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Physics
Sound waves
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| What do all waves carry? | Energy |
| The phase of sound in which molecules are squeezed together is called: | Compression phase |
| <20 Hz | Infra sound |
| 20 Hz to 20 kHz | Audible sound |
| Ultra sound | >20 kHz |
| What kind of energy is sound? | Mechanical |
| Particles move parallel to the direction of the waves propagation are | longitudinal waves |
| distance over time | propagation speed or velocity |
| Frequency | cycles per second |
| duration of 1 cycle | period |
| compression phase | crest |
| trough | rarefaction phase |
| velocity | propagation speed |
| pressure | pascals |
| density | mass per unit volume |
| distance | meters |
| rarefaction phase | the phase of sound in which molecules are stretched apart |
| If an acoustic variable has a rhythmic oscillation | its a sound wave |
| particles move perpendicular to the direction of the wave's propagation | transverse waves |