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Is a mechanical wave a sound wave?
Yes, a sound wave is a mechanical wave. Sound waves need a medium (like air) to travel through. The energy of the wave, the mechanical energy, is transferred into the medium through which it is propagated.
Why does a sound wave travel the slowest in a vacuum?
Sound waves don't just travel the slowest in a vacuum, they don't travel at all. The reason is that sound waves, like all mechanical waves, need a medium to travel through.
What effects does an increase in frequency have on sound produced?
Wave length is smaller in high frequencies.. hence a higher pitched sound...Example, when you blow on the tip of a beer bottle, when its empty, the vibration travels all the way down the bottle and back up, hence a 'deeper' sound. the more you fill the bottle, the less room the vibrations have to move up and down the bottle, making the wave length much smaller, making the frequency higher, and the resulting sound higher pitched.
A sound wave moves from a medium where particles of matter are closely packed to a medium where particles of matter are further apart How do you expect the sound wave to travel differently?
The wave will move faster, increasing its speed.
Light and sound waves have many similar properties however light waves are what while sound waves are what?
Light waves are eletromagnetic waves and sound waves are mechanical waves. Additionally, a light wave is a transverse wave that does not require a medium through which to travel. Sound waves, on the other hand, are longitudinal waves where the source transfers the mechanical energy of the sound wave into the medium so it can travel.
What do Sound wave not travel?
Sound wave do not travel through vaccum as it need medium to travel.
A sound wave will travel most quickly in what?
A sound wave can travel mor quickly in water than in air
What type of wave does sound travel in?
Longitudinal Wave
Does sound travel?
Yes, sound is a wave and it travels when there is a medium for it to travel through.
Can smell travel on a sound wave?
no
What are the objects called that allow sound to travel through them?
Sound is a pressure wave. Objects that "allow" sound to travel through them could be called wave guides.
Sound waves do not travel through what?
Sound wave do not travel through vaccum as it need medium to travel.
How is a sound wave a compression wave?
As a sound wave travels it compresses the air particles around it together in order for it to travel because a wave cannot travel if the matter it uses isn't connected.
Which type of wave is sound?
Sound is a mechanical wave and must travel through a medium, such as air, water, and solids. Sound waves cannot travel through a vacuum.
What do sound waves travel as?
Longitudinal Wave
What do sound waves travel away from?
The source that emitted the sound wave.
Why a sound wave can't travel from a satellite to earth?
A sound wave can not travel from a satellite to earth because there is not an atmosphere in space. The sound wave has no way off traveling through the air because there isn't any air.
