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RVMS Chapter 16 & 17
Sound & Light
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8th Grade
01/24/2007

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Term
sound
Definition
What word means:a disturbance that travels through a medium as a longitudinal wave?
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echo
Definition
What word means:a reflected sound wave?
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elasticity
Definition
What word means:the ability of a material to bounce back after being disturbed?
Term
Reflect, diffract around or through, or interfere with each other
Definition
What 3 things can sound waves do when they caontact surfaces or other waves?
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diffraction
Definition
What word means:the bending of waves as they move around a barrier or pass through an opening?
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interference
Definition
What word means:the interaction between waves that meet?
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The medium it travels through
Definition
What affects the speed at which sound travels?
Term
elasticity, density and temperature
Definition
What 3 properties of a medium affect the speed of sound?
Term
It will be faster
Definition
If a medium is MORE elastic what will happen to the speed of the sound moving through it?
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density
Definition
Sound travels more SLOWLY in mediums that have a higher __________?
Term
Colder-slower, higher faster
Definition
How does the temperature of a medium affect the speed of sound?
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loudness
Definition
What word means:the perception of the energy of a sound?
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intensity
Definition
What word means:the amount of energy per second carried through a unit area by a wave?
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decibel
Definition
What word means:the unit used to compare the loudness of different sounds?
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pitch
Definition
What word means:the perception of the frequency of a sound?
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ultrasound
Definition
What word means:sound waves with frequencies above 20,000 Hz?
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infrasound
Definition
What word means:sound waves with frequencies below 20 Hz?
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larynx
Definition
What word means:the human voice box?
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