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Sound Test: Vocab
Study stack for upcoming sound unit science test!
Question | Answer |
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Energy | The ability to do work |
Vibration | The rapid back and forth movement of something |
Sound Discrimination | The ability to identify sounds and tell them apart |
Sound Source | Anything that vibrates in a way that makes a sound, like a voice |
Sound Receiver | Something that detects, responds to, or hears a sound like an ear |
Pitch | How high or low a sound is |
Volume | How loud or soft a sound is |
Frequency | The number of vibrations in a second |
Decibel | Unit used to measure intensity of sound |
Sound Wave | A vibration that moves through matter |
Stethoscope | an instrument used to hear heartbeats |
Medium | matter through which sound can travel |
Vacuum | Space that does not contain matter |