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Sound does indeed get quieter through medium. The level of loss depends on the medium that is used, and as the square of the distance from source.
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What factors are necessary for a sound wave to travel through a medium?
well sound actually always needs a medium so it can travel, in space there's is no sound because there isn't a medium it can travel through. but just about anything is a medium for sound. air is also a great medium, that's why were able to hear one another
Why does sound not travel through space?
Sound does move through space. It doesn't move though empty space, i.e. a vaccuum. In outer space there is a vaccuum (though not necessarily a perfect vaccuum).Sound is caused by vibrations in a medium such as air (or water or wood). These vibrations compress and rarefy the medium. The vibrations move through the medium as waves.In a vaccuum, there is no medium thus there is no sound.
What is sound louder than?
Amplitude is a measure of the size of sound waves. It depends on the amount of energy that started the waves. Greater amplitude waves have more energy and greater intensity, so they sound louder. As sound waves travel farther from their source, the more spread out their energy becomes.
How are sound waves are affected by their frequency and the medium through which the sound wave passes?
The wavelength is equal to the local velocity of sound divided by the frequency, As with light, there can be refraction when sound passes from one medium to another with a different sound velocity.
Waves require a medium in order for energy to be transferred. waves can either travel through a medium or through empty space?
E.M. waves require no medium. Sound waves require a medium.
What happen to the sound when the amplitude change?
It gets louder or quieter.
Does sound go quieter when it hits a material?
When sound reaches a boundary between two different media, some energy is reflected back, some is absorbed as heat, and some is transferred through the new medium. The overall effect of this is that the sound is indeed quieter in the new medium than it was in the old.
What is an amplitude of a sound?
Amplitude is typically represented as being the "height" of a sound wave. A sound that is louder will have a greater amplitude than a quieter sound.
What happens the sound of a train whistle as the train approaches and then passed you?
It gets louder and then gets quieter
How does the french horn change volume?
the harder you blow the louder the sound the softer you blow the quieter the sound hope this helps you ?!? xx
Is sound louder and clearer when it travels through water?
No,sound is louder and clearer when it travels through air.
Why does sound get quieter through solids than through air?
There are a few reasons why sound gets quieter through solids than through air. Sound has a harder time moving through molecules that are so close.
How does the sound of a clarinet get louder?
The sound of a clarinet gets louder as the musician blows harder into it. Also, the musician tightens the mouth to make the sound more stable, so you can make it even louder.To make the clarinet go quieter, you do not blow as much air into the clarinet.
Why is the speed of sound in the water louder at night?
A speed can't be louder or less loud. The sound itself can be louder; or the speed can be faster.
Why does my iPod Touch sound different?
I'm not sure if you are comparing your iPod to other ones, but in the 4th gen. they have louder speakers. If you are using a 3rd gen. then the sound would be a little quieter.
As the temperature of a medium increases the rate of speed of sound through the medium what?
The speed of sound through the medium also increases.
What makes the sound louder on the stringed insruments?
almost all to do with the body. A ukulele is quieter than a guitar because it has less mass to vibrate, but material is also responsible.
