time
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uses echoes to find things in the ocean
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sonar
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amount of energy in a wave, we precieve this as loudness
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intensity
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the brains percerption of intensity
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loudness
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measures loudness
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decible scale
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a frequency too high for an organism to hear
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ultrasound
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frequencies too low for an organism to hear
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infrasound
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