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Sound Vocabulary

Match each of the words with the correct statement.

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sound levelthe amplitude of sound, as measured on a logarithmic scale is called
harmonicany high frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency is a(n)
beatan oscillation of wave amplitude caused by the sounding of two nearly identical fequencies
decibela unit used to measure sound level
dissonancea jarring combination of pitches
octavetwo frequencies in a 1:2 ratio
fundamentalthe lowest frequency that will resonate in a pipe
Doppler shiftthe apparent change in pitch caused by the motion of the sound source
pitchthe apparent highness or lowness of a note
consonancea pleasant combination of pitches


Marvin Orr

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