part 1
Reinforcement or cancellation that occurs between two or more waves meet
What is interference?
SI unit of frequency
What is hertz?
Study of sound
acoustics
A loud noise caused by a shock wave
What is sonic boom?
The first note you are supposed to identify on the piano
What is C
The number of waves that pass a given point per unit time
What is frequency?
Speed of a wave with a wavelength of 2m and a frequency of 5.0 Hz
What is 10?
The change in a wave's frequency caused by an object's motion
What is Doppler effect?
The effect of frequency on the way the ear perceives sound
What is pitch?
The white key in between E and G
What is F?
Maximum distance that particles are displaced by a wave
What is amplitude?
The principle that states the angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection
What is law of reflection?
Sound that has way too low a frequency to be heard
What is infrasonic
White key to the left of C
What is B?
What is refraction
The substance through which a wave transfers its energy
What is medium?
The calculation of distance from the time between the sending of a sound wave and the return of the echo
The main factor that affects the speed of sound in air
What is temperature?
Another term for E-flat
What is D-sharp?
Spreading out of a wave after it passes through a narrow opening
What is diffraction?
What is T=t/N
System that emits sound waves underwater and analyzes the echoes reflected from the submerged objects
What is sonar?
The effect of intensity on the way the human ear perceives sound?
What is loudness?
What black key in-between G and A
What is G-sharp or A-flat?