Sound Wave Fun Facts
What unit is sound loudness is measured in?
What is decibels?
This is a measure of how often a wave repeats per second
What is frequency?
This is precipitation that forms as ice crystals
Snow
What do you call any material through which sound travels?
What is a medium?
Determined by the frequency of the wave
What is pitch?
Sound waves with a __________ frequency will often be perceived as louder by the human brain
What is high/higher?
This is a person who studies weather for a living
Meteorologist
Sound moves best through this type of medium/material?
What is a solid?
Sound waves are classified as _____________ waves
Longitudinal Waves
Give an example of a low frequency, high amplitude sound
Earthquake, construction, etc.
This is precipitation that falls as rain, then freezes after it hits the ground
Freezing Rain
340.29 m/s is the speed of sound through what material?
What is air?
The distance a wave moves back and forth from its resting position
What is amplitude?
As _________ from a sound increases, it gets quieter
distance
This is an instrument used to measure air pressure
Barometer