Sound Engineering Terminology Quiz

______ is the technology of designing to meet hearing needs.

______ is the reduction of noise or vibration (decibels).

______ is the transfer of sound energy through a barrier.

______ is the successive reflection of sound in a room (sound travel 1130ft or 344m per second).

______ is the single number decibel rating.

______ is the total sound energy radiated by a sound source (watts) - product of sound pressure and volume velocity - acoustic power.

Wavelength is a measure of distance between two identical ______.

When a sound wave strikes a surface, some will bounce in different directions due to ______.

Scattering of sound waves from a surface is known as ______.

Bending and spreading out of light or sound waves around an object is called ______.

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

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

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

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

_________ is the speed of vibration, determining the pitch of sound.

_________ is the speed of sound.

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

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