IPC Sound
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16 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Pitch | This is how low or how high a sound seems. |
| echolocation | Bats and dolphins reflect sound waves off objects to orient themselves using this process? |
| Sonogram | Sound waves are sent though a mother's belly to produce an image using this technology. |
| Energy | This is what is transferred in all waves. |
| frequency | wave property directly associated with pitch. |
| resonance | wave behavior that explains how a trombone playing a particular note might the snare drum rattle without touching. |
| gas | Sound waves travel slowest in this state of matter. |
| solid | Sound waves travel fastest in this state of matter. |
| doppler effect | waves that bounce off a moving object change frequency. |
| bullwhip | A human can produce a sonic boom by using this tool originally used to herd cattle. |
| lower pitch | Making a string or length of tube on a musical instrument longer has this effect on a sound. |
| diffraction | waves bending or spreading out to get around barriers. |
| sonar | technology used to map the ocean floor by reflecting sound off the bottom of the ocean floor. |
| sonic boom | loud noise is made when an object travels as fast as sound does. |
| Ultrasonic | Any sound that is over 20,000 Hz |
| interference | sounds with close to the same pitch, but different in frequency get louder and softer in a repeating pattern. |
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