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19 Cards in this Set
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Pitch
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The highness or lowness of a sound
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Hertz
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hertz=one cycle per second
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Doppler Effect
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Increase or decreases in a sound's frequency
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Intensity
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The amount or loudness of a sound waves
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Decibel
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The measure of intensity of a sound wave
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Amplification
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To make larger and increase the intensity of a sound wave
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Acoustics
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Is a scientific study which involves how sound is produced,received, and heard, and how sound waves travel inside of space
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Sound
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is a wave that is produced by a vibrating object and travles through matter |
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Vibration
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is a rapid back-and-forth motion |
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Vacuum
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is an empty space |
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Medium
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any substance that a wave moves through
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Mechanical Wave
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waves that transfer energy through matter
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Transverse Wave
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waves that travel perpendicular to the substance
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Longitudinal Waves
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waves that travels in the same direction as the disturbance
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Crest
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highest point of a wave |
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Trough
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lowest point in a wave |
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Amplitude
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measures how far the wave rises above, ordips below, its original position, or rest position
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Wavelength
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The distance from one wave crest to the very next crest
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Frequency
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The number of waves passing a fixed point in a certain amount oftime
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