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Properties of Sound Waves

Pitch
How high the sound is, determined by the frequency

Intensity
How much energy the wave has, determined by the amplitude and frequency.

Amplitude
Maximum distance of a wave from its rest position, correlated with energy.

Duration
How long the wave lasts for, usually correlated with energy.

Compression/Rarefraction
Where the waves energy is/isn't. The closer the particles are in compression, and the farther they are in a rarefraction, the more energy the wave has.