1. Reflection Amplitude Pitch Dictionary Definition 3 Examples
Vocabulary Matrix - Sound Waves 5.3 Name: ______________________________
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Sound Wave
A Sound wave is a mechanical wave because it has to travel through a medium.
A Sound wave is also a Compressional wave.
Diffraction
The bending of waves around a barrier or the edges of an opening.
Absorption
The process through which materials take in sound energy.
Reflection
The bouncing of a sound wave off a surface.
Amplitude
The maximum distance that particles move from their resting position in a wave.
Pitch
The audible property of sound that varies with frequency.
Frequency
The number of waves that pass a given point in one second.

2. Medium (Liquid, Solid, Gas)
Vocabulary Matrix 5.3
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Volume
Loudness of a sound; relates to amplitude
Pitch
The audible property of sound that varies with frequency.
Wavelength
The distance from one point on the wave to the next identical point.
Wave Speed
The speed at which a wave travels. Wave speed is related to wavelength, frequency, and period by the equation wave speed = frequency x wavelength.
Medium (Liquid, Solid, Gas)
A material through which waves can travel