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Differences between light and sound waves?
The differences between light and sound are as follows:Light can be considered to be made of waves as well as particles. Sound is only a wave. It does not show particle nature.Light waves are electromagnetic waves while sound waves are mechanical waves.Light waves are transverse while sound waves are longitudinal.Light waves can travel in vacuum. Sound waves require a material medium to travel, and hence, cannot travel in vacuum.The speed of light in a medium is constant. The velocity of sound waves can change.In sound waves, the particles of the medium actually oscillate. In a light wave, the electric and magnetic vectors oscillate.Light waves can be polarized, but sound waves cannot.Light waves travel much faster than sound waves. The speed of light is a physical constant. Its value is exactly 299,792,458 metres per second in vacuuum. The speed of sound is 343 metres per second in dry air at 20°C.And finally, a simple one - you can see light while you can hear sound.
In sound waves do compression waves move faster than rarefaction waves?
No, The sound waves itself travels at the slowest speed of its medium regardless of rarefraction or compression, which effects the frequency of the sound wave (how many peaks pass through in 1 second). So a 500hz tonal would pass through at the same time as a 50hz tonal, but the 50hz would have much less energy passing by per second than the 500hz tonal.
What kind of wave are sound waves?
Sound waves are longitudinal waves; they travel from side to side, not up and down like transverse waves.
Why light waves doesn't require a medium for its propogation but sound waves require?
Light waves are electromagnetic waves that can propagate through vacuum since they do not require a medium for transmission. Sound waves, on the other hand, are mechanical waves that require a medium (such as air, water, or solids) to propagate because they rely on the particles in the medium to transfer energy from one point to another.
Which is not a type of electromagnetic wave?
Sound waves are not a type of electromagnetic wave. Sound waves are mechanical vibrations that require a medium, such as air or water, to propagate, whereas electromagnetic waves can travel through a vacuum.
Which characteristics of sound waves is defined as the number of waves that pass a certain point in a second?
frequency
If a note had a frequency of 400 Hz. State how many sound waves pass a point per second?
If a note has a frequency of 400 Hz, it means that 400 sound waves pass a point per second. This is because the frequency of a sound wave is the number of complete cycles of a wave that pass a point in a given time period, usually one second. Therefore, in this case, 400 complete cycles or sound waves pass a point in one second.
If a note has a frequency of 400 hz how many sound waves per second?
If a note has a frequency of 400 Hz, it means that there are 400 sound waves produced in one second. The frequency of a sound wave is the number of complete waves that pass a point in one second.
Is frequency associated only with sound?
No, sound is a wave, all waves have a frequency. The frequency is how many waves pass by a certain point in 1 second. Sound is a longitudinal wave.
What represents the number of sound waves passing a given point in air each second called?
The number of sound waves passing a given point in air each second is called frequency. It is measured in Hertz (Hz) and corresponds to the pitch of the sound being heard.
How many waves pass a point in one second?
That number is equal to the frequency of the sound or electromagnetic radiation.
Are ocean waves and sound waves different?
ocean waves have to do with water and sound waves have to do with sound
What does number of waves that pass a given point in one second mean?
The number of waves that pass a given point in one second is called the frequency of the wave. It is measured in hertz (Hz) and indicates how many full wave cycles occur in one second. A higher frequency corresponds to a higher pitch in sound waves and a higher energy level in electromagnetic waves.
Wave frequency is the of waves passing a given point per second?
Wave frequency is the number of wave crests passing a fixed point per second. It is measured in hertz (Hz) and determines the pitch of a wave in sound or light waves.
What does the frequency of waves refer to?
The number of waves that pass a point in 1 second
The number of waves that pass a certain point in one second is the waves what?
The number of waves that pass a certain point in one second is the frequency of the waves, measured in hertz (Hz).
What is meant by the frequency of a wave?
The number of waves that pass a point in 1 second
