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This is a great question! Sound travels through the air as a wave. A wave is something that causes a back and forth motion. Sounds makes the molecules in the air change direction rapidly, back and forth, and makes the local pressure increase and decrease just as rapidly. When the molecules in a small "packet" or volume of air are being pushed together the pressure increases; when the molecules in that packet are being pulled in different directions the pressure decreases.
If the sound wave gets to your ear, it causes the molecules in the air in your ear canal to move back and forth. The makes your eardrum move. Your eardrum is connected to some small bones that push and pull on a fluid filled container in your ear called the cochlea. The pressure changes in the cochlea create electrical signals that get sent along nerves to your brain. Your brain interprets these nerve impulses as "sound."
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When a 440 Hz sound is sent through steel a wavelength of 11.6 meters is measure what is the velocity of the sound through steel?
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What happens to sound waves in air?
when a sound wave is sent through the air, it is passed through to someone's ear. when this process is complete and the sound wave has hit the receiver, it causes a vibration on the object
When a 440 Hz sound is sent through steel a wavelength of 11.6 meters is measured What is the velocity of the sound through steel?
5,104 meters per second 5,104 m/s
Through which medium sound travells the most and why?
if by "most" you mean the fastest...the more dense the material the faster sound can propagate. The closer molecules are together the faster the "message" can be sent down the line. Although sound travels very fast in air, gases are not dense at all. Sound would travel faster in water than air, and faster in glass than water. I am unsure what the fastest material would be, perhaps a metal that is very dense.
How does movement cause sound?
Sound is waves in the air that vibrate the ear drum in your ears allowing you to hear. When movement is made these waves are sent through the air and are perceived as sound if they are with audible range. So technically when you fart there is waves gong through the air that can be detected by your ears!!!
What happens to molecules when a sound is sent through them?
it energizez
What happens to air molecules when a sound is sent through them?
it energizez
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When a 440 Hz sound is sent through steel, a wavelength of 11.6 meters is measured. What is the velocity of the sound through steel
Are tv sound and picture sent through FM waves?
Picture is AM, sound is AM or FM
What types of waves carry sound?
sound sent through liquids or gases is called compression waves sound sent through solids is called longitudinal and transverse waves
When a 440 Hz sound is sent through steel a wavelength of 11.6 meters is measure what is the velocity of the sound through steel?
a+
How does an iPod produce sound?
Via electrical pulses sent through the earphone plugs. The pulses are then converted into sound by the headphones.
What happens to sound waves in air?
when a sound wave is sent through the air, it is passed through to someone's ear. when this process is complete and the sound wave has hit the receiver, it causes a vibration on the object
Pass through the cochlea and are transformed into nerve impulses and sent to the brain?
sound waves
When a 440 Hz sound is sent through steel a wavelength of 11.6 meters is measured What is the velocity of the sound through steel?
5,104 meters per second 5,104 m/s
How does music from your iPod reaches to your ear?
The sound that comes from headphones are electronic pulses sent through the wire and reach your ear drum, which is vibrated and transformed into the sound that you hear.
Through which medium sound travells the most and why?
if by "most" you mean the fastest...the more dense the material the faster sound can propagate. The closer molecules are together the faster the "message" can be sent down the line. Although sound travels very fast in air, gases are not dense at all. Sound would travel faster in water than air, and faster in glass than water. I am unsure what the fastest material would be, perhaps a metal that is very dense.
