Sound Vocabulary

a longitudinal wave that is caused by vibrations that travels through a medium

• sound

• light

• electromagnet

• electricity

the substance through which a wave can travel

• compression

• SONAR

• echo

• medium

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

how high or low a sound seems to be

• pitch

• frequency

• hertz

• amplitude

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

the number of wavelengths that are made in a given time

• pitch

• frequency

• amplitude

• hertz

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

the unit of frequency

• seconds

• meter

• hertz (Hz)

• m / s

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

sounds that have a frequency too high for people to hear

• undersounds

• infrasounds

• decibel

• ultrasonic

sounds that have a frequency too low for people to hear

• undersonic

• infrasound

• decibel

• ultrasonic

an observed change in the frequency of a wave when the source or observer is moving

• Doppler Effect

• LASER

• SONAR

• echolocation

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

the largest distance the particles in a wave vibrate from their rest position

• frequency

• crest

• wavelength

• amplitude

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

a measure of how loud a sound is

• hertz (Hz)

• decibel

• joule

• ultrasonic