traveling disturbance that caries energy from one place to another

movement that follows the same path over and over again

material through which mechanical wave travels

wave that consists of electric and magnetic fields and does not require a medium to exist

greatest distance from resting position on a wave

distance between two consecutive similar points on a wave

number of waves that pass a certain point in a given amount of time

wave in which the motion of the medium is at right angles to the direction of the wave

wave in which the motion of the medium is parallel to the direction of the wave

wave that consists of a combination of transverse and longitudinal waves and occurs at the surface between two different mediums

bouncing back off waves upon reaching another surface

bending of waves due to a change in speed

bending of waves around the edge of an obstacle

interaction of waves that occurs at the same place at the same time

wave that does not appear to be moving: occurs at the natural frequency of the material

frequency of which a standing wave occurs

How high or low a sound seems to a listener, mainly determined by the frequency of the sound wave.

Sound waves with frequencies higher than humans can hear (above about 20,000 Hz).

Sound waves with frequencies lower than humans can hear (below about 20 Hz).

The change in the pitch or frequency of a sound caused by the motion of the sound source, the listener, or both.

The amount of energy a sound wave carries per second through a unit area; often related to how loud a sound is.

The science of sound, including how it is produced, transmitted, and heard, and how rooms or spaces affect sound.

The characteristic or “color” of a sound that lets you tell different sound sources apart, even if they have the same pitch and loudness.

Another word for sound quality; the unique tone of a sound produced by the combination of fundamental tone and overtones.

The lowest natural frequency of an object that is vibrating, which usually determines the main pitch you hear.

A higher frequency vibration (above the fundamental) that occurs at the same time and helps give a sound its quality or timbre.

A system that uses reflected sound waves to locate objects or measure distances under water.

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Waves

Question	Answer
wave	traveling disturbance that caries energy from one place to another
vibration	movement that follows the same path over and over again
medium	material through which mechanical wave travels
mechanical wave	wave that disturbs a medium
electromagnetic wave	wave that consists of electric and magnetic fields and does not require a medium to exist
crest	high point of wave
trough	low point of wave
amplitude	greatest distance from resting position on a wave
wavelength	distance between two consecutive similar points on a wave
frequncy	number of waves that pass a certain point in a given amount of time
transverse wave	wave in which the motion of the medium is at right angles to the direction of the wave
longitudinal wave	wave in which the motion of the medium is parallel to the direction of the wave
surface wave	wave that consists of a combination of transverse and longitudinal waves and occurs at the surface between two different mediums
compression	squeezing together
reflection	bouncing back off waves upon reaching another surface
refraction	bending of waves due to a change in speed
diffraction	bending of waves around the edge of an obstacle
interference	interaction of waves that occurs at the same place at the same time
standing wave	wave that does not appear to be moving: occurs at the natural frequency of the material
resonant frequency	frequency of which a standing wave occurs
pitch	How high or low a sound seems to a listener, mainly determined by the frequency of the sound wave.
ultrasonic	Sound waves with frequencies higher than humans can hear (above about 20,000 Hz).
infrasonic	Sound waves with frequencies lower than humans can hear (below about 20 Hz).
Doppler effect	The change in the pitch or frequency of a sound caused by the motion of the sound source, the listener, or both.
intensity of sound	The amount of energy a sound wave carries per second through a unit area; often related to how loud a sound is.
acoustics	The science of sound, including how it is produced, transmitted, and heard, and how rooms or spaces affect sound.
sound quality	The characteristic or “color” of a sound that lets you tell different sound sources apart, even if they have the same pitch and loudness.
timbre	Another word for sound quality; the unique tone of a sound produced by the combination of fundamental tone and overtones.
fundamental tone	The lowest natural frequency of an object that is vibrating, which usually determines the main pitch you hear.
overtone	A higher frequency vibration (above the fundamental) that occurs at the same time and helps give a sound its quality or timbre.
sonar	A system that uses reflected sound waves to locate objects or measure distances under water.

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