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I recently saw an experiment which demonstrated that sound travels several times faster through water than through air. This made me wonder about something, so I thought I'd post the question here and see what would be the most popular hypothesis:
Seeing as sound travels several times faster through water than air, and seeing as water is much more dense than air, what do you think would happen if we ever reach the point of technology where an object or vehicle could break the sound barrier underwater? I realize that the vehicle or object would have to be travelling at an insane speed several times faster than an object in air), but I'm more interested in the physical byproducts of breaking the sound barrier underwater; such as - would there be a barrier event underwater as there is in air? Would there be some kind of weird cavitation event associated with a sonic boom if it occurred underwater?
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Which wave characteristic is most related to sound wave intensity?
Amplitude (the height of the wave)
A sound wave will travel most quickly in what?
A sound wave can travel mor quickly in water than in air
What is the quality of the sound that is most closely linked to the amplitude of the sound wave?
Volume
Is a EM wave a sound wave?
electromagnetic wave is not a sound wave
What part of the electromagnetic spectrum does the ultrasonic wave falls into?
An ultrasonic wave is not an electromagnetic wave; it is a sound wave.An ultrasonic wave is not an electromagnetic wave; it is a sound wave.An ultrasonic wave is not an electromagnetic wave; it is a sound wave.An ultrasonic wave is not an electromagnetic wave; it is a sound wave.
Which wave characteristic is most related to sound wave intensity?
Amplitude (the height of the wave)
Is when a sound wave bounces off an object and returns in the direction from which it came?
that isnt a question...? Perhaps the question was to be something like: "What is happening when a sound wave bounces off an object and returns in the direction from which it came?" Answer: The sound is echoing.
A sound wave will travel most quickly in what?
A sound wave can travel mor quickly in water than in air
Does sound have elements?
No sound is a compression wave and is continuous. Music has elements... but that is another question entirely
Is a sound wave a transverse wave?
No, a sound wave is a compressional wave.
What is the quality of the sound that is most closely linked to the amplitude of the sound wave?
Volume
Is a sound wave a electromaginic wave?
No. A sound wave is a pressure wave.
Is a EM wave a sound wave?
electromagnetic wave is not a sound wave
What part of the electromagnetic spectrum does the ultrasonic wave falls into?
An ultrasonic wave is not an electromagnetic wave; it is a sound wave.An ultrasonic wave is not an electromagnetic wave; it is a sound wave.An ultrasonic wave is not an electromagnetic wave; it is a sound wave.An ultrasonic wave is not an electromagnetic wave; it is a sound wave.
Is a compression wave a sound wave?
yes a sound wave is a Compressional wave
What type of wave is sound wave?
A sound wave is considered a sinusoidal wave.
What was the most popular genre of music in the 1980s?
punk to new wave
