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Sound
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Sound | a wave that travels through the vibration of matter |
| Sound Wave | vibrations that spread away from a sound |
| Vibration | a back and forth, repetitive motion |
| Transmission | to pass through something from one side to the other |
| Vacuum | a place where no sound travels because there are no molecules to vibrate (no matter) |
| Medium | a solid, liquid, or gas that sound can travel through |
| Absorption of Sound | the conversion of sound energy into heat energy |
| Variable | something that changes to make the outcome of an experiment different |
| Reflection | to bounce off something |
| Echo | a sound that is reflected off a surface |
| Pitch Hertz (hz): how you measure frequency | the lowness or highness of a sound; related to frequency |
| Frequency | the number of times the wave repeats |
| Volume | the loudness or softness of a sound |
| Amplitude | the height of the wave |
| Decibel | how you measure volume |
| Hertz (Hz) | how you measure frequency |