Vocabulary
halfway between a crest and a trough
resting point
the distance between one crest or trough to the next
wavelength
medium
A sound's volume is measured in what?
decibels
each high point of a sound wave
crest
each low point of a sound wave
trough
What can the medium be made of?
Which tool makes sound louder?
amplifier
frequency
the study of how sounds travel and how they can be controlled
acoustics
Sound waves travel fastest through which type of matter?
solid
What is the study of how sound travels and can be controlled?
acoustics
the distance between the resting point and a crest or trough
amplitude
a kind of energy that travels in waves that you hear
sound
Sound waves travel slowest through which type of matter?
gas
What is made when something vibrates?
sound
how high or low a sound is
pitch
how loud or soft a sound is
volume
Sound waves move faster in when the medium is which type of temperature?
warm
Explain how you hear sounds.
The outer ear catches the waves, then moves to the eardrum which is the flap of skin inside the ear. When it hits the eardrum, it vibrates then it moves to the middle ear and on to the inner ear which sends signals to the brain.