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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.


How is reflection and refraction manifested in sound?

Reflection in sound occurs when sound waves bounce off surfaces and return in the direction they came from. Refraction in sound happens when sound waves change direction as they pass through different mediums of varying density, causing the waves to bend. Both phenomena impact how sound travels and is perceived in different environments.


What happens to the sound waves created as a person sings higher and higher notes?

As a person sings higher notes, the frequency of the sound waves increases. This causes the wavelength to shorten and the pitch to sound higher. The amplitude of the sound waves may also change, resulting in differences in volume and intensity.


Why Waves refracts?

not all of the waves are reflected.This is how it goes,if sound waves hit a smooth,hard surface.Some of the sounds are reflected.the sound that bounce back is called an echo


In musical instruments what happens when we change the frequency of the sound waves?

When we change the frequency of sound waves in a musical instrument, we are essentially changing the pitch of the sound produced. Higher frequencies result in higher pitches, while lower frequencies produce lower pitches. This change in frequency is what gives musical instruments their range of notes and allows for creating melodies and harmonies.

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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.


How do sound waves travel further through media such as water and steel?

dense media


How sound waves travel through media?

titi mu


How is reflection and refraction manifested in sound?

Reflection in sound occurs when sound waves bounce off surfaces and return in the direction they came from. Refraction in sound happens when sound waves change direction as they pass through different mediums of varying density, causing the waves to bend. Both phenomena impact how sound travels and is perceived in different environments.


What happens to the sound waves created as a person sings higher and higher notes?

As a person sings higher notes, the frequency of the sound waves increases. This causes the wavelength to shorten and the pitch to sound higher. The amplitude of the sound waves may also change, resulting in differences in volume and intensity.


Name four media that waves can travel?

Electromagnetic waves: no medium requiredMechanical waves, such as sound: Air, water, steel, jello


Why Waves refracts?

not all of the waves are reflected.This is how it goes,if sound waves hit a smooth,hard surface.Some of the sounds are reflected.the sound that bounce back is called an echo


Why does the frequency of sound waves change for a listener when the sound source moves towards or away from the listener?

This is an example of the Doppler effect. Sound is composed of waves. A particular vibration produces a sound wave with a particular wavelength. When the sound source moves towards a listener the waves are "bunched up". That results in a shorter observed wavelength and thus a higher frequency. When the sound source moves away the opposite happens. The frequency of the sound waves decreases.


Why does the frequency of sound waves change for a listener when the sound source move toward or away from the listener?

This is an example of the Doppler effect. Sound is composed of waves. A particular vibration produces a sound wave with a particular wavelength. When the sound source moves towards a listener the waves are "bunched up". That results in a shorter observed wavelength and thus a higher frequency. When the sound source moves away the opposite happens. The frequency of the sound waves decreases.


What series of longitudinal waves in air and in other media are set up by vibrating bodies?

These are known as sound waves.


Which type of waves are combination waves that occur at the boundary between two media?

The type of waves that are combination waves occurring at the boundary between two media are known as interface waves or surface waves. These waves travel along the surface of the medium and are influenced by the properties of both media they are interacting with.


What happens when transverse electromagnetic waves encounter cavity?

light waves or electromagnetic waves are transverse and sound waves are longitudinal