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Sound waves exhibit the same properties as most other waves, e.g. light or water.
Sound waves stop forward motion when they are experience either total reflection
or total absorption.
A dramatic change in the density of material will cause significant reflection of sound and, in principle, you can make a surface reflect sound in the way a mirror reflects light. It is not 100% perfect, but an echo is an example of reflected sound.
A perfectly absorbing material is another example that stops sound from propagating. Usually this is accomplished by selecting a material that absorbs the energy in sound.
There is a third option that disperses waves without destroying them and that is a highly scattering medium. For instance, light does not pass through milk because the light waves are scattered. Sound waves would be strongly scattered in passing through a heterogeneous compound made with materials of dramatically different acoustical properties on a length scale close to the wavelength of the sound.
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Would sound waves traveling through the outer ear travel faster or slower than those traveling through the inner ear?
Sound waves would travel faster through the outer ear than through the inner ear. This is because the outer ear consists of less dense air, which allows sound waves to travel more quickly. In contrast, the inner ear is filled with fluid, which is denser and slows down the speed at which sound waves travel.
The process of sound waves travelling to the brain is known as what conduction?
The process of sound waves traveling to the brain is known as auditory conduction. This process involves the vibration of the eardrum, which then transmits the sound waves through the middle ear bones to the cochlea in the inner ear. The hair cells in the cochlea then convert the sound waves into electrical signals that are sent to the brain for processing.
What type of wave is sound waves?
sound waves are compression waves, or longitudinal waves. sounds that we hear are actually just compressions and rarefactions of air particles, meaning the air particles move closer together for a time period then spread apart farther then they normally would(a rarefaction)
Why do we put our hands when someone whisperes into our ears?
Because when the sound waves reach the outer ear some pass directly down the middle of the tube called the auditory verb. A hand stops most soundwaves from leaving and captures the sound.
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.
Does sound ever stop traveling If so when?
no sound never stops traveling!
How do sound waves during a sonic boom compare with sound waves traveling at a slower speed?
wat does this even mean??
Sound waves are longitudinal waves why?
For a sound wave traveling through air, the vibrations of the particles are best described as longitudinal.
does Air have waves?
Water waves are appearing to naked eyes, sound waves are not appearing. there are sound waves traveling in the water and air too. it may difficult to say Air has waves such as water waves.
What stops radio waves from traveling through certain materials?
Certain materials, such as metals and thick concrete, can block radio waves from traveling through them because these materials absorb or reflect the waves, preventing them from passing through.
Where can longitudinal waves be found?
Longitudinal waves can be found in mediums such as air, water, and solids. They are commonly observed in sound waves traveling through air and seismic waves traveling through the Earth's crust.
What waves reach our ears?
Sound waves reach our ears, which are vibrations traveling through a medium (like air) that are detected by our ears and converted into electrical signals that our brain interprets as sound.
What is the fastest way to send information using sound waves light waves or water waves?
Light waves are the fastest way to send information, as they travel at the speed of light in a vacuum (c = 299,792,458 meters per second). Sound waves and water waves travel much slower, with sound waves traveling at about 343 meters per second in air and water waves traveling at varying speeds depending on the medium.
Which one of the following is NOT an example of a compressional wave a wave moving through a coiled spring sound traveling through the air sound traveling through water green light traveling thru air?
Light is an example of an electromagnetic (EM) wave. EM waves are transverse waves, not compressional waves. Sound waves are compressional waves, so both sound traveling through air and water would be compressional. Waves traveling along a coiled spring compress the coils together and spread them apart, so this is also an example of a compressional wave.
What are Waves that move the particles of the wave parallel to the direction the waves are traveling are called?
the distance between two corresponding parts of a wave is a waves
Are sound waves an example of compression waves?
Yes, sound waves are an example of compression waves. In a sound wave, the particles of the medium vibrate back and forth in the direction that the wave is traveling, causing areas of compression and rarefaction as the wave passes through.
Why do radio waves travel faster than the sound wave?
Radio waves are just low frequency light waves. They travel at the speed of light, much faster than sound waves which are just changes in pressure traveling in waves
