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About Sound
About Sound
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Experiment one
And we used
How did we do it
Objectives
1. To find how sound travels
2. To know how far waves can go
3. Different types
Sound is transmitted through gases, liquids, solids, and plasma as longitudinal waves. The
energy carried by longitudinal waves, also known as compression waves, converts back and
forth between potential energy of the compression and the kinetic energy of the oscillations
within the medium. This displacement of the sound wave results in oscillation.
There are many modern and classic technological achievements that take advantage of sound
waves. Doctors and scientists use sound waves to see into our bodies. Stethoscopes are used
to amplify sound waves so doctors can listen to our heartbeats while ultrasounds are used to
create images of our hearts and stomachs. Other equipment that is used for generating,
manipulating, or amplifying sound waves include hearing aids, musical instruments, and sonar
systems.