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7 Sound/Light 2 S3-5
7th Gr. Sound & Light Chapter 2 Sec. 3-5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| music | set of notes that combine in patterns that are pleasing |
| fundamental tone | lowest natural frequency of an object |
| overtones | object's higher natural frequencies |
| acoustics | the study of how sounds interact with each other and the environment |
| reverberation | echoes of a sound are heard after the sound source stops producing sound waves |
| ear canal | a narrow region in the ear that is a few centimeters long and ends at the eardrum |
| eardrum | small tightly stretched drumlike membrane |
| cochlea | a fluid-filled cavity shaped like a snail shell |
| echolocation | use of relected sound waves to determine distances or to locate objects |
| sonar | system using relected sound waves to detect and locate objects underwater |
| sonogram | a picture created by reflected ultrasound waves |