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Sound is the vibration of air molecules. The higher the pitch, the faster the vibration. The stronger the vibration, the louder the sound. Pitch is measured in Hertz (Hz). 1 Hertz means the molecule vibrates 1 time per second (back and forth), 10 Hz means 10 times per sec. etc. Humans hear sounds from 20 Hertz (very deep bass) to 20.000 Hertz (=20 kHz) (very high sizzling)

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What property describes how HIGH or LOW a sound seems to a person?

pitch


Pitch describes how high or low a sound is. The pitch of a sound is most dependent upon the of the sound wave.?

frequency


Do bats make a sound cry that humans can hear If so does it sound like a high pitched noise similar to a fire alarm This type of noise woke you up could it have been a bat in your room?

Can you show me what sound bats make and yes they do make a sound.


What objects produces high pitch sound?

A bat, a soprano.


Why will sound of low frequencies travel farther in air than sound of high frequencies?

The answer to this question has to do with the nature of waves. A high frequency sound has a greater wavelength than a low frequency sound. A high pitched noise wave looks a bit like NNNNNNNN, whereas a low sound looks a bit more like _____. Because the high pitched noise has a "taller" wave, so to speak, it is more easily interrupted, and cannot, therefore, travel as far as a low sound. sounds with higher frequency have more energy and the energy decreases along with distance and so is the frequency........so a sound with high frequency can travel farther due to its more amplitude,wavelength and intensity. The above is in error. A high frq. sound has a shorter (time is the abcissa(x) axis) wavelength than a lower freq. sound. Tallness or amplitude is not to be confused with wavelength. Amplitude is normally the ordinate or y axis and is a measure of magnitude. Energy content is a factor of both wavelength and amplitude. Lower frequency waves commonly travel better through matter as a result of the atomic spacing of the molecules in the medium( air, solid matter etc.). i.e. Think of dominoes falling.

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What words do we use for how loud and how high or low a note is?

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A high frequency sound will be heard as?

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What properties of sound determine the pitch of sound?

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What makes a high pitch noise?

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Is a plane a has a high pitch sound or low?

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