Sound Quiz Vocabulary

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Vibration

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Movement of an object back and forth from its starting position

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Amplitude

Back

The distance from the starting position to a peak or valley

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Frequency

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The number of peaks or valleys in one second, determines pitch

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Pitch

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The highness or lowness of a sound, based on its frequency

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Medium

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The material (solid, liquid, or gas) that sound waves travel through

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Particles

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Tiny pieces of matter that make up everything around us

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Peak

Back

High point on a sound wave graph

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Valley

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Low point on a sound wave graph

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Amplitude

Back

The amount of force applied to a sound source affects the ____________ of the sound wave

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Loud

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_________ sounds have high amplitude