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15 Cards in this Set
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ABSORB |
the action of an object taking in sound
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AMPLITUDE |
the measurement of a sound wave from rest to crest or rest to trough |
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CREST |
the top of a soundwave |
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COMPRESSION |
the area of a sound wave of high pressure |
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FREQUENCY |
the number of complete waves produced in a unit of time (such as a second) |
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HERTZ |
unit of measure for frequency; measured in vibrations per second |
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PITCH |
the highness or lowness of a sound caused by the sound's frequency |
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SOUND |
a form of energy where vibrations in matter stimulate the auditory nerves and produce the sensation of hearing |
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SOUND WAVES |
vibrations moving through matter |
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TROUGH |
the bottom point of a sound wave |
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VOLUME |
the loudness of a sound |
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RAREFACTION |
the area of a sound wave of low air pressure |
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SONAR |
an instrument used to detective underwater objects using echolocation |
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WAVELENGTH |
the measurement of a sound from wave to crest or trough to trough |
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REFLECT |
the action of sound bouncing off an object |
