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Yes, sound waves exist which are not audible to the human ear. Humans can hear sound waves having frequency between 20 - 20,000 Hz. Other all frequencies lie outside our hearing range and are called ultrasonic or supersonic waves.

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Why can you hear a mans voice around the corner of a building even if you cant see him?

Sound waves can bend around obstacles such as corners and travel through the air. This allows the sound of a man's voice to reach your ears even if he is not in your line of sight. Sound waves reflect and diffract, enabling you to hear the sound even when the source is not visible.


What three ways can differ electromagnetic waves from sound waves?

Electromagnetic waves are transverse in nature where as sound waves are longitudinal. Electromagnetic waves can pass even through vacuum but sound waves are mechanical waves that means it needs badly a material medium Sound waves can be sensed by ear where as electromagnetic waves are sensed by eyes.


What property of sound allows you to hear sound waves around corners?

Diffraction is the property of sound that allows you to hear sound waves around corners. It causes sound waves to bend and spread out when encountering obstacles, allowing sound to be heard even when it doesn't travel in a straight line.


How do sound waves interact with and affect moving objects?

Sound waves interact with moving objects by causing vibrations in the object as they pass through it. These vibrations can affect the object's movement by either increasing or decreasing its speed, depending on the frequency and intensity of the sound waves. In some cases, sound waves can even cause objects to resonate or vibrate in sympathy with the sound, which can impact their overall motion.


What are sound waves and how do they travel?

Sound waves are mechanical waves. So it needs badly a material medium. Air is one such medium. Through this medium sound gets traversed in form of longitudinal waves and not in transverse mode. Even the medium is water or even metal it has to traverse only in longitudinal mode. But in strings waves could be passed both longitudinally and transversely. Using Meld(e)'s string apparatus stationary waves are produced.

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Why can you hear a mans voice around the corner of a building even if you cant see him?

Sound waves can bend around obstacles such as corners and travel through the air. This allows the sound of a man's voice to reach your ears even if he is not in your line of sight. Sound waves reflect and diffract, enabling you to hear the sound even when the source is not visible.


If a tree falls in the forest and nobody's around to hear it does it still make a sound?

Yes because sound waves exist even if people aren't in the area.


How are waves carry?

Sound waves are carried throw the air. But sound waves can also travel throw liquids, such as water, and even through solids.


How do sound waves during a sonic boom compare with sound waves traveling at a slower speed?

wat does this even mean??


What is being carried by sound waves?

Sound waves are carried throw the air. But sound waves can also travel throw liquids, such as water, and even through solids.


When a tree falls can sound waves travel?

Sound waves travel through matter. Our atmosphere is a mixture of gases which is a form of matter. Sound waves will travel through our atmosphere, even if there is no human ear to receive it.


What three ways can differ electromagnetic waves from sound waves?

Electromagnetic waves are transverse in nature where as sound waves are longitudinal. Electromagnetic waves can pass even through vacuum but sound waves are mechanical waves that means it needs badly a material medium Sound waves can be sensed by ear where as electromagnetic waves are sensed by eyes.


What property of sound allows you to hear sound waves around corners?

Diffraction is the property of sound that allows you to hear sound waves around corners. It causes sound waves to bend and spread out when encountering obstacles, allowing sound to be heard even when it doesn't travel in a straight line.


Compare the loudness of sound waves that are in phase when they interfere with the loudness of sound waves that are out of phase when they interfere?

When sound waves are in phase and interfere, their amplitudes add together, resulting in a louder sound. On the other hand, when sound waves are out of phase and interfere, they can cancel each other out, leading to a decrease in loudness or even silence, depending on the degree of cancellation.


How do sound waves interact with and affect moving objects?

Sound waves interact with moving objects by causing vibrations in the object as they pass through it. These vibrations can affect the object's movement by either increasing or decreasing its speed, depending on the frequency and intensity of the sound waves. In some cases, sound waves can even cause objects to resonate or vibrate in sympathy with the sound, which can impact their overall motion.


What are 3 things that travel in waves even through space?

Radio, light, and sound.


One difference between sound waves and electric radiation?

sound waves require a medium while electric radiation doesn't want any medium. It can be even transmitted through vaccum.