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Why can sound travel through air?
Why can sound travel through air?
- Air molecules absorb sound energy.
- Air molecules vibrate and collide, transmitting energy. (correct)
- Air molecules move in a straight line from the source.
- Air is a vacuum, allowing sound to propagate freely.
What happens to the loudness of a ringing bell inside a vacuum chamber as air is gradually removed?
What happens to the loudness of a ringing bell inside a vacuum chamber as air is gradually removed?
- The loudness decreases because sound cannot travel in a vacuum. (correct)
- The loudness remains constant because the bell is still ringing.
- The loudness fluctuates randomly due to changes in air pressure.
- The loudness increases because sound travels faster in a vacuum.
Why do sound waves require a medium to travel?
Why do sound waves require a medium to travel?
- Sound waves are gravitational and need a medium to exert force.
- Sound waves are mechanical and rely on particle vibrations to propagate. (correct)
- Sound waves are optical and need a medium to be diffracted.
- Sound waves are electromagnetic and need a medium to focus their energy.
If you place your ear on a table while someone taps it, you can hear the tapping sound clearly. What does this demonstrate about sound propagation?
If you place your ear on a table while someone taps it, you can hear the tapping sound clearly. What does this demonstrate about sound propagation?
What determines the pitch of a sound?
What determines the pitch of a sound?
How does the movement of air molecules from a loudspeaker cone create sound waves?
How does the movement of air molecules from a loudspeaker cone create sound waves?
How is amplitude related to the characteristics of a sound wave?
How is amplitude related to the characteristics of a sound wave?
A tuning fork vibrates at a specific frequency. What would happen if you strike the tuning fork harder, increasing the force applied?
A tuning fork vibrates at a specific frequency. What would happen if you strike the tuning fork harder, increasing the force applied?
What is the relationship between the direction of vibration of particles in a medium and the direction of energy propagation in a longitudinal wave?
What is the relationship between the direction of vibration of particles in a medium and the direction of energy propagation in a longitudinal wave?
What are compressions and rarefactions in the context of sound waves?
What are compressions and rarefactions in the context of sound waves?
Flashcards
Why can sound travel through air?
Why can sound travel through air?
Air molecules vibrate and collide, transmitting energy as a sound wave.
Bell in a vacuum chamber
Bell in a vacuum chamber
The loudness decreases because sound waves require a medium and cannot travel in a vacuum.
Why sound needs a medium
Why sound needs a medium
Sound waves are mechanical and rely on particle vibrations to propagate energy.
Sound through a table
Sound through a table
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What determines pitch?
What determines pitch?
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Loudspeaker sound creation
Loudspeaker sound creation
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Amplitude and Loudness
Amplitude and Loudness
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Hitting a tuning fork harder
Hitting a tuning fork harder
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Longitudinal wave vibration
Longitudinal wave vibration
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Compressions and Rarefactions
Compressions and Rarefactions
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Sound propagation
Sound propagation
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Longitudinal Wave
Longitudinal Wave
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Transverse Wave
Transverse Wave
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Wave characteristics
Wave characteristics
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Amplitude
Amplitude
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Sound wave propagation
Sound wave propagation
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Study Notes
- Bernoulli's principle was discovered by Daniel Bernoulli in the 18th century.
- For an inviscid flow of a non-conducting fluid, an increase in fluid speed is accompanied by a decrease in pressure or potential energy.
- Bernoulli's principle is formulated as: $p + \frac{1}{2} \rho v^2 + \rho g h = constant$
- p represents the static pressure of the fluid.
- $\rho$ represents the density of the fluid.
- v represents the flow velocity.
- g represents the acceleration due to gravity.
- h represents the elevation of the point above a reference plane.
- Bernoulli's principle can be applied to different types of fluid flow, leading to various forms of Bernoulli's equation for incompressible and compressible flow.
Applications
- The lift of an airplane wing is an application of Bernoulli's principle.
- The curveball in baseball is another application of Bernoulli's principle.
- The operation of a Venturi meter relies on Bernoulli's principle.
Limitations
- The fluid is inviscid (no viscosity).
- The flow is steady (does not change with time).
- The fluid is incompressible (density is constant).
- The flow is irrotational (no swirling).
- Assumptions might not always be valid in real-world applications.
- Bernoulli's principle must be used with caution.
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