Sound Waves Study Guide

Front

What is the term for each high point of a sound wave?

Back

Crest

Front

What is the term for each low point of a sound wave?

Back

Trough

Front

What does frequency measure in sound?

Back

How fast sound waves occur

Front

What is the term for the distance between two consecutive crests or troughs in a sound wave?

Back

Wavelength

Front

What does amplitude measure in sound?

Back

How loud a sound is

Front

What is the study of how sounds travel and how they can be controlled called?

Back

Acoustics

Front

What is one part of the ear involved in hearing sounds?

Back

Inner ear

Front

Which part of the ear is responsible for vibrating when sound waves hit it?

Back

Eardrum

Front

What is the function of the outer ear?

Back

To collect sound waves

Front

Sound can only travel through matter, which is called a __________.

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medium