Physical Science Waves

Carolyn S.
words used to describe and define sound waves
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  1. amplitude
    greatness of magnitude
  2. crest
    the top or extreme point of something
  3. frequency
    the number of occurrences within a given time period
  4. longitudinal
    relating to lines that bisect the globe through the poles
  5. pitch
    the high or low quality of a sound
  6. sound
    mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium
  7. transverse
    extending or lying across, in a crosswise direction
  8. trough
    a long narrow shallow receptacle
  9. tune
    a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
  10. wavelength
    a way of thinking or coming to mutual understanding
Created on Sun Mar 11 16:26:41 EDT 2012

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