U5C1 Sound Waves Vocabulary

Front

What is the part of a sound wave where the particles are close together?

Back

Compression

Front

What is the number of waves that pass in a given amount of time?

Back

Frequency

Front

What is the bottom of the wave called?

Back

Trough

Front

How high or low the sound is referred to as?

Back

Pitch

Front

What is the top of the wave called?

Back

Crest

Front

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

Back

Wavelength

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Front

What is the measure of the energy of a sound wave, often related to its loudness?

Back

Amplitude

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Front

What is the medium through which sound waves travel?

Back

Any substance (solid, liquid, or gas) that carries sound waves.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Front

What is the term for the spreading out of sound waves as they move away from the source?

Back

Divergence

Front

What is the phenomenon called when sound waves bounce off a surface?

Back

Reflection

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2