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Sound waves don't change with high or low pressure, but with temperature, because then the speed of sound is changing.

Look ath the link: "Speed of Sound in Air and the effective Temperature".

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What do the sound waves look like?

Sound waves are typically represented as a series of repeating patterns of compressions (areas of high pressure) and rarefactions (areas of low pressure) moving through a medium like air or water. These patterns form a wave-like shape that can be visualized as peaks and troughs on a graph.


In what type of wave do the particles in the medium experience forces parallel to the waves direction?

In a longitudinal wave, the particles in the medium vibrate parallel to the direction of the wave propagation. This type of wave is characterized by compressions (areas of high pressure) and rarefactions (areas of low pressure) moving through the medium. Sound waves are an example of longitudinal waves.


Why are sound waves are described as pressure waves?

Sound waves are described as pressure waves because they propagate by creating alternating regions of high and low pressure in the medium through which they travel. These pressure fluctuations result in the compression and rarefaction of the medium particles, which our ears perceive as sound. The intensity of sound is directly related to the amplitude of the pressure waves.


What waves have compression and rarefractions?

Sound waves have compressions and rarefactions. Compressions are areas where molecules are close together, creating high pressure, while rarefactions are areas where molecules are spread out, creating low pressure.


What are energy waves moving through the air?

Energy waves moving through the air are typically referred to as sound waves. These waves are produced when an object vibrates and causes the air molecules to also vibrate, creating variations in air pressure that propagate through the air as sound.

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What do the sound waves look like?

Sound waves are typically represented as a series of repeating patterns of compressions (areas of high pressure) and rarefactions (areas of low pressure) moving through a medium like air or water. These patterns form a wave-like shape that can be visualized as peaks and troughs on a graph.


Are sound waves slow moving areas?

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In what type of wave do the particles in the medium experience forces parallel to the waves direction?

In a longitudinal wave, the particles in the medium vibrate parallel to the direction of the wave propagation. This type of wave is characterized by compressions (areas of high pressure) and rarefactions (areas of low pressure) moving through the medium. Sound waves are an example of longitudinal waves.


Why are sound waves are described as pressure waves?

Sound waves are described as pressure waves because they propagate by creating alternating regions of high and low pressure in the medium through which they travel. These pressure fluctuations result in the compression and rarefaction of the medium particles, which our ears perceive as sound. The intensity of sound is directly related to the amplitude of the pressure waves.


What waves have compression and rarefractions?

Sound waves have compressions and rarefactions. Compressions are areas where molecules are close together, creating high pressure, while rarefactions are areas where molecules are spread out, creating low pressure.


Why is the vibration of an object necessary for a sound wave to form?

"Sound waves" are basically pressure waves - areas of higher and lower pressure, that propagate as a wave. You must have SOME means to create those pressure changes, and to do so quickly.


Why are sound waves known as pressure waves?

Because it is pressure that actually propagates through the medium. When air is the medium, air molecules are displaced outward and then back, in unison with the sound generating object. This 'wave' of pressure, much like a ripple on water, moves through the air outward from the source.


What are energy waves moving through the air?

Energy waves moving through the air are typically referred to as sound waves. These waves are produced when an object vibrates and causes the air molecules to also vibrate, creating variations in air pressure that propagate through the air as sound.


What kind of waves does sound travel?

Sound travels in the form of longitudinal waves, which means the particles in the medium vibrate back and forth in the same direction as the wave is moving. This creates areas of compression and rarefaction, which propagate through the medium to carry the sound.


Which best describes longitudinal waves?

Longitudinal waves are mechanical waves in which the particles of the medium vibrate back and forth in the same direction as the wave's motion. They have compressions (areas of high pressure) and rarefactions (areas of low pressure) as they propagate through the medium. Examples include sound waves.


Sound waves are longitudinal mechanical compression waves?

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Compressional waves caused by colliding air molecules?

Compressional waves caused by colliding air molecules are known as sound waves. These waves travel through the air by creating areas of high pressure (compression) and low pressure (rarefaction), which result in the perception of sound. The frequency of these compressional waves determines the pitch of the sound, while the amplitude determines the volume.