Properties of Sound Waves

Front

What is another name for wave height?

Back

Amplitude

Front

As the wavelength of sound increases, the frequency ___?

Back

decreases

Front

When two objects vibrate at the same frequency it is called?

Back

Resonance

Front

What makes sound happen?

Back

Vibrations

Front

The pressed together regions of particles in a sound wave are called?

Back

compressions

Front

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

Back

Wavelength

Front

What is the number of waves that pass a point in one second?

Back

Frequency

Front

What is the measure of how loud a sound is?

Back

Amplitude

Front

What phenomenon occurs when sound waves bounce off a surface?

Back

Reflection

Front

What is the term for the spreading out of waves as they pass through an opening or around obstacles?

Back

Diffraction