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Sound is a form of energy that travels in waves known as compression waves or waves that are compacted by pressure. Sound can travel in many mediums such as solids, gas, and water. Most importantly is the presence of molecules in our atmosphere for sound cannot be heard in the vacuum of space. So, when you tap your pencil on your desk, you are creating a vibration that can be heard. The harder you tap, the louder the sound will be.

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How does sound travel through air when a student taps his pencil on a desk?

Why this is in the jokes and riddles section is beyond me. Anyhow, when a student taps his pencil on a desk, the impact causes the pencil and the desk to vibrate. This vibration also causes the air to vibrate, and vibrations in the air = sound!


Describe how a sound travels through air when a student taps his pencil on a desk?

When a physical object moves in air, it causes vibrations which lead to compression waves in the air. These waves travel in the form of sound.


When I put my on the desk and listen to pencil tapping the sound then in the air?

When you place your ear on the desk and listen to the sound of pencil tapping, that sound becomes amplified because the desk acts as a resonating chamber. When you lift your ear off the desk and listen to the tapping in the air, the sound may seem quieter or different because there is less direct contact with the surface to amplify the vibrations.


Does sound travel faster therw a desk air?

No.


A pencil is 10cm long a student uses it to pry up some gum from her desk the pencil is resting on her finger 2 cm from the gum the gum has a resistance force of 12N what is the force the student m?

poo


What does the sound travel through when the tuning fork is not touching the desk?

air


What does hay un lapiz en el escritorio mean in English?

It's a question asking: Is there a pencil on the desk. Usually means in the desk, so it would be: Is there a pencil in the desk.


How do you answer in spanish I have a pencil in my desk?

I have a pencil in (meaning on) my desk. Tengo un lapiz en mi escritorio/pupitre/carpeta (alternatives for 'desk') I have a pencil in[side] my desk Tengo un lapiz dentro de mi escritorio.


Does gravity keep a pencil on a desk balanced?

Gravity pulls the pencil downward towards the desk, creating a force that helps keep it balanced when not being moved by an external force. Other factors, such as the friction between the desk and the pencil, also play a role in keeping it stable.


Which is possessive noun student's desk or students' desk or students desk?

The form "student's desk" refers to the desk belonging to a student. The form "students' desk" refers to a desk belonging to multiple students. The form students desk not possessive because it does not have an apostrophe. The word "students" is simply the plural form of the noun student.


Is there a pencil that doesn't fall off your desk?

It is called the mechanical pencil!


Where is Vinnies pencil?

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