Basic Terms
This force acts perpendicularly on a surface
Areas of increased density caused by molecular collision
What is compression or condensation?
This is equal to 1/t
Given a constant temperature, increasing the volume of enclosed space decreases the air pressure in that space, and vice versa
What is Boyle's Law?
Unit of acoustic frequency
What is Hertz (Hz)?
This is a 3-dimensional space that is occupied
What is volume?
Areas of decreased density caused when molecules return to their resting position
What is rarefaction?
This is equal to 1/F
What is period?
The restoring force of elasticity is proportional to the amount of displacement or deformation undergone by the object
What is Hooke's Law?
Unit of acoustic intensity
What is Decibel (dB)?
This is the amount of mass per unit volume
What is density?
A sound wave with only one frequency, resulting from simple harmonic motion
This is equal to the speed of sound divided by frequency
What is wavelength?
The movement of air through a certain area within a given time period
What is flow?
Unit of acoustic loudness
What is Phon?
The property of an object to return to its original location/form after being displaced/deformed
What is elasticity or restoring force?
A sound wave consisting of two or more frequencies, where each cycle requires the same amount of time and the amplitude of all cycles is equal
What is complex periodic?
This is equal to the speed of sound divided by wavelength
What is frequency?
The relative timing of high and low pressure areas in sound waves occupying the same space
Unit of acoustic pitch
What is Mel?
The reason why objects at rest tend to remain at rest and objects in motion tend to remain in motion, unless acted upon by an outside force
What is inertia?
A sound wave consisting of multiple frequencies that are not related to each other, where each cycle does not require the same amount of time
What is complex aperiodic?
This is proportional to the square of amplitude
What is intensity?
This term describes the constant random pattern of air molecule motion
What is Brownian Motion?
Unit comprised of 10 decibels
What is Bel (B)?