Description

concerned with the properties of sound
the amount of matter in an object
causes an object to undergo a change in speed, direction, or shape
disturbance that creates changes in pressure throughout an elastic medium
the quantity of three-dimensional space occupied by a liquid, solid, or gas
a force that acts perpendicularly on a surface
waves where the displacement of the medium is parallel to the wave
waves where the displacement of the medium is perpendicular to the wave
molecules move close together
molecules move farther apart
the propert of an object to return to its original shape
in motion, stays in motion; at rest, stays at rest
decrease of amplitude due to friction within the air
decrease in amplitude
a disturbance of pressure that moves through a medium
maximum upward displacement; maximum point of compression
lowest point in a cycle; maximum point of rarefaction
deals with time
deals with space
vibration occurring from a point of rest, to a point of maximum displacement, to rest, to maximum displacement, to rest
time it takes for one cycle to occur
number of cycles per second measured in Hertz
the distance from crest to crest, trough to trough, or a point on one wave cycle to the corresponding point on the new wave cycle
the maximum displacement from position of rest; perception is loudness
sound that is characterized by waves that consist of two or more frequencies
the complex sound that consists of a series of frequencies that are systematically related to each other
analysis where the complex periodic waves can be represented by the sum of its component frequencies, as well as their amplitudes and phases
sound passes through something
damping of a wave
portion of the sound wave that is not transmitted or absorbed bounces from the surface vof the boundary and travels in the opposite direction
multiple reflections
wave changes direction due to an obstacle
vibration where objects or systems are forced into vibration
something that is set into vibration by the action of another vibration
wave changes direction because of a local difference
frequencies that are multiples of the fundamental frequency
frequency of initial vibration
frequency where an elastic system will vibrate if set into vibration and left alone
acoustical resonance that relates to speech production
type of wave that appears to be "stationary"

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