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No, the pitch (frequency) does not change, but its speed is much greater* because you are using a totally different medium to transmit the sound, some frequencies can carry farther under water than they do in the air and other frequencies (the high frequencies) can't go as far in water. Sound is a wave the lower the wave the farther it can travel, the higher the wave the shorter distance it can go before it loses it's energy by the dampening effect of the medium.
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*Mean sound speed in air: 340m/s. In sea-water, about 1500m/s.
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The higher the frequency the greater the damping attenuation, on top of the frequency-independent square-law attenuation by distance anyway, in any medium.
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∙ 14y agoYes because you are using a totally different medium to transmit the sound, some frequencies can carry farther under water than they do in the air and other frequencies (the high frequencies) can't go as far in water. Sound is a wave the lower the wave the farther it can travel, the higher the wave the shorter distance it can go before it loses it's energy by the dampening effect of the medium.
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How does the temperature change the sound pitch?
If the temperature goes up so goes the pitch (frequency) for woodwinds, because the speed of sound goes up with temperature.
Is it the speed or the size of the vibration that changes the pitch of a sound?
Neither. Speed of sound waves doesn't change unless there is a change in the medium (substance through which the wave moves). the size of the vibration determines how loud the sound is. the length of the vibration is what determines the pitch.
What do you get when two sound waves of slightly different frequencies interfere with each other?
The pitch does not change ( apex ) Your welcome boys and girls
What is a sound that has a definite pitch?
A sound that has a definite pitch is a note.
What affects the pitch of the sound?
The pitch of sound is affected by all of these things.The amplitude,the frequency, and the loudness. The pitch of sound is also affected by the length and width of the vessel producing the sound, e.g. pipes.
What causes pitch to change?
Every sound vibrates with a particular fundamental frequency. When you change the wavelength of a sound, you change the pitch of a sound.
How do you change the pitch of a sound?
You have to amplify the sound.
What could an observable change in sounds when the frequency change?
The so-called pitch of the sound would change. A sound with a higher frequency is said to have a higher pitch.
How can you change Pitch of sound?
Change the frequency.
How you change the pitch of the sound?
Change the frequency.
When does the pitch of sound change?
When the frequency of the vibrations that produce the sound change. Higher frequencies -> higher pitch. OR if the source of the sound is moving towards or away from you -> Doppler effect.
When you change the pitch of a sound what change in sound wave?
In sounds with higher pitches, the compressions that make up the sound are closer together; when the pitch is lower, they are farther apart. The wavelength of a sound, which is the distance from one compression to the next, is the speed of sound divided by the sound's frequency (pitch).
What cause the pitch of a sound to change?
The frequency of the vibrations. Sound frequencies are directly related to the perceived pitch.
What makes change?
To make sound frequency change alter the pitch.
The change in frequency of sound waves in the Doppler effect is heard as a change in?
Whenever the frequency of a sound wave changes, regardless of what caused it to change, the change is perceived as a change in the pitch of the sound.
The change in frequency of sound waves in the Doppler effect is hear as a change in what?
A change in pitch.
Can you change the pitch of a sound?
um...It hasn't been quite determined yet. I think they are Still trying tofigure it out but if you were to ask me I would say no you can not change the pitch of sound
