Sound Engineering Terminology Quiz

Wavelength is a measure of distance between two identical peaks in a sound wave.

Reflection occurs when a sound wave strikes a surface, causing some sound to bounce in different directions.

Diffraction is the bending and spreading out of light or sound waves around an object.

Resonance is the result of an item vibrating after being exposed to sound waves at its resonant frequency.

In sound behavior, ________ is the measure of distance between two identical peaks in a sound wave.

________ occurs when a sound wave strikes a surface, and some sound bounces in different directions.

WAVE MOTION is the succession of outwardly traveling layers of compression and ______.

REVERBERATION is the successive ______ of a sound in a room.

SOUND TRANSMISSION is the transfer of sound energy through a ______.

SOUND MAGNITUDE is the subjective ______, not measured by the ear.

INTENSITY LEVEL is the ratio between a given intensity and base intensity in ______ (dimensionless).

SOUND POWER is the total sound energy radiated by a sound source, product of sound pressure and volume velocity - acoustic ______.

_________ is the time taken for one complete cycle of vibration.

_________ is the fluctuation or displacement of a wave from its mean value.

_________ is the way the sound moves or spreads through a medium.

_________ is the loss of sound energy when sound waves come into contact with an absorption material.

_________ is the sensation depending on frequency.

_________ is the phenomenon of persistence of sound after it's been stopped due to multiple reflection.