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Sound (SOL 5.2)

Vocabulary Review

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vibrationa back-and-forth motion of matter
sound wavea vibration that carries energy and spreads away from a vibrating object
compressionthe part of a sound wave where molecules are pushed together
rarefactionthe part of a sound wave where molecules are spread apart
pitchhow high or low a sound is
frequencythe number of times an object vibrates per second
volumethe loudness or softness of a sound
reflectionthe bouncing of a sound wave off a surface
absorptionthe disappearance of a sound wave into a surface
echoa reflected sound wave
echolocationfinding an object by using reflected sound
Doppler effectthe change in frequency (and pitch) as a source of sound moves toward or away from you
amplitudethe energy in a sound wave
high pitch sound (high frequency)
low pitch sound(low frequency)
soft sound(less energy)
loud sound (more energy)
compression
rarefaction
crest
trough
wavelength
wave-height


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