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An octave is _____. a doubling of frequency
a doubling of amplitude
an eighth of a frequency
an eighth of amplitude
a doubling of frequency
If a sound has a pressure of 10 dB 16 dB SPL
SPL at a distance of 10 m, how much
pressure would the sound have at a
distance of 5 m?
16 dB SPL
20 dB SPL
4 dB SPL
5 dB SPL
Through the Inverse Square Law, the spherically and horizontally
spread of energy that is propagated
can be followed _____.
only horizontally
vertically and horizontally
only spherically
spherically and horizontally
,A "just noticeable" change in sound +/-3 dB
pressure level, either louder or
softer, requires a _____ change.
+/-10 dB
+/-1 dB
+/-3 dB
+/-6 dB
If you go up one octave from 250 500 Hz
Hz, you arrive at _____.
1250 Hz
125 Hz
500 Hz
251 Hz
0 dB SPL describes: the threshold of human hearing
the threshold of human hearing
the threshold of pain
ambient noise level
normal listening level
What is the measurement for Hertz
frequency?
Wavelength
DC
Hertz
AC
, Wavelength and frequency Pitch; volume
determine the __________ of sound,
while amplitude determines the
__________.
Pitch; volume
Volume; speed
Volume; tone
Speed; tone
Wavelength is the __________. Physical distance between two points of a
Cycle when molecules move from waveform that are exactly one cycle apart.
rest through compression to rest and
rarefaction.
Physical distance between two
points of a waveform that are exactly
one cycle apart.
Number of times a wavelength cycle
occurs per second.
Intensity or loudness of a sound in a
particular medium.
Harmonics are _____. the whole number multiples of a fundamental
the particular make-up of complex frequency
waveforms
varying proportional energy levels of
a fundamental frequency
the whole number multiples of a
fundamental frequency
the whole number multiples of
individual sine waves
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Terms in this set (102)
An octave is _____. a doubling of frequency
a doubling of amplitude
an eighth of a frequency
an eighth of amplitude
a doubling of frequency
If a sound has a pressure of 10 dB 16 dB SPL
SPL at a distance of 10 m, how much
pressure would the sound have at a
distance of 5 m?
16 dB SPL
20 dB SPL
4 dB SPL
5 dB SPL
Through the Inverse Square Law, the spherically and horizontally
spread of energy that is propagated
can be followed _____.
only horizontally
vertically and horizontally
only spherically
spherically and horizontally
,A "just noticeable" change in sound +/-3 dB
pressure level, either louder or
softer, requires a _____ change.
+/-10 dB
+/-1 dB
+/-3 dB
+/-6 dB
If you go up one octave from 250 500 Hz
Hz, you arrive at _____.
1250 Hz
125 Hz
500 Hz
251 Hz
0 dB SPL describes: the threshold of human hearing
the threshold of human hearing
the threshold of pain
ambient noise level
normal listening level
What is the measurement for Hertz
frequency?
Wavelength
DC
Hertz
AC
, Wavelength and frequency Pitch; volume
determine the __________ of sound,
while amplitude determines the
__________.
Pitch; volume
Volume; speed
Volume; tone
Speed; tone
Wavelength is the __________. Physical distance between two points of a
Cycle when molecules move from waveform that are exactly one cycle apart.
rest through compression to rest and
rarefaction.
Physical distance between two
points of a waveform that are exactly
one cycle apart.
Number of times a wavelength cycle
occurs per second.
Intensity or loudness of a sound in a
particular medium.
Harmonics are _____. the whole number multiples of a fundamental
the particular make-up of complex frequency
waveforms
varying proportional energy levels of
a fundamental frequency
the whole number multiples of a
fundamental frequency
the whole number multiples of
individual sine waves
