SOUND

SOUND
Produced by vibrating body

Vibrations are transferred - waves

Sound waves - longitudinal

SOUND – cannot travel
without a medium
 AUDIBLE RANGE OF SOUND
Audible range – 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz

Sound frequencies below 20 Hz – Infrasonic

sounds

Sound frequencies above 20,000 Hz –

Ultrasonic sounds
SOUND WAVES - LONGITUDINAL
 VELOCITY OF SOUND
Velocity of sound – different in
different media

Velocity of sound –
Solids > Liquids > Gases
REFLECTION OF SOUND
 ECHO
Reflection of sound

For echo - reflection of sound must reach the ear after

1/10th of a second

For echo – minimum distance of the reflecting surface

– 17 m