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What happens to sound waves during constructive interference?
What happens to sound waves during constructive interference?
- They become completely inaudible.
- They add up to form regions of very high waves. (correct)
- They cancel each other out through phase opposition.
- They experience diminished amplitude.
How is sound intensity defined?
How is sound intensity defined?
- The power per unit area carried by a sound wave. (correct)
- The total energy of the sound wave.
- The range of frequencies heard by the human ear.
- The amplitude of the sound wave oscillations.
Which of the following correctly describes the relationship between pitch and frequency?
Which of the following correctly describes the relationship between pitch and frequency?
- Higher pitch corresponds to lower frequency waves.
- Lower pitch corresponds to higher frequency waves.
- Higher pitch corresponds to higher frequency waves. (correct)
- Pitch is independent of frequency changes.
What differentiates timbre from pitch and loudness in sound waves?
What differentiates timbre from pitch and loudness in sound waves?
Which statement is true regarding the logarithmic scale used for sound levels?
Which statement is true regarding the logarithmic scale used for sound levels?
Which of the following materials can transmit sound waves?
Which of the following materials can transmit sound waves?
What happens during the process of compression in a sound wave?
What happens during the process of compression in a sound wave?
How does the motion of particles in a longitudinal wave relate to the direction of energy transport?
How does the motion of particles in a longitudinal wave relate to the direction of energy transport?
Which formula determines the speed of sound?
Which formula determines the speed of sound?
What is the relationship between the density of a medium and the speed of sound?
What is the relationship between the density of a medium and the speed of sound?
Which wave type is correctly matched with its source movement?
Which wave type is correctly matched with its source movement?
What defines the term 'amplitude' in sound waves?
What defines the term 'amplitude' in sound waves?
What is characteristic of spherical waves?
What is characteristic of spherical waves?
What characterizes a spherical wave?
What characterizes a spherical wave?
In which application are spherical waves NOT typically used?
In which application are spherical waves NOT typically used?
What is the difference between an echo and a reverberation?
What is the difference between an echo and a reverberation?
What factors influence the amount of diffraction experienced by sound waves?
What factors influence the amount of diffraction experienced by sound waves?
What occurs during the refraction of sound waves?
What occurs during the refraction of sound waves?
How do shorter wavelengths affect sound wave propagation?
How do shorter wavelengths affect sound wave propagation?
What happens when two waves meet and interfere with each other?
What happens when two waves meet and interfere with each other?
Which condition is necessary for significant diffraction to occur?
Which condition is necessary for significant diffraction to occur?
Flashcards
What are sound waves?
What are sound waves?
Sound waves, like ripples in a pond, travel by compressing and expanding the air particles.
What is a compression?
What is a compression?
A compression of molecules in a medium, making it denser.
What is a rarefaction?
What is a rarefaction?
A rarefaction is a region where the molecules are spaced farther apart, making it less dense.
What is a longitudinal wave?
What is a longitudinal wave?
A longitudinal wave travels in the same direction as the energy it carries.
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What is wavelength?
What is wavelength?
The distance between two consecutive crests or troughs of a wave.
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What is amplitude?
What is amplitude?
The maximum displacement of a particle from its equilibrium position.
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What is time period?
What is time period?
The time taken for one complete cycle of a periodic motion.
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What is frequency?
What is frequency?
The number of cycles performed in one second.
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Sound Intensity
Sound Intensity
The power carried by a sound wave per unit area.
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Pitch
Pitch
The characteristic of sound that lets us differentiate between a 'high' or 'low' note.
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Loudness
Loudness
The loudness of a sound is determined by the amplitude of the sound wave.
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Timbre
Timbre
The quality of a sound that lets us distinguish between different instruments even if they play the same pitch and loudness.
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Interference
Interference
Constructive interference occurs when waves add up, creating regions of high intensity. Destructive interference occurs when waves cancel each other out, creating regions of low or no intensity.
