Sound I
The areas where particles bunch together.
What is compression.
A measure of how strong a sound is
What is volume.
A larger instrument/object has a _______ pitch
What is lower
energy in the form of vibrations that passes through matter
What is sound.
The quick back and forth movement
What is vibration
the number of waves that passes a point in a certain amount of time.
What is frequency.
Explain which state of matter sound travels the slowest in and why.
A smaller object has a _______ pitch
What is higher
What can sound not travel through?
empty space
The areas where particles are spread apart
Rarefaction
The shorter the wave the __________ the ________
What is softer and volume.
When waves closer together the _______ is _______
What is pitch and higher.
How sound travels
What is a wave.
the distance between a point on a wave and another point on another wave
What is wavelegnth.
The taller the wave the _________ the ___________
What is volume and louder
Explain which state of matter sound travels the fastest in and why.
Solids because the particles are very close together.
When waves are further apart, the _______ is ________
What is pitch and lower
The loudness of a sound depends on the sound waves _____________.
What is amplitude.
The technology boats use to locate objects in water
What is sonar.
How I hear sound
An object vibrates and the waves compress as the sound travels to your ear drum
Name 3 items that have a high pitch
Answers will vary
Lower pitch is caused by
What is slower vibrations and frequencies