Sound
Waves
Formulas
Terms
Music
100

Effect of intensity on the way the human ear perceives sound.

What is loudness?

100

Substance through which a wave transfers energy

What is medium?

100

Period of a wave

What is T= 1/f

100

Strength of sound wave

What is intensity?

100

relationship between a fundamental and its overtones>

What is harmonic series?

200

Effect of frequency on the way our ear perceives sound

What is loudness?

200

Property directly proportional to wave speed

What is wavelength?

200

Speed of sound

What is v= 331 m/s + (.61 m/s) (T/1C)?

200

Number of waves that pass a point per time unit

What is frequency?

200

Most dominant sound in musical note

What is fundamental?

300

Two notes interfere harmoniously

What is consonance?

300

Bending of path of wave as result of a change in wave speed

What is refraction?

300

The frequency of a wave

What is f= N/t?

300

Maximum distance particles are displaced in a wave train

What is amplitude?

300

Music instruments distinctive sound

What is timbre

400

Technique uses reflection of sound to calculate distance

What is echo ranging?

400

Wave that has particles of the transmitting medium oscillating at right angles to the direction of wave travel

What is Transverse wave?

400

the speed of a wave

What is v=(wavelength)(f)?

400

Perpendicular line from which reflection is measured

What is normal?

400

Series of organized sound waves with specific pitch

What is music?

500

Change in frequency by objects motion.

What is Doppler Effect?

500

Length of a wave

What is wave length?

500

Frequency pairs expected to be most consonant

What is 128 Hz. 256 Hz (1:2)

500

Musical distance between 2 notes

What is interval?

500

Random sound with no intended pattern

What is noise?

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