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What is a zone of rarefied air called?
What is a zone of rarefied air called?
What is the average human's audible frequency range?
What is the average human's audible frequency range?
Which of the following is NOT a factor that determines the fundamental (first harmonic) pitch of a plucked string on a musical instrument?
Which of the following is NOT a factor that determines the fundamental (first harmonic) pitch of a plucked string on a musical instrument?
Which of the following is the correct order of the three factors that determine the fundamental (first harmonic) pitch of a plucked string on a musical instrument?
Which of the following is the correct order of the three factors that determine the fundamental (first harmonic) pitch of a plucked string on a musical instrument?
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What is the name of the first harmonic in a plucked string on a musical instrument?
What is the name of the first harmonic in a plucked string on a musical instrument?
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What is the property of waves that most clearly distinguishes wave motion from particle motion?
What is the property of waves that most clearly distinguishes wave motion from particle motion?
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What is a pulse of compressed air called?
What is a pulse of compressed air called?
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Which sound wave attribute determines its 'pitch'?
Which sound wave attribute determines its 'pitch'?
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Frequencies of sound that are higher than what can be perceived by typical humans are called?
Frequencies of sound that are higher than what can be perceived by typical humans are called?
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Which sound wave attribute determines the perceived 'loudness' of a wave?
Which sound wave attribute determines the perceived 'loudness' of a wave?
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