10 Questions
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 are sound waves above 20 kHz known as?
Ultrasound
What is the frequency range for audio waves that elicit an auditory percept in humans?
20 Hz to 20 kHz
What is the name for a scientist who works in the field of acoustics?
Acoustician
What aspect of modern society does acoustics not have applications in?
Astrophysics
What is the frequency range for audio waves that elicit an auditory 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 name for a scientist who works in the field of acoustics?
Acoustician
What aspect of modern society does acoustics not have applications in?
Acoustics has applications in almost all aspects of modern society
Study Notes
Acoustics
- Acoustics is the interdisciplinary science that deals with the study of mechanical waves in gasses, liquids, and solids, including vibration, sound, ultrasound, and infrasound.
Sound Waves
- Sound waves above 20 kHz are known as ultrasound.
- Audio waves that elicit an auditory percept in humans have a frequency range of 20 Hz to 20 kHz.
Acousticians
- A scientist who works in the field of acoustics is called an acoustician.
Applications of Acoustics
- Acoustics has applications in all aspects of modern society.
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