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Can you hear high pitched or lower pitched sounds better underwater?
Higher pitched sounds are typically easier to hear underwater compared to lower pitched sounds. The reason for this is that water is a denser medium than air, which results in faster attenuation of lower frequency sounds and better transmission of higher frequency sounds.
Why you can hear sounds better in air then you can underwater?
Sound moves faster and further in water than air, so it would seem like it must have something to do with the receiver. I'm guessing, but I'd guess it's because the eardrum evolved to hear sounds in air. Underwater you don't hear using the eardrum, you hear by way of bone conduction which apparently doesn't let you hear normal sounds as well as the air/eardrum method.
Why is it hard for humans to hear underwater?
Humans hear through sound waves traveling through air, water is denser than air making it more difficult for sound waves to travel efficiently. This causes sounds to become muffled and distorted underwater, making it harder for humans to hear clearly. Additionally, the ears are not optimized for hearing underwater as they are designed to work in air.
Can humans hear under water?
Yes, humans can hear sounds underwater, although they are usually muffled and distorted due to the different medium. Water is much denser than air, so sound travels faster and farther, but with a reduced clarity compared to in air.
Can you hear sound underwater?
Yes, sound can be heard underwater because sound waves travel through water just like they do through air.
Why can you hear sounds better in air than underwater?
because air is thiner and water has monicules
Can you hear high pitched or lower pitched sounds better underwater?
Higher pitched sounds are typically easier to hear underwater compared to lower pitched sounds. The reason for this is that water is a denser medium than air, which results in faster attenuation of lower frequency sounds and better transmission of higher frequency sounds.
Why you can hear sounds better in air then you can underwater?
Sound moves faster and further in water than air, so it would seem like it must have something to do with the receiver. I'm guessing, but I'd guess it's because the eardrum evolved to hear sounds in air. Underwater you don't hear using the eardrum, you hear by way of bone conduction which apparently doesn't let you hear normal sounds as well as the air/eardrum method.
Why is it hard for humans to hear underwater?
Humans hear through sound waves traveling through air, water is denser than air making it more difficult for sound waves to travel efficiently. This causes sounds to become muffled and distorted underwater, making it harder for humans to hear clearly. Additionally, the ears are not optimized for hearing underwater as they are designed to work in air.
What allows us to hear sounds underwater?
The soundwaves caused by sounds made underwater, disrupts the water molecules causing them to vibrate. These vibrations hit our ear drum and is processed into our brain as sounds, but since the vibrations in water are slower then vibrations in air the sounds sound more obsure then if it were not in water.
Can you hear a motor boat if you were underwater?
Yes, you can hear a motorboat underwater. Sound travels more efficiently in water than in air, allowing underwater sounds to be transmitted over greater distances. The noise produced by the motor and the vibrations from the boat can be detected by the human ear when submerged, making it possible to hear the motorboat even from a distance.
How do whales hear soundwaves?
Whales can generally only hear sounds that are made underwater. They have very good ears, because they 'talk' to each other using grunts and squeals over long distances. Sound waves travel extremely well in water . . . much better than in the air.
How do we here sounds?
We do not "here" sounds, that is the wrong word. you "hear" sounds. We hear them through our ears which are sensitive to vibrations in the air.
Why does sound sometimes refract under water?
Our ears are designed to hear sounds traveling through air. When these sounds are made underwater, they travel at slower speeds, causing them to bounce off surfaces differently and sound differently.
Can humans hear under water?
Yes, humans can hear sounds underwater, although they are usually muffled and distorted due to the different medium. Water is much denser than air, so sound travels faster and farther, but with a reduced clarity compared to in air.
How do hear sounds?
your eardrums take in vibrations from the air...
Frogs have ears on the side of their heads what can they hear underwater?
Sounds, which are nothing more than vibrations, can actually be heard better and further underwater than in air. So I would think frog's ears would be useful both underwater and sitting on land, to detect noise/vibrations of predators and to detect mates.
