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Sound

Sound vocabulary

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Vibrations through a medium creates... sound
Most common medium for sound. gas
A reflected sound wave is called... echo
What medium carries sound vibrations the fastest? solids
Which medium carries sound the slowest? gases
As the temperature of air increases, the speed of sound...... increases
The unit for loudness of a sound is.... decibel
How high or low the sound seems to a persons the... pitch
The pitch of a sound wave depends upon the..... frequency
Will high pitches have a high or low frequency? high
What are the units for frequency? hertz
Most people can hear sounds with frequencies between 20 Hz and ...... 20,000 Hz
Sound with frequencies lower than 20 Hz are called.... infraso und
Sound with frequencies higher than 20,000 Hz are called.... ultrasound
The apparent change in frequency of a wave from a moving wave source is called... doppler effect
What is the term for a vibrating object causing a near by object to vibrate along with the first object at its natural frequency? resonance
What is the term for the study of how sounds interacts with each other and the environment? acoustics
The function of your outer ear is to_____sound waves. gather
What is the narrow region of the out ear called? ear canal
What is the name of the membrane that covers the back of the ear canal? eardrum
What part of the ear contains the hammer, anvil, and stirrup? middle
The liquid-filled cavity shaped like a snail shell in the inner ear is called the... cochlea
The cochlea is covered with hair like cells that move with the vibrations and cause messages to be sent to the.... brain
The most common type of hearing loss is because of damage to the.... cochlea
What is the term for using reflected sound waves to locate objects or determine distances? echolocation
A reflected ultrasound wave from inside the body that is developed into a picture is called.... sonogram
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