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What happens to particles in a medium when sound energy travels through it?
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
slows down in denser mediums & speeds up in less dense ones this explains why ur voice is so high pitched when u inhale a less dense gas like helium & why sound is deep & distorted underwater.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 13y agothe particles of the medium vibrate when sound waves passes through the medium.
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How is it possible for a sound wave to transmit energy but not matter?
Sound wave's transmit energy and not matter because sound travels from particle to particle transferring only energy. That is why when sound travels only the energy travels and the particles just collide with each other but stay in their positions.
A type of energy that travels as a wave but does not require a medium through which to travel?
Light energy.
All sounds are produced by?
Vibrating 'air' particles, through a transfer of energy; creating a sound wave which then reaches your ears and vibrates your ear drum. (doesn't have to be air, sound also travels through water ect)
As heat energy is added to a liquid do the particles increase or decrease in movement?
As heat energy is supplied to a liquid, its temperature rises. The rise of temperature causes a rise in the kinetic energy of the particles; which happens when the speed of the particles increases.
A wave travels through a medium because?
the waves energy passes from particle to particle
What travels through a circuit to get energy?
In circuits electrons are the charged particles that move through the wires and bulbs.
What happens to air as sound travels through it?
Sound is transmitted from a source to the surrounding air particles, which vibrate or collide and pass the sound energy along to our ears. Without any particles to vibrate we wouldn't hear the sound.
What happens to the particles in a longitudinal wave as the amplitude increases?
the speed at which the energy travels increases.
What happens to air as sound travels through air?
Sound is transmitted from a source to the surrounding air particles, which vibrate or collide and pass the sound energy along to our ears. Without any particles to vibrate we wouldn't hear the sound.
When energy is transferred from the air to the water what happens to most of the energy?
Most of it will end up in the water It travels through the water.
How energy travels from the sun through the plant and on to a consumer?
Energy travels through radiation
What happens to light when it travels through transparent object?
by transmission , transmission is when the passing of light or other form of energy through matter .
What happens to energy as it travels away from the sources?
Energy is lost
Light energy travels in tiny particles?
yes. it travels as photons which are individual quantum of light, caused by the electrons losing quanta of energy
What does sound travel the best?
Dense solids.Related Information:Sound waves travel mechanically, by transferring their energy, molecule by molecule, through a transfer medium. So, the more dense the transfer medium (molecules closer to one another), the faster sound energy is transferred.Different perspective:Sound travels by vibrating the particles of the medium through which it travels. So sound travels best in steel as the particles are tightly packed, through wood or water but poorly in air, and not at all in a vacuum.
What happens to energy particles when they are frozen?
the particles move slow
What happens to particles during the process of convection?
The particles move around from one place to another through the flow of thermal energy during convection.
