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The Science of Sound - NASA Sound waves are longitudinal waves that travel through a medium like air or water When we think about sound, we often think about how loud it is (amplitude, or intensity) and its pitch (frequency) What is sound? What are the parts of a sound wave?
Sound | Properties, Types, Facts | Britannica Sound propagates through air or other mediums as a longitudinal wave, in which the mechanical vibration constituting the wave occurs along the direction of propagation of the wave
Sound - The science of waves, how they travel, how we use them Top: Sound waves are longitudinal waves: the air moves back and forth along the same line as the wave travels, making alternate patterns of compressions and rarefactions Bottom: Ocean waves are transverse waves: the water moves back and forth at right angles to the line in which the wave travels
What is a sound wave, and what do sound waves move or . . . - TechTarget What is a sound wave? A sound wave is the pattern of disturbance caused by the movement of energy traveling through a medium (such as air, water or any other liquid or solid matter) as it propagates away from the source of the sound Sound waves are created by object vibrations and produce pressure waves, for example
Sound: Definition, Types, Characteristics Frequencies What Are Sound Waves? Sound is a type of mechanical wave or an oscillation of matter A wave is a disturbance that travels from one location to another in a medium The key here is that the points in the medium oscillate in place while the disturbance itself travels For example, consider a wave done by a crowd at a ball game
Physics Tutorial: Sound Waves and the Physics of Music This Physics Tutorial discusses the nature of sound, its characteristic behaviors, and its association with the operation of musical instruments Attention is given to both the purely conceptual aspect of sound waves and to the mathematical treatment of the same topic
Understanding Sound Waves and How They Work - HowStuffWorks Sound waves are fundamentally pressure waves, traveling through the compression and rarefaction of particles within a medium Sound waves consist of areas where particles are bunched together, followed by areas where they're spread apart
The Science of Sound: Physics of Vibrations and Waves Sound intensity is measured in decibels (dB), a logarithmic scale that reflects the power of a sound wave relative to a reference level A whisper might measure 30 dB, normal conversation 60 dB, and a rock concert well over 100 dB Sounds above 120 dB can cause physical pain and damage hearing—an unfortunate byproduct of the immense energy
Sound Waves - Math is Fun Humans can hear sounds between about 20 Hz and 20,000 Hz (depending on the human!) You can try it yourself: Below 20 Hz is called infrasound ("infra" means below), and above 20,000 Hz is ultrasound ("ultra" means beyond) We are most sensitive to sounds between 1,000 and 4,000 Hz: