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Speed = distance / time [m /s]
likewise:
Speed of wave = wavelength x frequency [m /s]
Since sound waves travel at a fixed speed through a medium* a drop in frequency must cause a corresponding increase in wavelength
*Not always true. In water of example, lower frequency waves travel faster than higher frequency waves. When this happens the waves are said to be travelling through a dispersive medium.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoThe length of the sound wave decreases. And if there's anybody around
to hear it, it's perceived as a higher pitch than it was originally.
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∙ 11y agoWell if you thought about it the pitch increases.
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∙ 11y agoThe Wavelength of the Sound Decreases. The most easily recognized effect is that the Pitch of the sound is Higher to the ear.
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∙ 11y agoAlong with amplitude, being one of the key measurements of sound, the frequency of a sound wave affects the perceived pitch of the sound. As the frequency increases, the pitch becomes higher.
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∙ 11y agoLoudness is not the same thing as frequency, which relates to pitch, rather than loudness. So sound can increase without changing its frequency.
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∙ 11y agoThe length of the wave decreases.
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∙ 13y agothe wavelength decreases
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∙ 12y agoHigher frequency= higher pitch
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If a sound gets louder does the wavelength of the sound it produces increase?
No. The length of a sound wave is it's frequency. Volume will increase the wave's AMPLITUDE.
The higher the frequency of a sound wave the?
the frequency of a sound wave is higher if its wavelength is shorter
If a sound wave speeds up and its frequency does not change what happens to the wavelength?
With the same speed -Apex (1.2.4)
The frequency of a sound wave determines?
the pitch of the sound.
What happens when you reduce the freqency of a sound wave?
Below a certain frequency you won't hear it- depends on individual but about 20Hz
How the wavelength of a sound wave changes if frequency of the wave increase?
frequency of wave is inversely proportional to wavelength
If a sound gets louder does the wavelength of the sound it produces increase?
No. The length of a sound wave is it's frequency. Volume will increase the wave's AMPLITUDE.
What happens to the speed wavelength and frequency when sound wave passes from cool air into warmer air?
the speed and wavelength increase but the frequency stays the same
When you increase sound what happens to wavelength?
frequency = 1/time? If frequency increases, times decreases, so the wave length decreases
What happens to thewavelenght if you increase the frequency of a wave?
Gets shorter.
What happens to the wavelength the if we increase the frequency of vibration?
Provided the speed of the wave remains constant, as we increase the frequency of wave then wavelength decreases. Because frequency and wavelength are inversely related.
If the frequency of a sound wave is multiplied by ten what happens to the wave length?
it gets divided by 10; frequency = speed/wavelength; wavelength = speed/frequency
What happens when you increase the speed of a wave what happens to the wavelength?
If the frequency remains constant, then the wavelength increases.
When the wavelength of a wave gets higher what happens to the frequency or speed?
When the wavelength of a wave gets higher the speed decreases. This is a studied in science.
What happens if you change the amplitude or frequency of a sound?
The period would decrease, since the period is simply the reciprocal of the frequency. Also, the wavelength should decrease - since the speed of a wave usually doesn't depend significantly on the frequency, and the wavelength is equal to the speed divided by the frequency.
What dose the frequency of a sound wave determine?
The frequency of a sound wave will determine the pitch (or note).
What happens to the frequency if you increase your wavelength and keep wave speed the same?
There is no way to change the wave speed, propagation speed other than changing the density of the medium. If you increase the frequency the wavelength gets shorter, which is true with both light and sound, so if the wavelength is increased the frequency will be less. Since the speed slows in a denser material we can make lenses and prisms.
