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Waves of sound.
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What is the term on sound?
define the term sound
What term is the study of sound and sound waves?
Acoustics.
Which term is defined as the study of sound waves and sound?
The word is acoustics.
What is the term for what measures sound waves?
An oscilloscope is the machine, but it measures frequency.... so sound waves are measured by frequency
How does the human brain perceive infrared sound wave reflections from stationary metal objects?
The term "infrared" refers to electromagnetic waves, not to sound waves.
Do decibels have light waves and sound waves?
The term decibel is a unit of measurement of the loudness of sound. It has nothing to do with light, which is measured in lumens.
Sound Engineers use trigonometry?
Trigonometry is used to define triangles, but it is also useful in the representation of waves. Sound engineers, obviously, use deal with sound waves. The pitch, volume, and direction of a sound wave are all deeply rooted in trigonometry.
Is pitch made up of sound waves?
Pitch is another name for the frequency of sound waves . . . that is, how close the waves are together. Pitch is a term usually used in terms of music.
What is the term for a substance that a wave can travel through?
For light waves the term is transparent, but there are probably other terms in the case of sound waves, water waves, seismic waves, etc.Another term used is the medium, but electromagnetic radiation is an exception as it needs to medium to propagate it.
Does sound exist outside of your mind or are there just pressure waves?
It depends on how you define "sound". If you define "sound" as "pressure waves", then yes it exists outside your mind. (Arguably, it exists outside your mind no matter how it's defined... in my mind, for example. If your philosophy teacher disagrees, accuse him of being a solipsist; that should start a discussion that will derail your class for the rest of the period.)
Does sound produce waves?
Yes sound does produce waves. These special waves are called sound waves.
What sound waves do?
Sound waves carry sound
