Sound Waves
A quick back and forth movement.
Vibration.
The distance between two troughs or two crests.
Wavelength.
A sound wave is this type of wave.
Longitudinal.
The bouncing back of a sound wave off of a barrier creates?
Echo.
How high or low a sound is.
Pitch.
A light wave is what type of wave?
Transverse.
The intensity of a wave tells us the sounds?
Volume.
A sound wave can not travel through outer space because of the lack of .
Matter.
Sound is measured by this.
Decibel.
The distance between the equilibrium line (resting point) and the crest.
Amplitude.
The number of wave cycles that pass a given point in a certain amount of time.
Frequency.
If I wanted to decrease the intensity of a sound I would need to decrease the what of waves?
Amplitude (energy)
Three mediums sound can travel through.
Gas, liquid, and solid.
Particles move up and down on this type of wave.
Transverse wave.
If I want to increase the pitch of a sound I should increase the what of waves?
Frequency.
An area of low pressure of a longitudinal wave is an area of
Rarefaction
Sound travels best through this.
Solid.
Particles move back and forth (or side to side) in this type of wave.
Longitudinal wave.
An area of high pressure in a longitudinal wave is an area of ?.
Compression.
What waves transfer
Energy