sound waves science Word Scramble
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vacab. | defintion |
Wave | a disturbance in matter that carries energy from one place to another |
Medium | the material through which a wave travels through matter |
Traverse | medium vibrates at a right angle to direction wave is traveling |
Compression | medium vibrates parallel to direction wave is traveling |
Wavelength | the distance between a point on a wave and the same point on the next cycle of the wave |
Frequency | the number of complete cycle over a given period of time |
Pitch | frequency of sound as you perceive it(how high or low it sounds) |
Amplitude | maximum displacement of medium from rest position |
Loudness | Our perception of amplitude (intensity) |
Decibels(Db) | unit of measure |
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