A | B |
vibration | rapid back and forth movement |
sound | energy created by vibrating matter |
wavelength | distance between two sound waves |
frequency | how quickly a sound wave vibrates |
pitch | describes how high or low a sound is |
drum | creates sound with a vibrating surface |
flute | creates sound with vibrating air |
saxophone | creates sound with vibrating reeds |
solid | sound moves fastest through |
gas | sound moves slowest through |
matter | all sound needs matter to move through. |
reflection | the bouncing off of sound waves from a hard surface. |
absorption | disappearance of a sound wave into a surface |
echo | a reflected sound that is heard |
echolocation | used by many animals to travel and catch prey |
sonar | uses sound waves to find distance between objects |