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SOL 5.2 Sound

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What does all sound begin with?   Vibrations  
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What does sound need to travel?   Matter  
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Sound is the transfer of what?   Energy  
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Sound travels as what type of wave?   Compression Wave  
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The part of a sound wave where the molecules are tightly packed.   Compression  
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The part of a sound wave where the molecules are loosely packed.   Rarefaction  
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Another name for sound reflection.   Echo  
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The use of sound waves by animals to locate food.   Echolocation  
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The opposite of reflection.   Absorption  
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A place where there is very little or no matter.   Vacuum  
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The distance between a point on one wave and the same point on the next.   Wavelength  
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The number of waves in a given unit of time.   Frequency  
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Frequency is measured in this unit.   Hertz  
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The highness or lowness of a sound.   Pitch  
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Faster vibrations produce _________ frequencies   Higher  
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Slower vibrations produce_________ frequencies.   Lower  
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The lower the frequency, the _________ the pitch.   Lower  
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The higher the frequency, the _________ the pitch.   Higher  
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The loudness or softness of a sound.   Volume  
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Volume is measured in this unit.   Decibels  
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The higher the decibels, the________the sound.   Louder  
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Volume is determined by the amount of ______used to produce the sound.   Energy  
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