Waves/sound Vocabulary For Contract
Published on Dec 12, 2015
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HERTZ
HERTZ IS THE SI UNIT OF WAVE FREGUENCY WHERE 1 HERTZ=1WAVE/SEC
MEDIUM
MEDIUM IS THE NAME FOR THE MATTER THAT WAVES CAN TRAVEL THROUGH
PITCH
a way a person perceived the frequency of a sound, whether it's high or low
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REFRACTION
BEND OF WAVES AS THEY ENTER A NEW MEDIUM AT AN ANGLE AND CHANGE SPEEC
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SOUND
is the transfer of energy from vibrating object in the longitudinal waves that travel through matter
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WAVE AMPLITUDE
the maximum distance the particles of a medium move from there resting positions when a wave passes through is called the wave amplitude
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WAVE FREQUENCY
it is the number of waves that pass a fixed point Ina given amount of time
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WAVE SPEED
It is how far a wave travels Ina given amount of time. calculated as wavelength multiplied by wave frequency
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WAVELENGTH
the distance between two corresponding points of adjacent waves, such as the distance between two adjacent crests of a transverse wave is called the wavelength.
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