Sound Waves @cooluser

Sound Travels the Fastest in This Medium:

Solid

Sound Travels the Slowest in This Medium:

Gas

The Speed of Sound Depends on the ___, ___, and ____ of the medium

Elasticity, Density, and Temperature

The human perception of the energy in a soundwave.

Loudness

_____ and _____ affect loudness

Amount of energy in the soundwave; Distance away from the origin of the soundwave.

If the amplitude of a sound wave is small, then the sound must be _____

Quiet

If the amplitude of a sound wave is large, the sound must be _____.

Loud

If a sound is loud, then the amplitude of the sound wave must be _____.

Large

If a sound is quiet, then the amplitude of the sound wave must be _____.

Small

How high or how low a sound resonates is called its _____

Pitch

If the frequency of a sound wave is high, then the sound must be _____

High-Pitched

If the frequency of a sound wave is low, then the sound must be _____

Low-Pitched

If a sound is high-pitched, then the frequency of the sound wave must be ____

High

If a sound is low-pitched, then the frequency of the sound wave must be ____

Low

A phenomenon where the location of a person listening to a sound determines the pitch that the sound resonates.

Doppler Effect

Sound waves moving towards a person are at a ______, which means the pitch sounds _____

Higher Frequency; Higher

Sound waves moving away from a person are at a ______, which means the pitch sounds _____

Lower Frequency; Lower