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What is sound
vibration that travel through material from a source
what phase of matter does sound generally travel through best
solids
what measurement do we use to measure loudness
decibels
what is frequency
the pitch of a sound
which has more sound waves per second. a high pitched sound or a low pitched sound.
high pitched sound
what do we call a sound too high pitched for humans to hear
ultrasound
what do we call a sound too lowpitched for humans to hear
ultrasound
name 3 ways we use what we know about sound too help us
sonar, ultrasound, bioacoustics.
a vibration
sound
the moving vibration
sound waves
sound you hear a second time
echo
to lead something from one place to another
conduct
when something is going 760 mph
mach 1
anything faster than 760 mph
supersonic speed
anything faster than the speed of sound
sonic boom
way to measure frequency
hertz
sound too low for us to hear
infrasound
sound too high for us to hear
ultrasound
the quality of sound
timbre
a system that uses high frequency ultrasonic waves
sonar
the study of sound made by wildlife
bioacoustics
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