Sound Vocab

To make a soft sound, you use this energy

• Frequency

• More energy

• Less energy

• Volume

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The number of times an object vibrates per second, or the number of sound waves

• Frequency

• Pitch

• Amplitude

• Volume

Sound travels fastest through this medium

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

How high or low a sound is, describes how the brain interprets sound

• Frequency

• Pitch

• Amplitude

• Volume

How loud or soft the sound is

• Frequency

• Pitch

• Amplitude

• Volume

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This device measures sound waves

• Hertz

• Decibels

• Wave machine

• Oscilloscope

To make a loud sound, you would use this kind of energy

• Frequency

• Less energy

• More energy

• Vibrations

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The amount of energy in a sound wave

• Frequency

• Amplitude

• Pitch

• Vibrations

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Sound travels slowest through this medium

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

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Sound waves are caused by . . .

• Noise

• Frequency

• Pitch

• Vibrations