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Sound Waves Vocab
Sound Waves Vocabula
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Sound | A disturbance that travels through a medium as a longitudinal wave |
| Vibration | A repeated back-and-forth or up-and-down motion |
| Vocal Cords | Folds of connective tissue that stretch across the opening of the larynx and produce a person's voice. |
| Eardrum | Tightly stretched membrane located at the end of the ear canal that vibrates when struck by sound waves |
| Loudness | A sensory characteristic of sound produced by the amplitude (intensity) of the sound wave |
| Pitch | A tone's experienced highness or lowness; depends on frequency. |