10 Questions
What is the frequency range for audio percept in humans?
20 Hz to 20 kHz
What are sound waves above 20 kHz known as?
Ultrasound
What is the interdisciplinary science that deals with the study of mechanical waves in gasses, liquids, and solids including vibration, sound, ultrasound, and infrasound?
Acoustics
What is the wavelength range of sound waves in air at atmospheric pressure for humans to perceive?
17 meters to 1.7 centimeters
What are sound waves below 20 Hz known as?
Infrasound
What is the frequency range for audio waves that elicit an auditory percept in humans?
20 Hz to 20 kHz
What are sound waves with frequencies above 20 kHz known as?
Ultrasound
What is the name for sound waves below 20 Hz?
Infrasound
In which medium can sound propagate as an acoustic wave?
Gas, liquid, or solid
What is the interdisciplinary science that deals with the study of mechanical waves in gasses, liquids, and solids including vibration, sound, ultrasound, and infrasound?
Acoustics
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