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Ch. E3 Sound

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Series of vibrations that can be heard   sonic boom  
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Measure of sound energy reaching your ear   loudness  
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Area where air is pushed together by vibrations   compression  
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Sound wave made by an object moving faster than the speed of sound   sonic boom  
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Reflection of sound waves   echo  
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Moving areas of high and low pressure   sound waves  
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Rate of travel of a sound wave   speed of sound  
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Measure of how high or low a sound is   pitch  
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Best example of how sound travels is a marble dropped in _____.   water  
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Your brain interprets signals from ___ that affect nerve cells as sounds.   your ear  
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The pitch of a stringed instrument can be affected by the ___.   amount of vibrations  
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If a sound's pitch is high its source is ___.   vibrating quickly  
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If you shout, where will an echo sound most like the orginal sound?   in a long hallway  
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What does the loudness of a sound depend on?   how far the vibrating object moves  
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What causes a sound wave?   an object moving faster than the speed of sound  
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