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15 Cards in this Set
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Intensity
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The amount of energy that flows through a certain area in a specific time.
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loudness
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The human perception of sound intensity
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pitch
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How high or low sound seems to be.
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doppler affect
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The change in pitch or wave frequency due to a moving wave source
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ultrasonic
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Sound frequencies above the ability of human ears
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cochlea
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Part of the ear that converts sound waves to nerve impulses
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eardrum
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Tough membrane in the human ear canal
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decibel
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A unit on the scale for sound intensity
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music
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Intentional repeating sound pattern
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sound quality
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Difference among sounds of same pitch and loudness
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overtone
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A vibration whose frequency is a multiple of the fundamental frequency.
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resonator
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A hollow chamber filled with air that amplifies sound when the air inside of it vibrates
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sonar
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A system that uses underwater sound waves to detect objects
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ecoustics
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Study of sound.
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echolocation
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The process of locating objects by interpreting the echo (or their echo).
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