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Las ondas electromagnéticas requieren un medio físico para propagarse.
False
La frecuencia de una onda se mide en metros por segundo.
False
La velocidad de una onda es igual a la frecuencia dividida entre la longitud de onda.
False
Las ondas sonoras son un tipo de ondas electromagnéticas.
False
La reflexión del sonido es un ejemplo de refracción.
False
La frecuencia de un sonido determina su intensidad percibida.
False
La resonancia ocurre cuando un sonido se amplifica a cierta frecuencia.
True
Los humanos pueden oír sonidos con frecuencias inferiores a 20 Hz.
False
La longitud de onda de una onda sonora determina su frecuencia.
False
Study Notes
Types of Waves
- Mechanical Waves: require a physical medium to propagate (e.g., water, air, solids)
- Electromagnetic Waves: do not require a physical medium to propagate (e.g., light, radio waves)
Characteristics of Waves
- Amplitude: maximum displacement from equilibrium
- Wavelength: distance between two consecutive points on a wave in phase
- Frequency: number of oscillations per second (measured in Hz)
- Speed: distance traveled by a wave per unit time
- Period: time taken by a wave to complete one oscillation
Sound Waves
- Definition: mechanical waves that propagate through a medium (e.g., air, water, solids) and are perceived as sound
- Longitudinal Waves: particles oscillate back and forth along the direction of propagation
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Sound Wave Properties:
- Frequency: audible range: 20 Hz - 20,000 Hz
- Speed: approximately 343 m/s in air at room temperature and atmospheric pressure
Sound Phenomena
- Reflection: sound bouncing back from a surface
- Refraction: change in direction of sound due to change in medium
- Diffraction: bending of sound around an obstacle
- Interference: superposition of two or more sound waves
- Resonance: amplification of sound at a specific frequency
Human Perception of Sound
- Hearing Range: 20 Hz - 20,000 Hz
- Sound Intensity: perceived loudness of sound
- Sound Quality: tone color or timbre, depends on frequency composition
Explore the types, characteristics, and properties of waves, including sound waves, and learn about sound phenomena and human perception of sound.
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