VOCABULARY TIME

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Across
  1. 2. A measure of the amount of energy a sound wave carries, defined as the power per unit area
  2. 5. Vibrates when sound hits it to carry the noise to the middle ear
  3. 7. A unit used to measure the intensity of sound
  4. 9. The subjective perception of sound intensity. It is how soft or loud a sound seems to a listener, based primarily on the amplitude of the sound wave
  5. 10. A structure in the inner ear that interprets sound
Down
  1. 1. The alteration in the observed frequency of a sound caused by the relative motion of the source or the observer
  2. 3. The characteristic of a sound that distinguishes it from another, even if they have the same pitch and intensity
  3. 4. All resonant frequencies higher than the fundamental frequency in a musical sound
  4. 6. Sound with an identifiable pitch, a specific quality, and a repeating, purposeful pattern or rhythm
  5. 8. The perception of the highness or lowness of a sound, directly related to the frequency of the sound waves