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WorksheetsSound Vocabulary
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
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
how high or low a sound seems to be
pitch
frequency
hertz
amplitude
the number of wavelengths that are made in a given time
pitch
frequency
amplitude
hertz
the unit of frequency
seconds
meter
hertz (Hz)
m / s
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
the largest distance the particles in a wave vibrate from their rest position
frequency
crest
wavelength
amplitude
a measure of how loud a sound is
hertz (Hz)
decibel
joule
ultrasonic
a reflected sound wave
echo
sonic boom
ultrasound
resonance
the process of using reflected sound waves to find objects; used by animals such as bats
sonic boom
sonar
echolocation
resonance
the combination of two or more waves that results in a single wave
sonar
ultrasound
resonance
interference
the explosive sound heard when a shock wave from an object traveling faster than the speed of sound reaches a person’s ears
sonic boom
echo
decibel
sonar
a phenomenon that occurs when two objects naturally vibrate at the same frequency; the sound produced by one object causes the other object to vibrate
sonar
resonance
echolocation
ultrasound
