Sound Vocabulary

Front

moving area of high and low pressure

Back

sound waves

Front

a series of vibrations that you can hear

Back

sound

Front

a measure of the sound energy hitting your ear

Back

loudness

Front

an area where air is pushed together

Back

compression

Front

a measure of how high or low a sound is

Back

pitch

Front

The speed at which sound waves travel

Back

speed of sound

Front

a sound reflection

Back

echo

Front

A shock wave produced by an object traveling faster than the speed of sound.

Back

sonic boom