Sound Flashcards

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Name two ways to show that slund is produced by vibrations?

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If you listen to music using speakers and touch the speakers
When you pluck the strings of a guitar the strongs vibrate

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How do you show that sound is a source of energy?

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You get a retort stand, get a piece of string and attach it to a tennis ball, put speakers infront of it and the ball should swong when the speakers are on

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Hwo does sound travel?

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When someone speaks the air molecules in the speakers mouth vibrate in the room and the air molecules and the listeners ears canal will vibrate against her eardrum

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What is medium?

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Air, solid or liquids

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How do you prove that sound needs medium to travel?

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You get a bell jar and out an alarm in it, then you put a vacuum pump in it.Turn the alarm on later turn the vacuum on the sound slowly gets quieter

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What is sound reflection?

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Sound that hits off a smooth and hard surface like an echo

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What are ultrasounds?

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A very high note or pitch that humans can’t hear

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What is sound measured in ?

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Decibels

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How is sound produced?

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Sound is produced when objects vibrate

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