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23 Cards in this Set
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wave
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rythmic disturbances that carry energy through matter or space.
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medium
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a material through which a wave occurs.
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transverse wave
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a wave where the medium moves at right angles to the direction the wave is travelling.
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lambda
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the symbol for wavelength in equations
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wave velocity
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How fast a wave travels.
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compressional wave
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matter vibrates in the same direction
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pitch
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the highness or lowness of a sound
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intensity
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the amount of energy in a wave
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decible
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the unit for measuring intensity levels
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resonance
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a sound that reaches an object is at the same frequency as the natural frequency of the object, the object will begin to vibrate at this frequency
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acoustics
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the study of sound
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amplitude
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in a wave, the distance from the rest position of the medium to either the crest or trough
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crest
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the highest point of a wave
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trough
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the lowest point of wave
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wavelength
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the distance between identical points on two adjacent waves
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frequency
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the number of wave crests that pass a point during one second
expressed in hertz Htz |
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loudness
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the human perception of sound intensity
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ultrasonic technology
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technology usin high-frequency sound waves for many different purposes such as medical diagnoses, sonar, and jewelry cleaning
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music
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sound created using specific pitches, sound quality, and regular patterns
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noise
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sound that has no regular pattern or definite pitch
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quality
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in sound the differences amond sounds of the same pitch and loudness
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interference
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the ability of two or more waves to combine and form a new wave
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reverberation
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the ecoing effect produced by multiple reflections of sound.
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