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5th grade Science Sound

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What is SOUND caused by?   VIBRATIONS  
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A SUBSTANCE called that carries sounds   A MEDIUM  
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3 types of MEDIUMS   SOLID LIQUID GAS  
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A DISTURBANCE moving through a MEDIUM   SOUND WAVE  
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Does a BASS GUITAR have a high pitch or a low pitch?   LOW (not as many vibrations)  
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Does a FLUTE have a high pitch or a low pitch?   HIGH (lots of vibrations)  
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Distance between 2 SOUND WAVES   WAVELENGTH  
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The SPEED at wihich something vibrates is called______?   FREQUENCY  
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What determines PITCH?   FREQUENCY  
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What is PITCH?   The HIGHNESS or LOWNESS of a SOUND. Flute: HIGH Tuba: LOW  
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SOUND DESCRIMINATION?   Being able to identify sounds as being different from one another. (Like MEOW and MOO, or different COINS dropping)  
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HIGHEST POINT of a Sound Wave   CREST! (Ride the top of that sound wave, dude! )  
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LOWEST POINT of a Sound Wave   TROUGH  
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How LOUD a sound is   VOLUME! (Turn down that music!!!!)  
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What are sound RECEIVERS?   Something that detects sound. (How it is heard by a human, animal, insect...)  
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What are human RECEIVERS>   EARS  
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Other types of RECEIVERS used by animals and insects?   Their BODIES( like the buzzing of a bee's wings), ANTENNAE or feelers.  
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What is a COMPRESSION WAVE?   Longitudinal wave where the particles are CLOSEST together.  
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What is a sound SOURCE?   An object that vibrates to make sound.  
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A rapid back and forth MOVEMENT is called____ ?   .VIBRATION  
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POWER that makes things happen is called_______?   ENERGY  
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What is the term for how far a material has been STRETCHED?   TENSION  
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What is The HEIGHT of a sound wave.   AMPLITUDE  
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If the amplitude is high, is the sound LOUD or SOFT?   LOUD  
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What is the unit for measuring the loudness of sounds?   DECIBEL  
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Locating objects by using sound waves ( that are reflected back to the sender)   ECHOLOCATION  
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