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| mechanical waves that can often be detected by our ears |
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| rhythmic disturbances that transfer energy through space or matter |
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| a region where air molecules are pushed closer together than normal by the energy of a sound wave |
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| a region where the air molecules are spread apart by the energy of a sound wave |
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| how high or low a tone sounds to an observer |
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| the number of waves that pass a given point in one second |
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| sound waves that are too low in frequency for the human ear to hear |
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| sound waves that are too high in frequency for the human ear to hear |
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| related to intensity; how strong or weak a sound is to an observer |
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| the smallest difference in intensity between two sounds that the human ear is capable of detecting |
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| the very softest sound level that can be detected by an observer |
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| the distance that a wave rises or falls from its normal rest position |
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| the effect of materials and their shapes on sound |
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| the transfer of energy from one object to another object with the same neutral frequency |
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| the destructive interference of two sound waves with slightly different frequencies and similar amplitudes |
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| the effect of motion on sound; named in honor of the Austrian physicist Christian Doppler |
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| a type of listening device that uses sound waves to locate objects; sound navigation and ranging |
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| using ultrasonic waves to locate something by the waves that are reflected off the object |
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| the point at which sound becomes painfully loud; about 120 decibels |
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| What two characteristics of sound are related to one another? |
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| What is Frequency measured in? |
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| What is loudness measured in? |
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| In what type of matter does sound travel through the fastest? |
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| In what type of matter does sound move the slowest through? |
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| Constructive & Destructive |
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| What are 2 types of interference? |
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| Constructive Interference |
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| both waves are on the same side and make the wave bigger |
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| one wave is on each side, when they meet, they either cancel each other out or the smaller wave makes the bigger one smaller |
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| Brass, String, Woodwind, & Percussion |
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| What are the 4 types of Instruments? |
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| What do brass musicians use to change the notes? |
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| What do woodwind musicians use to change the notes? |
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| 3 types of woodwind instruments |
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| saxaphone, flute, and clairinet |
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| 3 types of brass instruments |
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| 3 types of string instruments |
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| 3 types of percussion instruments |
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