Description

to take in or soak up
the height of the peaks above the resting line in a wave
a wave in which the wave's medium compresses in the same direction as the movement of the wave
a factor that limits what can be done
the highest point of a wave
(plural: criteria) a requirement that must be met
a unit used to measure the amplitude of sound
the reflection of a sound off in the distance
usable power that can be transferred or converted to different forms but cannot be created or destroyed
a rate of something that repeats over and over
energy of movement
a wave in which the wave's medium moves in the same direction as the wave
(plural media) a substantial or material
a point where a wave crosses its resting line
a disturbance that reduces the quality of a signal
the highness and lowness of sounds, which depends on the frequency of it's sound wave
something you can observe about an object, material, or system
a physical or digital model of a new design
a short burst that travels as a wave
to bounce back
the bouncing back of waves off an object
a wave in which the wave's movement of the wave's medium is perpendicular to the movement of the wave traveling through the medium
the low point of a wave
any factor that can be changed
speed
a quick back-and-forth movement
how loud a sound is, which depends on the amplitude of its sound wave
a back and forth pattern of motion that transfers energy
the length of one wave; can be measured as the distance from one peak to the center of the next peak
a person who creates designs to enhance the quality of sound within a space
the study of sound
a process in which people freely make up creative ideas
a mathematical relationship where if one variable increases, the other decreases
a wave that can only travel through a medium
a regular pattern of motion
a repeating and recognizable feature
looking for work that may already have been done
the collection of closely spaced sounds reflections off many surfaces
a high-energy wave created from the movement of the Earth's crust

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