Frequency

As sound is a series of vibrations, one way of measuring it is to count the

the number of vibrations per second : this equals Frequency. The term
used to measure frequency is Hertz. One vibration in one second is
called Hertz. One hundred vibrations in one second is called one Hertz.
One thousand vibrations in one second is called one Kilohertz (kHz).
One Million vibrations in one second is called one Megahertz(MHz). The
higher the frequency the higher the pitch of sound.
We can hear sounds at certain frequencies more than sixteen hertz and
less than twenty thousand hertz.The accepted definition of ultrasound is a
sound frequency greater than twenty kilohertz.
One of the advantages that can be gained from sound with low
frequencies is their penetration power, the longer the wavelength the
better the penetration.Foghorns have a low note (low frequency) in order
to help penetrate the denser atmosphere of fog.