| ear | | blending pitches to produced sound |
| noise | | variation in particular, in the amplitude or frequency of an electromagnetic wave |
| fundemental-tone | | high-frequency ultra-sonic waves |
| modulation | | sounds with more than 20,000hz |
| crest | | shaped like a snail shell |
| over-tones | | no pleasing quality |
| sound | | sounds with frequencies lower than 20hz |
| trough | | number of waves that pass a certain point in a given amount of time. |
| cochlea | | change in sound or light that occurs wherever there is motion between the source and it's observer |
| wave-speed | | higher frequencies and pitch |
| pitch | | depends on the frequeny of the sound. |
| sonar | | has three small bones the hammer the anvil and the stirrup |
| inner-ear | | high point of a wave |
| music | | low point of a wave |
| wave | | determines the loudness or softness of a sound |
| intensity | | the length from one crest/trough to another |
| wave-length | | traveling disturbance that carries energy from one place to another. |
| speed-of-sound | | frequency of a wave times wave length |
| ultra-sonic | | produced by vibrations that travel through longitudinal waves. |
| amplitude | | liquid filled portion of the ear; recieves vibrations from the middle ear |
| doppler-effect | | the greatest distance from the resting position of a wave. |
| frequency | | lowest frequency and pitch |
| infrasonic | | material that the mechanical waves travel through. |
| medium | | pleasing quality |
| timbre | | determined by the tempurature, elasticity, and density of the medium. |