Chapter 2: Sound Flashcards
1
Q
What is a sound wave?
A
An oscillation or vibration
2
Q
What is it called when sound waves meet?
A
A superpose, this means they add up or cancel out
3
Q
How is sound produced?
A
By vibrations
4
Q
What displays sound waves?
A
Oscilloscopes
5
Q
What is amplitude?
A
Distance from the middle to the top or bottom of the wave
6
Q
What is wavelength?
A
Distance between a point on the wave to the same point on the next esve
7
Q
What is the trough?
A
The bottom of the wave
8
Q
What is the peak?
A
The top of the wave
9
Q
What is frequency?
A
How many waves go past a particular point in a second measured in hertz (Hz)
