SOUND
Sound, light and heat are all forms of this...
What is ENERGY
When a sound wave bounces back it creates this.
What is an ECHO
Measured in decibles(dB) this describes how loud or soft a sound is.
What is INTENSITY
This device turns sound energy into electrical energy
What is a PHONE
How sound travels.
What are SOUND WAVES
When an object moves back and forth very rapidly producing sounds.
What is VIBRATION
The highness of lowness of a sound.
What is PITCH
The study of how sound travels around a room.
What are ACOUSTICS
This instrument makes sound by being hit or shaken
What is a PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT
This is caused by an object traveling faster than the speed of sound.
What is a SONIC BOOM
This device makes a pure tone and has a perfect up and down sound wave.
What is a TUNING FORK
Number of vibrations each second measured in hertz(Hz)
What is FREQUENCY
A sound that is too high for people to hear.
What is ULTRASONIC
This type of instrument can be plucked or stroked.
What is a STRINGED INSTRUMENT
This substance carries a sound wave.
What is a SOUND MEDIUM
People sound different because of this unique part in their voice.
What is OVERTONE
A space with no matter and thus no sound.
What is a VACUUM
This happens when sound is not reflected by what it hits.
The type of instrument a saxophone is.
What is a WIND INSTRUMENT
A harp is classified as this.
What is a STRINGED INSTRUMENT
Combination of pitch, intensity and quality of a sound.
What is TONE
The increase in amplitude of a systems natural frequency when the system is exposed to the same repeated vibrational force.
What is RESONANCE
This branch of engineering studies and applies the scientific principles of sound.
What is ACOUSTICAL
Changing the length of the string on a stringed instrument affects this.
A device that sends out high-frequency sounds to locate objects.
What is SONAR