Sound

the transport of energy when a wave disappears into a surface

• absorption

• amplification

• compression

• rarefaction

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

the process of making a sound louder

• absorption

• amplification

• echolocation

• rarefaction

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

the location of objects by reflected sound

• compression

• amplification

• echolocation

• rarefaction

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

the height of a sound wave

• amplitude

• decibel

• trough

• wavelength

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

a unit use to measure the loudness of sound

• amplitude

• decibel

• trough

• wavelength

the region of lower air pressure in a sound wave

• amplitude

• decibel

• trough

• wavelength

the distance from one compression to the next

• amplitude

• decibel

• trough

• wavelength

region in a sound wave where there are fewer particles than normal

• rarefaction

• frequency

• hertz

• pitch

the number of complete wavelengths produced in a given time

• rarefaction

• frequency

• hertz

• pitch

unit used to measure frequency

• rarefaction

• decibel

• hertz

• pitch