Chapter 5 Vocabulary
Across
- 3. collection of reflected sounds from surfaces in a closed space
- 7. longitudinal wave that can travel only though matter
- 9. rapid back and forth motion that can occur in solids, liquids, or gases
- 10. change of pitch when a sound source is moving in relation to an observer
- 14. occurs when waves overlap and combine to form a new wave
- 16. study of how sound interacts with structures
- 17. perception of how high or low a sound is
- 18. system that uses the reflection of sound waves to find underwater objects
- 19. number of wavelengths that pass by a point each second
Down
- 1. maximum distance a wave varies from its rest position
- 2. increase in amplitude when object vibrating absorbs energy from a nearby vibrating object at same frequency
- 3. bouncing of a wave off a surface
- 4. reflected wave sound
- 5. transfer of energy from a wave to the medium through which it travels
- 6. region of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the. medium are closet together
- 8. wave in which the disturbance is parallel to the direction the wave travels
- 11. change in direction of a wave as it changes speed in moving from one medium to another
- 12. material in which a wave travels
- 13. amount of energy that passes through a square meter of space in one second
- 15. process an animal uses to locate an object by means of reflected sounds