Quiz: Amplitude

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Question 1
Sound in air is what kind of wave?
Longitudinal

Question 2
Sound traveling through a guitar string is what
type of wave?
Transverse

Question 3
The degree of compression and rarefaction of air
is called:
Amplitude

Question 4
Sound pressure is measured in:
Decibels

Question 5

The threshold of hearing is:

0 dB Sound Pressure Level

Question 6
The maximum amplitude inside the computer is:
0 dB Full Scale

Question 7

The human perception of amplitude is:

Loudness

Question 8

Lowering amplitude is know as:

Attenuation

Question 9
Dynamic range in a piece of musical equipment
is:
The amplitude range in decibels between the
noise floor and distortion

Question 10

Which audio effects manipulate the dynamic

range?
Compressors, limiters, expanders, and gates