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Sound Review - Vocabulary
Chapter Review
12
Science
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03/21/2005

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Term
Sound
Definition
Vibrations you can hear.
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Compression
Definition
part of a sound wave in which air particles are pushed together.
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Sound wave
Definition
quickly moving areas of high and low pressure
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amplitude
Definition
strength of a sound wave - measure by its height
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wave length
Definition
the difference from one compression to the next
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loudness
Definition
amount of sound energy that you hear. Example: is it loud or soft?
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pitch
Definition
how high or low a sound is
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speed of sound
Definition
how fast sound travels through different materials
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echo
Definition
a sound wave that hits an object and bounces back.
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sonic boom
Definition
a shockwave caused by an object moving faster than the speed of sound
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