Sound Waves

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  • Created on: 05-05-16 15:03
what kind of waves are sound waves?
Longitudinal
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What part of the ear collects sounds?
pinna
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What is the frequency of a wave?
number of waves per second
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In which does sound travel fastest?
solids
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What is the name for the maximum height of a sound wave?
Amplitude
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What is the distance between 2 crests of adjacent waves called?
Wavelength
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When the frequency of sound waves increases, what becomes higher?
Pitch
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What is frequency of sound waves measured in?
Hertz
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When sound is too high pitched for humans to hear, what is it called?
Ultrasound
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Sound is created when an object or substance..........
vibrates
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What are echoes?
Sound Reflections
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