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Sound Vocab

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echo   a reflected sound wave  
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elasticity   the ability of a material to bounce back after it is disturbed  
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dencity   the ratio of mass to volume  
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loudness   perception of energy of a sound  
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intencity   the amount of energy carried through a substance per second  
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decibel   a unit of how loud a sound is  
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pitch   perception of the frequency of a sound  
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ultrasound   sound wave with the frequency over 20,000Hz  
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infrasound   sound with frequencies lower then the human hearing range  
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larynx   2 folds of tissue that make up the voice box  
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Doppler effect   the change in frequency of a wave as its source moves in relation to an observer  
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what causes the Doppler effect   when a sound source moves, the frequency of the wave changes because of the motion of the source adds to the motion of the waves  
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what causes a sonic boom   when an object breaks the sound barrier  
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fundamental tone   the lowest natural frequency of an objoct  
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overtone   the natural frequency that is multiple of the fundamental tone's frequency  
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acuostics   the study of how sound interacts with its surroundings  
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reverbration   the echoes of a sound that are heard after it stops producing sound waves  
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ear canal   the narrow part of the ear leading to the ear drum from the outside of the ear  
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eardrum   a small, tightly stretched, drumlike membrane in the ear  
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cochlea   a fluid filled cavity in the inner ear that is shaped like a snail shell  
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echolocation   the use of reflected sound waves to determine distance or to locate  
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sonar    
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sonogram    
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