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Yes, provided there is a material medium between the vibrating object and your ear. Note that you'll perceive the sound only of the rate of vibration is between roughly 20 and 20,000 vibrations per second. If outside that frequency range, then the 'sound' is there, but your hearing system doesn't perceive it.

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What word describes what produces sound?

An object or material that produces sound is referred to as a "sound source." This can include musical instruments, speakers, vibrating objects, or any other device that generates audible vibrations.


What is required for sound to travel?

Sound requires a medium to travel through, such as air, water, or solids. It also requires a source of vibration or disturbance, such as a vibrating object or a sound wave. The vibrations create pressure waves that travel through the medium, and when those waves reach our ears, we perceive them as sound.


Why does vibrating simple pendulum not produce any sound?

The lowest frequencies we can hear are about 20 Hz - 20 vibrations per second. If (for example) the pendulum moves back and forth once per second, it will produce sound at that frequency, which we are unable to hear. Also, the sound will be of a fairly low intensity.


An object vibrating in response to sound?

yes sounds are made when objects vibrate because if you hit a drum or any other instrument then it vibrates and makes a sound. you could test this by hitting or banging a instrument and touch it lightly, see if it does vibrate?


On what factors quality of sound depend for sound created by mechanical vibrations?

The quality of sound created by mechanical vibrations depends on factors such as frequency, amplitude, and harmonic content. The frequency determines the pitch, the amplitude affects loudness, and the harmonic content influences the timbre or tonal quality of the sound. Additionally, the resonance of the vibrating object and any damping effects also play a role in shaping the quality of the sound produced.

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What word describes what produces sound?

An object or material that produces sound is referred to as a "sound source." This can include musical instruments, speakers, vibrating objects, or any other device that generates audible vibrations.


Do vibrating objects produce sound?

if they are in a void no matter how much the object vibrates it won't produce any sound waves


Why does a vibrating pendulum not produce any sound?

A vibrating simple pendulum does not produce any sound because it oscillates at very low frequencies.


Where can sound come from?

Any vibrating set of particles, eg air.


Does a low pitch sound have a low frequency?

A sound wave, like any other wave, is introduced into a medium by a vibrating object. The vibrating object is the source of the disturbance that moves through the medium. The vibrating object that creates the disturbance could be the vocal cords of a person, the vibrating string and sound board of a guitar or violin, the vibrating tines of a tuning fork, or the vibrating diaphragm of a radio speaker. Regardless of what vibrating object is creating the sound wave, the particles of the medium through which the sound moves is vibrating in a back and forth motion at a given frequency. The frequency of a wave refers to how often the particles of the medium vibrate when a wave passes through the medium. The frequency of a wave is measured as the number of complete back-and-forth vibrations of a particle of the medium per unit of time. If a particle of air undergoes 1000 longitudinal vibrations in 2 seconds, then the frequency of the wave would be 500 vibrations per second. A commonly used unit for frequency is the Hertz (abbreviated Hz), where 1 Hertz = 1 vibration/second As a sound wave moves through a medium, each particle of the medium vibrates at the same frequency. This is sensible since each particle vibrates due to the motion of its nearest neighbor. The first particle of the medium begins vibrating, at say 500 Hz, and begins to set the second particle into vibrational motion at the same frequency of 500 Hz. The second particle begins vibrating at 500 Hz and thus sets the third particle of the medium into vibrational motion at 500 Hz. The process continues throughout the medium; each particle vibrates at the same frequency. And of course the frequency at which each particle vibrates is the same as the frequency of the original source of the sound wave. Subsequently, a guitar string vibrating at 500 Hz will set the air particles in the room vibrating at the same frequency of 500 Hz, which carries a sound signal to the ear of a listener, which is detected as a 500 Hz sound wave.


What is required for sound to travel?

Sound requires a medium to travel through, such as air, water, or solids. It also requires a source of vibration or disturbance, such as a vibrating object or a sound wave. The vibrations create pressure waves that travel through the medium, and when those waves reach our ears, we perceive them as sound.


Why does vibrating simple pendulum not produce any sound?

The lowest frequencies we can hear are about 20 Hz - 20 vibrations per second. If (for example) the pendulum moves back and forth once per second, it will produce sound at that frequency, which we are unable to hear. Also, the sound will be of a fairly low intensity.


Where is the area of vibrating source of a french horn?

Just like any brass instrument, the vibrating comes from the lips of the player within the mouthpiece, which is amplified by the rest of the instrument.


An object vibrating in response to sound?

yes sounds are made when objects vibrate because if you hit a drum or any other instrument then it vibrates and makes a sound. you could test this by hitting or banging a instrument and touch it lightly, see if it does vibrate?


Why is my guitar string not making any sound?

Your guitar string may not be making any sound because it could be broken, improperly tuned, or not vibrating properly due to issues with the frets or the bridge.


What is percusision instrument?

A percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when struck with another object, or produces a sound when shaken, rubbed, or scraped.


On what factors quality of sound depend for sound created by mechanical vibrations?

The quality of sound created by mechanical vibrations depends on factors such as frequency, amplitude, and harmonic content. The frequency determines the pitch, the amplitude affects loudness, and the harmonic content influences the timbre or tonal quality of the sound. Additionally, the resonance of the vibrating object and any damping effects also play a role in shaping the quality of the sound produced.