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1
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What is an amplifier?

A

A device for making a sound louder.

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2
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What is amplify?

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To increase the amplitude of a sound so that it sounds louder.

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3
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What is an audible range?

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The range of frequencies that you can hear.

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4
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What is a diaphragm?

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The part of a microphone that vibrates when a sound wave hits it.

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What is a medium?

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The material that affects light and sound by slowing it down or transferring a wave.

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6
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What is pitch?

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A property of sound determined by it’s frequency.

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7
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What is the speed of sound?

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330 m/s

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What is superpose?

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When waves join together so that they can add up or cancel out.

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Is the higher the amplitude the _____ the sound?

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Higher.

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