Chapter 6: Sound Propagation

beat frequency

beats

boundary

constructive interference

critical distance

destructive interference

diffraction

Doppler effect

An observed change in the frequency of a wave when the source or observer is moving

echo

a reflected sound wave

Interference

reflection

refraction

signal to noise ratio

sonic boom

standing wave

a wave that appears to stand in one place, even though it is really two waves interfering as they pass through each other

total internal reflection