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sound needs a material medium to move ,the vibrations caused by us when we speak are carried by small particles present in a particular medium by their constant collisions in which they transfer info from 1 particle to another.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoSound is not something that pops into your ears as you interpret it, sound is a series of waves that emanate from a source. Sound is also a form of energy, but not anything like electromagnetic radiation, with an approximate speed of 12 miles a minute, 720 miles an hour, or 1056 feet per second. Because sound is energy, it has the capacity to become mechanical energy, or energy that is used to make things move. Or, sounds peculiar property allows it to pile up air into a tsunami of particles, if you think about it. This pileup of particles can then cause a force on an object, and that will move it. I'm only a Freshmen, so these are the only ways I know in how sound can move matter, but I'm sure there are other methods of movement. Hope this helped!
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∙ 13y agoit runs very slow in waves and likes to surf and pull of cool tricks
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∙ 9y agoYes, Sound can move objects. The majority of the time, its just vibrations.
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∙ 12y agoa big dude farts
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∙ 12y agoSound waves mkove at speed of sound
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How are sound waves unique?
Sound waves move away from the source of energy, but other sorts of waves move perpendicular (at a right angle) to the energy source
What is the useful energy in a whistle?
acoustic energy, when you make sound it is audible because it is in sound waves that move through the atmosphere and into you ear to vibrate your eardrum
What is being transported as the waves move through matter or space?
The energy is being transported. In the case of a light wave, it is electromagnetic energy. In the case of a sound wave, it is sound energy. (The matter is not being transported, only the energy.)
Why is sound a form of kinetic energy?
Because sound travels which goes to your ears so you can hear it! The sound moving makes you here it so it is classed as kkinetic energy because it's moving and is awesome which i really like it makes me laugh and tickles my ears
Why does a noise sound fainter as you move away from its source?
Sound grows more faint as you move away from the source for two reasons: attenuation and diffusion. Sound energy attenuates as it passes through a medium, until eventually all the sound energy is lost to friction. So the further away you are from the source, the more the sound has attenuated before reaching you. . Diffusion occurs because the sound wave expands in all directions. Assuming no attenuation, the amount of acoustic energy striking any given surface area (your ear drum, for example) is inversely proportional to the square of the distance to the source, so as you move away from the sound, the amount of acoustic energy declines exponentially.
How are sound waves unique?
Sound waves move away from the source of energy, but other sorts of waves move perpendicular (at a right angle) to the energy source
Can sound enter into a solid or a liquid or a gas?
Yes, it can. In fact, for sound to move through anything, it has to "enter" it. Sound is mechanical energy, and this mechanical energy is transferred into the medium through which the sound is traveling. The medium itself supports the transfer of the (mechanical) energy of sound.
What are some interesting facts about sound energy?
sound energy require some kind of material to travel through and they cant move through a vaccum
What is the useful energy in a whistle?
acoustic energy, when you make sound it is audible because it is in sound waves that move through the atmosphere and into you ear to vibrate your eardrum
What does sound go to?
Sound is a vibration. Vibration dies out from the friction of making something (like air) move. The energy to move the air is gradually changed to heat from the friction.
What is being transported as the waves move through matter or space?
The energy is being transported. In the case of a light wave, it is electromagnetic energy. In the case of a sound wave, it is sound energy. (The matter is not being transported, only the energy.)
What kind of wave does sound make?
Sound is a compression wave. Waves are basically movements in the medium through which energy travels. Compression waves cause the medium to move parallel to the energy movement. Electromagnetic waves, although they do not require a medium, move parallel to the transfer of energy.
Why is sound a form of kinetic energy?
Because sound travels which goes to your ears so you can hear it! The sound moving makes you here it so it is classed as kkinetic energy because it's moving and is awesome which i really like it makes me laugh and tickles my ears
How much energy is lost when you move from one tropic level to the next?
42 neons of energy, when mixed with sound waves
Why does a noise sound fainter as you move away from its source?
Sound grows more faint as you move away from the source for two reasons: attenuation and diffusion. Sound energy attenuates as it passes through a medium, until eventually all the sound energy is lost to friction. So the further away you are from the source, the more the sound has attenuated before reaching you. . Diffusion occurs because the sound wave expands in all directions. Assuming no attenuation, the amount of acoustic energy striking any given surface area (your ear drum, for example) is inversely proportional to the square of the distance to the source, so as you move away from the sound, the amount of acoustic energy declines exponentially.
What is the general rule when it comes to energy of sound?
Perhaps the most general rule as regards the energy of sound is that it is mechanical energy, and for it to propagate, the energy must be transferred into the medium through which it is traveling. Speakers creating sound for entertainment transfer sound energy into the air, and it moves to a listener. A sonar (sound) signal is transferred into water to move out, impinge on objects in the water, and then return (the echo) to a transducer in a system to locate or image underwater objects. Compare this to outer space, which is a vacuum. Sound energy cannot travel there as there is no medium into which the energy can be transferred.
Do light and sound require medium for transfer?
Light does not because of its' quantum nature. Sound does because it depends on varying the density of its' medium to move its' energy.
