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What causes the air to stretch and squash in front of a vibrating loudspeaker?
What causes the air to stretch and squash in front of a vibrating loudspeaker?
The movement of the loudspeaker's cone as it vibrates causes the air to stretch and squash in front of it.
How are sound waves created by a vibrating loudspeaker similar to the ripples on a pond?
How are sound waves created by a vibrating loudspeaker similar to the ripples on a pond?
Sound waves created by a vibrating loudspeaker are similar to ripples on a pond in that they spread through the air, similar to the way ripples spread on a pond when a stone is thrown into the water.
What happens when the sound waves created by a vibrating loudspeaker reach our ears?
What happens when the sound waves created by a vibrating loudspeaker reach our ears?
When the sound waves created by a vibrating loudspeaker reach our ears, they make our eardrums vibrate, and we hear a sound.
