Sound Waves

What do you think?

Imagine what happens A small drop of water on a calm

when you drop a stone water surface can create ripples.

into a pool of water.

Waves ripple out from
the spot where the
stone entered the
water.
What is a sound wave????

- sound wave is the pattern of

disturbance caused by the movement of
energy traveling through a medium
(such as air, water or any other
liquid or solid matter) as it
propagates away from the source of the
sound.
 - When you speak or shout, your vocal
chords vibrate . These vibrations travel
in all directions through the air as
waves. When the waves reach our ears,
they make our eardrums vibrate too, so we
can hear the words.
Which state of substance would
sound travel through faster?
Mediums of sound wave

- Sound travels through a solid

faster, than through a liquid, which
is faster than through a gas.
Characteristics of sound wave

-wavelength, amplitude,
frequency, period and wave
speed.
Two other properties that affect sound
energy

Pitch
Intensity
 Pitch

- Pitch is the rate at

which the vibrations are
produced.
The higher the frequency, the higher the pitch.

Which picture above would have the

lowest pitch? Highest pitch?
The more waves per second (or the higher the
frequency), the higher the pitch!
 Intensity

- sound intensity, also known as

acoustic intensity, is defined
as the power carried by sound
waves per unit area in a direction
perpendicular to that area.
 Wrap Up

Other properties that

Medium of sound can affect sound
Sound Wave wave
- pattern of disturbance • Solid
caused by the movement
• Liquid
• Pitch
of energy traveling
through a medium • Gas • Intensity