Reading Assignment [ R-1 ]

Read Chapter 1 of the textbook. Here is a pdf of the first chapter while you are getting your book.

Upload a Word (.doc or .docx) or PDF file to Canvas with answers to the following questions. Single space your answers, and put a blank line between each answer in order to make it easier to read. Use your own words. After the definition of each term, create an example of using the word in a sentence. Example of how the first two answers might look:

Acoustics: A measure of distance from one side to another side of an object.
Example: The length of the longest side of the box is 13 inches.

Distance: A measure of space between two things.
Example: The distance to my house from here is two miles

Vocabulary

1. length
2. distance
3. meter
4. metric system
5. centimeter
6. displacement
7. magnitude
8. second
9. velocity
10. speed
11. mass
12. kilogram
13. force
14. distortion
15. elastic
16. friction
17. pressure
18. ambient pressure
19. sound
20. work
21. energy
22. power
23. watt

In addition to defining the above vocabulary, answer the following questions in your own words.

1. What field of study is Acoustics a branch of?
2. How close is the length of a meter to that of a yard?
3. How many centimeters in a meter?
4. What is the difference between velocity and speed?
5. What is your speed if you travel 100 meters in 10 seconds?
6. What weighs more, a kilogram of butter, or a pound of flour?
7. What is the pressure of the air on us when we are standing at sea level?