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INTERACTIONS
Longitudinal Wave
wave particles vibrate back
and forth along the path that
the wave travels.
Compressional Wave
Compressions
The close together part of the
wave
Rarefactions
The spread-out parts of a wave
Transverse waves
wave particles vibrate
in an up-and-down motion.
Transverse waves
Crests
Highest part of a wave
Troughs
The low points of the wave
Frequency= waves/time
Speed of Sound
Medium
air (20 C)
air (0 C)
water (25 C)
sea water
diamond
iron
copper
glass
velocity m/sec
343
331
1493
1533
12000
5130
3560
5640
Pitch
- description of how high or low
the sound seems to a person
Average Home
40-50
Loud Music
90-100
After long
exposure
Rock Concert
115-120
Progressive
Jet Engine
120-170
Pain
Ultrasound
sound waves with frequencies above the
normal human range of hearing.
Sounds in the range from 20-100kHz
-
Infrasound
- sounds with frequencies below the
normal human range of hearing.
Sounds in the 20-200 Hz range
Interference
the result of two or more sound
waves overlapping
Doppler Effect
is the apparent change in the
frequency of a sound caused by
the motion of either the listener
or the source of the sound.
Supersonic Flight
Resonance
the frequency of sound waves
exactly matches the natural frequency
of an object.
Water Waves
Tsunami
Wave length, 500 to 600 km in ocean
Tsunami Warning
On December 26, they were playing in the sea when
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