Properties of Sound Waves

How loud a sound is

• Intensity

• Pitch

• Resonance

• Diffraction

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The unit of measure for Intensity

• Hertz (Hz)

• Decibels (dB)

The highness or lowness of a sound

• Intensity

• Pitch

• Interference

• Resonance

The unit of measure for pitch

• Hertz (Hz)

• Decibels (dB)

High Frequency =

• Low Pitch

• High Pitch

• Mid Pitch

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Low frequency =

• High Pitch

• Low Pitch

• Mid Pitch

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Hearing below 16-20 Hz

• Infrasonic

• Ultrasonic

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

One vibrating object causes another object with the same frequency to vibrate

• Diffraction

• Reflection

• Resonance

• Interference

The bending of a wave around a barrier or through an opening

• Diffraction

• Reflection

• Resonance

• Interference

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

A wave bouncing back

• Diffraction

• Resonance

• Interference

• Reflection

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2