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Sound
Crest of wave:
region of high
pressure
Trough of wave:
Region of lower-than-
usual pressure
Animation from Physics
Classroom.com:
http://www.physicsclassroom.com
Waves on a slinky?
The Wave in a stadium?
Waves on a string?
Earthquakes
Whats the medium
of an earthquake?
P-waves are
compression waves
S-waves are
transverse waves
Travel at different
speeds
Seeing Sound Waves
A microphone converts pressure waves
to electrical signals.
An oscilloscope takes an electrical
signal as input and displays a graph
of the signal as a function of time
Do you think an
oscilloscope could
be used to measure
frequency,
wavelength, or both?
The Octave
Octave = 8 notes apart
Going an octave higher means doubling
the frequency of a note
PhET Simulation:
Sound
Review
What determines how fast a wave travels?