A | B |
underwater sound detecting system | sonar |
perception of sound intensity | loudness |
sounds with frequencies about 20,000 Hz | ultrasonic |
multiple echoes in a concert hall | reverberation |
multiples of the fundamental frequency | overtones |
determined by amplitutde of a sound wave | intensity |
regular patter of pitch and rhythm | music |
study of sound | acoustics |
perception of the frequency of sound | pitch |
used by dolphins to find prey | echolocation |
difference among sounds of the same pitch | quality |
change of pitch due to a moving wave source | Doppler shift |
passes sound vibrations to the middle ear | eardrum |
hollow chamber that amplifies sound when air is vibrated | resonator |
coiled structure in the inner ear | cochlea |
gathers sounds waves | outer ear |
part of the ear that amplifies waves | middle ear |
part of the ear that converts waves to nerve impulses | inner ear |
instrument that produces sound by plucking, striking, or drawing a bow across | strings |
instruments that rely on vibrations of air to make musics | brass and woodwinds |
these instruments are struck, shaken, rubbed or brushed to produce sound | percussion |
a pulsing vibration in loudness | beats |