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Spherical Waves
Spherical Waves
Waves expanding outward from a point source in all directions, like ripples from a stone dropped in water.
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Coherence (in waves)
Coherence (in waves)
A property of waves where the phase difference between two or more waves is constant. This means the crests and troughs of the waves align.
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Reflection & Transmission of Waves
Reflection & Transmission of Waves
When a wave encounters a boundary between two mediums, part of it bounces back (reflection) and part of it continues through (transmission).
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Reverberation
Reverberation
A phenomenon where sound waves bounce off surfaces and create a repeating sound.
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Diffraction of Sound Waves
Diffraction of Sound Waves
A phenomenon where sound waves bend around obstacles or openings, causing them to spread out.
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Wavelength and Diffraction
Wavelength and Diffraction
The tendency of sound waves to bend more when their wavelength is longer, and less when their wavelength is shorter.
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Refraction of Sound Waves
Refraction of Sound Waves
The bending of sound waves as they pass from one medium to another, causing a change in speed and direction.
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Wave Interference
Wave Interference
The combination of two or more waves, creating interference patterns where waves amplify or cancel each other out.
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Sound Waves
- Sound waves travel through various mediums like air, water, wood, and biological tissue.
- Sound waves require a medium for transmission; they cannot travel in a vacuum.
- Sound waves are longitudinal waves, meaning their vibrations are parallel to the direction of energy propagation.
- Sound waves are composed of compression and rarefaction patterns.
- Compression occurs when molecules are densely packed together.
- Rarefaction occurs when molecules are spaced apart.
Types of Waves
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Longitudinal waves: Particle movement is parallel to the wave's direction of travel.
- Example: Sound waves in air or fluids. The particles in the medium vibrate back and forth in the same direction the wave is traveling
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Transverse waves: Particle movement is perpendicular to the wave's direction of travel.
- Example: Waves on a string or water waves
Speed of Sound
- The speed of sound depends on the medium.
- Denser mediums typically transmit sound faster.
- A sound wave traveling 700 meters in 2 seconds has a speed of 350 m/s.
- The speed of sound in dry air at 20°C is approximately 343 m/s.
Sound Intensity
- Sound intensity is the power per unit area carried by a sound wave
- Measuring sound intensity uses a logarithmic scale called decibels (dB).
- More intense sound corresponds to a larger amplitude of oscillations.
- Louder sounds usually have larger amplitudes, while quiet sounds have less amplitude.
Pitch
- Pitch is a subjective measure of how high or low a sound is perceived to be.
- Pitch relates to the frequency of the sound wave
- Higher-frequency sound waves are perceived as higher-pitched
- Lower-frequency sound waves are perceived as lower-pitched
Quality/Timbre
- Timbre distinguishes sounds that have the same pitch and loudness.
- The quality of a sound depends on the shape of the sound wave's waveform.
- Different waveforms for instruments playing the same note give the characteristic sounds of instruments
Interference
- When two or more waves overlap, they combine to produce an interference pattern.
- Constructive interference increases amplitude when waves are in phase.
- Destructive interference deceases amplitude when waves are out of phase.
Reflection
- When a sound wave hits a surface, some of the wave bounces off, called reflection.
Refraction
- When a sound wave passes into another material, the speed and direction of the wave can change due to refraction.
- The change of speed is dependent on the properties of the mediums involved.
Diffraction
- Diffraction occurs when sound waves spread out as they pass through an opening or around obstacles.
- The amount of diffraction depends on the wavelength of the sound wave and the size of the opening or obstacle.
Spherical Waves
- Spherical waves are waves that spread out from a point source, like a loudspeaker.
- Spherical waves exhibit symmetry and strength which diminishes with increasing distance from the source.
- They can also be coherent when the waves maintain a consistent phase relationship, producing interference patterns.
Applications of Spherical Waves
- Used to model sound fields, light propagation, and detection of objects using sonar and radar techniques.
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