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_______Chapter 16 sound

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_______ is a disturbance that travels through a meddium as a longitudinal wavesound
______________ is the use of reflected sound wavws to determine distance or to locate objectsEcholocation
What are three main sections of the earOuter, inter, middle
Give examples of wind instrumentstrumpets, clarinet, flute,saxaphone
______ is a set of notes that combine in patterns that are pleasingmusic
The ______ is a fluid-filled cavity, shaped like a snail shell and is responsible for sending messages to the braincochlea
Some animals, including bats and dolphins, use echolocation to ______ and to ____ ____Navigate find food
When a sound source moves, the __________ of the wave changes because the _______ of the source adds to the motion of of the wavefrequency motion
Ultrasound technologies such as and ultrasound imaging are used to ________ things that cannot be _____ directlyobserve seen
___________ ___________ may distort soundsConstructive interference
The _______ ear funnels sounds waveouter
Give examples of stringed instrumentsguitars pianos violins
Your vocal cords are located in your voice box, or __________larynx
_________ describes your perception of the energy of a soundloudness
The ______ ______ of musical instruments results from the blending of a fundamental tone with ait's overtonessound quality
A system that uses reflected sound waves to detect and locate objects underwater is called ______sonar
T or F The more elastic a medium, the slower sound travels in it.False=sound travels more quickly in medium that have a high degree of elasticity
The ______ the energy used to make a sound, the ________ the sound.greater louder
The ability of a material to bounce back after being distred is called ________.elasticity
When a shock wave pass by, people hear a loud noise called a _____ ______.sonic boom
A reflected sound wave is called a _______.echo
What are four causes of hearing loss.injury to the ear, infection, aging, exposure to loud music
___________ plays a roll in the quality of music.Resonance
The ____ ____ is a small, tightly streched, drum-like membrance that vibrates when sound waves hit it.ear drum
What three bones are found in the middle ear.The hammer,the anvil, the stirrup
The loudness of different sounds is compared using a unit called the _____decibel (db)
Sound travels _____ ________ in mediums that have a high degree of elasticity.more quickly
What is sonar used for.To dectect icebergs, determine the depth of water, locate sunken ships,schools of fish, and boats on the ocean floor
Give examples of percussion instruments.drums, cymbals, xylophones, cybals, bells
Music usually uses specific pitches called______.notes
The _______ ear transmits sound waves inward.middle
In stringed instruments, sound is produced by strings that vibrate when they are _______,_________,or ________ with a bow.pluced, struck, or rubbed
_______ __________ may produc "dead spots" where loudness is reduced.Destructive interference
Sound begins with a _________.vibration
The _____ of a sound is a description of how high or low the sound seems to a person.pitch
______ is how much matter, or mass, there is in a given amount of space, or volume.density
The __________ ______ is the lowest natural frequency of an instrument or other object.fundamental tone
________ is the study of how sounds interact with each other and the environment.acoustics
The change in frequency of a wave as it's source moves in relation to the observer is called the ______ _______.doppler effect
T or F Sound waves do NOT always in a straight line.True sound waves are not always in a straight line
Repeat echoes of a sound that are produced by reflection of sound waves is called ________.reverberation
A narrow region in the ear that is a few centimeters long and ends at the eardrum is called the ____ ______.ear canal
What are the three basic groups of instruments?stringed, wind, percussion
A common medium for sound is _____.air
Sound travels ____ ______ at tempertures than at higher tempertures.more slowly
T or F Sound waves can travel without a mediumFalse sound wave need a medium in order to travel.
The interaction of sound waves is called a _______.interference
The interaction of sound wave, the _____ the soundlouder
The pitch of a sound that you hear depends on the ______ of the sound wave.frequency
Loudness describes what you ______.hear
_________ ______ devices send ultrasound waves into the body and detect reflected sound waves.ultrasound imaging
________ is used in the design of concert halls to control reverberation and interference.acoustics
Sound waves with frequencies below the normal human range of hearing are called ________.infrasound
T or F Sound cannot travel through solids and liquids.False sound CAN travel through solids and lquids
Sound waves _____ off objects, _____ through narrow openings and around barriers, and _______ with each other.reflect diffract interfere
Sound travels ______ ______ in denser mediums.more slowly
The _____ ear converts the sound waves into a form your brain can understand.inner
What are the two types of interference in sound waves.constructive and destructive
The speed of sound depends on the _____, ____, and ________ of the medium.elastricity, density and temperature
An instrument's higher natural frequency is called _______.overtone
The _______ a sound wave is from it's souuce, the ____ energy it hs over a given area.less
A _______ is a picture produced by ultrasound imaging devices.sonogram
T or F In materials in the same state of matter, sound travels more slowly in denser mediums.true sound travels slow in denser mediums
Sound waves with frequencies above the normal human range of hearing are called _______.ultrasound
The loudness of a sound depends on what two factors.the amount of energy it takes to make the sound and the distance from the source of the sound
The amount of energ a sound wave carries per second through a unit area is it's ______.intensity
Resonance affects sound quality by __________ the loudness of certain overtones.increasing



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