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Physical Science
Chapter 19
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10th Grade
05/03/2012
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sound
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waves
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compression
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rarefactions
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pitch
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frequency

 

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infrasonic waves
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ultrasonic waves
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loudness
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decibels (db)
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threshold or hearing
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amplitudes
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acoustics
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resonance
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beats
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the destructive interference of two sound waveswith slightly difffernent frequencies and similar amplitudes
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Doppler effect
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the effect of motion on sound
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sonar
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a typy of listening device that uses sound waves to locate objects; sound navigation and ranging
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echolocation
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