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| A longitudinal wave caused by vibrations and carried through a substance. |
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| a substance through which a wave can travel. Can be a solid, liquid, or gas. |
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| a common type of hearing loss caused by exposure to loud sounds. |
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| how high or low a sound seems |
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| a change in the frequency of a wave when the source or observer is moving |
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| a measure of how well a sound can be heard |
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| the most common unit to measure loudness |
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| the preocess of using reflected sounds waves to find objects; used by animals such as bats |
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| a medical procedure that uses echos to "see" inside a patient's body |
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| the combination of two or more waves that results in a single wave |
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| the explosive sound created from a shock wave from an object traveling faster than the speed of sound |
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| a pattern of vibration that simulates a wave that is standing still |
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| 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 |
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| the result of blending of several pitches through interference |
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| Examples of string instruments |
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| Examples of Wind instruments |
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brass - tuba, trombone, French horn
woodwind - oboe, recorder, saxophone |
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| Examples of percussion instruments |
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| a sound that consists of a random mix of frequencies |
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