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Waves and Sound Vocabulary

Published on Nov 26, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

HERTZ

THE SI UNIT FOR WAVE FREQUENCY . 1 HERTZ EQUALS ONE WAVE PASSING A FIXED POINT IN ONE SECOND
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MEDIUM

THE MATTER THAT WAVES CAN TRAVEL THROUGH, SUCH AS GASES, LIQUIS, AND SOLIDS

PITCH

THE WAY A PERSON PERCEIVES A SOUND, WHETHER IT IS HIGH OR LOW
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RELFECTION

BOUNCING BACK OF WAVES FROM A BARRIER THAT THEY CANNOT PASS THROUGH IS CALLED REFLECTION
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REFRACTION

THE HERDING OF WAVES AS THEY ENTER A NEW MEDIUMAT AN ANGLE AND CHANGE SPEED
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SOUND

SOUND IS THE TRANSFER OF ENERGY FROM A VIBRATING OBJECT IS LONGITUDINAL WAVES THAT TRAFEL THROUGH MATTER.

WAVE AMPLITUDE

MAXIMUM DISTANCE THE PARTICLES OF A MEDIUM MOVE FROM THEIR RESTING POSITION WHEN A WAVE PASSES

WAVE FREQUENCY

THE NUMVER OF WAVES THAT PASS A CERTAIN POINT IN A GIVEN AMOUNT OF TIME.
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WAVE SPEED

HOW FAR A WAVE TRAVELS IN A GIVEN POINT OF TIME
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WAVELENGTH

THE DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO CORRESPONDING POINTS OF ADJACENT WAVES
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VOLUME

PERCIEVED LOUDNESS OF A SOUND, DETERMINED BY THE SOUND OR THE AMPLITUDE OF A WAVE