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Hearing depends on sound waves which vibrate the ear drum and are translated into impulses which are fed to the brain.

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What happens when sound waves interact with matter and each other?

When sound waves interact with matter and each other, they can be absorbed, reflected, refracted, diffracted, or scattered. These interactions can change the direction, speed, and intensity of the sound waves, affecting how we perceive and hear the sound.


What do you hear when 2 sounds waves cancel each other out?

When two waves interact via deconstructive interference, then you would hear nothing if you stood in that exact spot. If two waves interact via constructive interference, then you would hear a sound that is the sum of both waves.


Do sound waves exist even if you can't hear them?

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.


Why can we hear sound around corners?

Sound waves can diffract around corners because they exhibit wave-like behavior and can bend when they encounter an obstacle. This bending allows sound waves to travel around obstacles and reach the other side, making it possible for us to hear sound around corners.


How does sound travel along some string with a cup the other side?

sound is able to travel along a string by something thats called sound waves! The vibration from a voice/sound , it travels along the string until it comes in contact with an ending point with is anoth cup or aboject whwich allows you to hear the sound

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What can you hear but can not see?

Sound waves


Which animal can hear ultrasonic waves?

whale can hear ultrasonic sound waves.


How do you hear sound through the ear?

when you hear things, its really sound waves. the sound waves enter your ear, then it vibrates the ear drum.


What happens when sound waves interact with matter and each other?

When sound waves interact with matter and each other, they can be absorbed, reflected, refracted, diffracted, or scattered. These interactions can change the direction, speed, and intensity of the sound waves, affecting how we perceive and hear the sound.


What do you hear when 2 sounds waves cancel each other out?

When two waves interact via deconstructive interference, then you would hear nothing if you stood in that exact spot. If two waves interact via constructive interference, then you would hear a sound that is the sum of both waves.


Why don't you feel a push of air when you hear the sound?

When we hear sound we do not feel the pushing the air becasue the sound waves are in form of comprestional waves.


How does someone hear a sound?

sound waves and vibrations


What is the type of wave that allows you to hear the trumpets playing during a concert?

The waves that you hear are called sound waves - it doesn't matter whether it is emitted by a trumpet, or by any other object that you can hear.


What travels in waves and we use our ears to hear it?

Sound is something that travels in waves and we hear with our ears.


Do sound waves exist even if you can't hear them?

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.


What is determined by sound waves frequency?

The sound that you hear.


The pitch of a sound that you hear depends on the sound waves?

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