Sound Waves and Their Properties

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What is a sound wave?

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Sound travels through matter. A wave is a change that carries energy from one place to another.

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What is the trough of a wave?

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The lowest point of a wave.

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What is the crest of a wave?

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The highest point of a wave.

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What is wavelength?

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The distance between one crest or trough and the next.

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What is the resting point of a wave?

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Halfway between the crest and the trough.

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What is amplitude?

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The distance between the resting point and a crest or trough.

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What is pitch?

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How high or low a sound is, caused by the frequency of the sound wave.

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What is sound?

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Sound is a type of energy produced when objects vibrate back and forth rapidly.

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What is volume?

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How loud or soft a sound is.

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What is frequency?

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The number of crests or troughs that pass by over a certain amount of time.