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Bioacoustics |
A branch of science concernedwith the production of sound and its effects on living systems.
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Mechanical Waves |
A wave that requires a medium to travel through. Example: Water and sound |
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Non-Mechanical Waves |
Does not require a medium to travel through. Example: Light, Gamma, Microwave, and X-Ray |
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Resonance |
The reinforcing of waves of the same frequency which are in phase. |
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Acoustics |
1) the properties or qualities of a room or building that determine how sound is transmitted in it."Symphony Hall has perfect acoustics"
2) the branch of physics concerned with the properties of sound |
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Decibel |
Unit of Intensity. |
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Doppler Effect |
Variation in the perceived pitch of a sound due to a moving sound source "bunches up" in front of the source. Ex. Sound around a police car siren. |
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Echolocation |
The World's most powerful pair of glasses (From finding Dory). When sound hits an object and echo comes back. EX: Is used by bats. |
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Electromagnetic Wave |
Transverse waves that transfer electrical and magnetic energy. Includes: Radio waves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, X-rays and gamma rays waves. |
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Pitch |
The degree of highness or lowness of a tone or sound. |
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Loudness |
Depends on the amplitude. Larger amplitude means more pressure. Measured in decibels. |
