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A sound wave is simply a vibration in the air molecules, or the molecules of some other substance. This vibration propagates as a wave, the energy gets transferred somewhere else.

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What wave is made up of a series of compressions and rarefactions?

A sound wave is made up of a series of compressions and rarefactions. In a compression, particles are close together, while in a rarefaction, particles are spread out. Sound waves travel by vibrating molecules and transferring energy through a medium like air or water.


What difference in a note does the amplitude of its sound wave make?

The amplitude of a sound wave determines the volume or loudness of the note. A higher amplitude wave produces a louder sound, while a lower amplitude wave produces a quieter sound.


What parts make up a sound wave?

A sound wave is made up of three main parts: frequency, wavelength, and amplitude. Frequency refers to the number of complete cycles of the wave that pass a point in a certain amount of time. Wavelength is the distance between two consecutive points of the wave that are in phase. Amplitude is the measure of the strength or intensity of the wave.


Does frequency change when you turn up the volume?

No, turning up the volume does not change the frequency of a sound wave. The frequency of a sound wave is determined by the rate of vibrations, while the volume is related to the amplitude of the wave, which increases the intensity of the sound.


What is the difference between a sound wave that is transverse and one that is longitudinal?

A transverse sound wave moves up and down or side to side, while a longitudinal sound wave moves back and forth in the same direction as the wave travels.

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What is the sound of a wave?

The sound made by a wave depends on frequency and amplitude.


What wave is made up of a series of compressions and rarefactions?

A sound wave is made up of a series of compressions and rarefactions. In a compression, particles are close together, while in a rarefaction, particles are spread out. Sound waves travel by vibrating molecules and transferring energy through a medium like air or water.


What is sound wave made up of?

A sound wave is simply a vibration in the air molecules, or the molecules of some other substance. This vibration propagates as a wave, the energy gets transferred somewhere else.


Is a sound wave continuous?

A sound wave is continuous for as long as the sound vibrations are being made at its source.


What difference in a note does the amplitude of its sound wave make?

The amplitude of a sound wave determines the volume or loudness of the note. A higher amplitude wave produces a louder sound, while a lower amplitude wave produces a quieter sound.


What parts make up a sound wave?

A sound wave is made up of three main parts: frequency, wavelength, and amplitude. Frequency refers to the number of complete cycles of the wave that pass a point in a certain amount of time. Wavelength is the distance between two consecutive points of the wave that are in phase. Amplitude is the measure of the strength or intensity of the wave.


What is a type of of compressional wave made by a guitar?

Sound


What kind of waves make up sounds waves?

Sound waves are made up of longitudinal waves. This means that the particles of the medium in which the sound is moving vibrate parallel to the direction of the wave.


Does frequency change when you turn up the volume?

No, turning up the volume does not change the frequency of a sound wave. The frequency of a sound wave is determined by the rate of vibrations, while the volume is related to the amplitude of the wave, which increases the intensity of the sound.


Is a sound wave a transverse wave?

No, a sound wave is a compressional wave.


Do particles of air in a sound wave move up and down?

no, they move horizontally along the direction of the sound wave movement.


What is the difference between a sound wave that is transverse and one that is longitudinal?

A transverse sound wave moves up and down or side to side, while a longitudinal sound wave moves back and forth in the same direction as the wave travels.