Sound waves

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Across
  1. 5. All sound waves needs a _____________ to travel through.
  2. 6. Sounds with frequencies below the normal human range of hearing are called __________________.
  3. 8. Sound waves with frequencies above the normal human range of hearing are called _______________.
  4. 10. ____________ is how fast a wave travels.
  5. 11. ____________________ interference occurs when the compression of 1 wave overlap with the compression of another wave = LOUDER
  6. 13. _____________ is a disturbance that travels through a medium as a longitudinal wave.
  7. 14. A reflection sound wave is called an _______________.
  8. 17. ________________ is the combination of the 2 or more waves to form a single wave.
  9. 18. when sound waves leave its source, the waves travel in all ______________ away from the source.
  10. 19. sound waves are ___________ waves.
  11. 20. The loudness of the different sounds is compared using a unit called _______________ (dB).
  12. 23. _________________ interference occurs when the compression of 1 wave overlap with the rarefactions of another wave = SOFTER
  13. 24. At low temperatures, particles in a medium move more slowly than at ___________ temperatures.
  14. 25. Soft/bumpy surface ____________ or scatter the reflection.
Down
  1. 1. The bouncing back of a wave after it hits a barrier is called a _________________.
  2. 2. The pitch of a sound depends on the _________________ of a wave.
  3. 3. The harder and smoother the surface the ______________ the reflection.
  4. 4. ________________ is the apparent change in the frequency of a sound cause by the motion of either the listener or the source of the sound.
  5. 7. The higher the decibel ____________, the louder the sound.
  6. 9. Loudness is related to the _______________ of the wave.
  7. 12. ______________ is a measure of how well something can be heard.
  8. 15. Sounds travel more slowly at ______________ temperatures than higher temperatures.
  9. 16. ______________ are the complete back and forth motion of an object.
  10. 21. ___________ is how high or low something sounds.
  11. 22. The speed of sound ___________ on the medium that is travel through.