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14 Cards in this Set
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Type of waves for sound
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longitudinal
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Sound waves must travel through
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a medium
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loudness depends on
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amplitude
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sirens sound different due to one's location because of
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doppler effect
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used to measure distance under water
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sonar
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used to check internal organs
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ultrasonography
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noise
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undesired sound, random pitches
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echolocation
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animals using sound to find objects
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pitch depends on
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frequency
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speed of sound altered by
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different media
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loudness is measured in
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decibels
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produces graph representations of sound waves
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oscilloscope
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the science of sound
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acoustics
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Notes played by different instruments have distinctive
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overtones
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