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MacMillan F12.2

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The part of the sound wave with many particles pushed together   compression  
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The part of the sound wave with few particles   rarefaction  
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A series of rarefactions and compressions traveling through a substance   sound wave  
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The substance through which the wave travels   medium  
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A region that contains few or no particles   vacuum  
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The transfer of energy when a wave disappears into a surface   absorption  
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When sound waves hit a flat, firm surface and much of the energy bounces back   echo  
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The number of times an object vibrates per second   frequency  
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How high or low a sound is   pitch  
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A change in frequency due to moving away or toward a wave   Doppler effect  
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The height of a sound wave   ampitude  
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Finding food or other objects using sounds and the returning echoes   echolocation  
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Sound Navigation and Ranging; a system scientists developed using sound waves to find things underwater   sonar  
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