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Sound Vocab
Sound vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The ability to get something done | energy |
| Energy that travels through matter in waves | sound |
| Matter (solid, liquid, or gas) through which sound travels | medium |
| Rapid back and forth movement that causes all sound | vibration |
| Object that is vibrating in such a way that makes sound | sound source |
| Something that detects, or hears sound | sound receiver |
| Tool that vibrates when tapped on a surface | tuning fork |
| Loudness or softness of a sound | volume |
| Highness or lowness of a sound | pitch |
| How tight or loose a material is, or how much the material has been stretched | tension |
| Reflected sound | echo |
| Means to bounce back | reflect |
| Using sound to send messages | communication |
| Special flaps of muscle in your throat that vibrate when you talk | vocal cords |