Sound Flashcards
Vibration
Is a rapid back and forth motion
Vaccum
A empty space
Pitch
A frequency of a sound wave determines the pitch of you here
Hertz
Is one complete wave or cycle per second.
Ultrasound
A sound wave with frequencies above 20000 hertz
Resonance
When a tuning fork is struck
Doppler effect
The change in perceived pitch that occurs when the source or the receiver of a sound is moving
Intensity
Amount of energy a sound wave has
Decibel
To measure sound intensity
Amplification
To increase the strength of an electrical signal
Acoustic
A sound that is produced and and received and herd by human and animals
Echolocation
Sending out a high pitched sound waves and the interpretation of the returning echoes
Sonar
For navigation and ranging
Wave
Disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another
Medium
Any substance a waves move through