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10 Cards in this Set
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Sound
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A series of vibrations that you can hear
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Compression
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The part of a sound wave in which air is pushed together
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Sound Wave
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A moving pattern of high and low pressure that you can hear
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Amplitude
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A measure of the strength (loudness) of a sound wave; shown by height on a wave diagram
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Wavelength
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The distance from one compression to the next in a sound wave
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Loudness
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Your perception of the amount of sound energy reaching your ear
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Pitch
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A measure of how high or low a sound is
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Speed of sound
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The speed at which a sound wave travels through a given material
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Echo
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A sound reflection
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Sonic Boom
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A shock wave of compression sound waves produced by an object moving faster than the speed of sound (ex. An airplane traveling at top speed.)
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