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Flashcards on sound definitions

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Sound is this type of wave   Longitudinal Wave  
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The number of waves per second   Frequency  
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Symbol is f   frequency  
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time for one wave   Period  
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Length of one wave   Wavelength  
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Symbol for length of a wave   Lambda  
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Name we give to frequency of sound usually in music   Pitch  
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Measured in decibels   loudness of sound  
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The property of a wave that loudness depends upon   Amplitude  
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A change in apparent pitch caused by the motion of the source or reciever   The doppler shift  
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What actually is passing thru the air when we hear sound   Pressure Waves  
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The product of a sound's frequency and wavelength   Velocity  
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What actually causes most sounds   Vibrating objects  
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The type of resonator with a pressure node at both ends   Open Tube Resonator  
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The type of resonator which has a pressure anti-node at one end   Closed Tube Resonator  
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The type of tube which resonates at 1/2, 1, 11/2, 2, wavelengths   Open Tube Resonator  
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This type of tube resonates at 1/4, 3/4, 5/4 wavelength   Closed Tube Resonator  
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The quality of a sound or the way a vibration actually sounds to a persons ear   Timbre  
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Dissonance   An unpleasant sound  
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Consonance   A pleasant sound  
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The fundamental frequency   The lowest frequency which will resonate in a resonator  
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Harmonic   Higher frequencies which will resonate in the same tube as the fundamental  
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Open pipe (tube) resonator   A tube which is open at both ends  
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Closed pipe (tube) resonator   A tube which has one closed end  
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A loud then soft variation in the sounds amplitude caused by interference   Beat  
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Octave   The difference in frequency between a fundamental and the first harmonic  
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Overtones   The name given to the fundamental and all the harmonics  
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