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Acoustic waves that have frequencies lying between about 20 Hz and 20 kHz elicit an auditory percept in humans.

Sound waves above 20 kHz are known as ultrasound and are not audible to humans.

Sound waves below 20 Hz are known as infrasound.

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<p>Sound is a vibration that propagates as an acoustic wave through a transmission medium such as a gas, liquid, or solid.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Acoustic waves with frequencies between about 20 Hz and 20 kHz, the audio frequency range, elicit an auditory percept in humans.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sound waves above 20 kHz are known as ultrasound and are not audible to humans.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sound waves below 20 Hz are known as infrasound.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Acoustics is the interdisciplinary science that deals with the study of mechanical waves in gases, liquids, and solids including vibration, sound, ultrasound, and infrasound.</p> Signup and view all the answers