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Sound Energy
Term | Definition |
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sound energy | energy that comes from vibrating particles and travels in waves |
vibration | a shaking, back and forth movement |
decibel | unit used to measure how loud a sound is |
medium | any matter that waves travel through |
pitch | how high or low a sound is |
frequency | the number of times an object vibrates per second |
volume | how loud or soft a sound is |
amplitude | the height of a sound wave, which determines its volume |
absorption | the transfer of energy when a wave disappears into a soft surface |
sound wave | something that carries sound vibrations from place to place |