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How do you explain to a child that the reason they can't hear is because of sound waves?

asked Feb 14, 2023 in Sound Waves by Auld Eck

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Why does so much of the sound of thunder in a storm express itself as long, drawn-out rumbling when the cause of the sound is the whiplash crack of a lightning bolt?

asked Feb 14, 2023 in Sound Waves by Bob

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Are all sound waves periodic or non-periodic? If so, why? If not, then what makes them different from each other in this regard?

asked Feb 14, 2023 in Sound Waves by Gary Bosborn

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The explosion of a firecracker produced a sound wave that propagates uniformly in air in all directions with a power of 314 kW. What is the intensity of the sound at a distance of 10m from the point of the explosion? Answer is 250W/m^2 but how?

asked Feb 14, 2023 in Sound Waves by chippy23

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What are the different types of epilepsy,and are there certain sound waves that can triger it?

asked Feb 14, 2023 in Sound Waves by Jason12349876 (1.8k points)

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When a sound wave passes from air into water, what happens to its speed, frequency, and wavelength?

asked Feb 13, 2023 in Sound Waves by longboat

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What is the relation of sound intensity to atmospheric pressure? Is their relationship inversely proportional?

asked Feb 13, 2023 in Sound Waves by jmcbuilders

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What do sound waves have to do with our eyes?

asked Feb 13, 2023 in Sound Waves by Mel James

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What are the differences between radio waves and sound waves in terms of their properties or characteristics? Why would they be used for different purposes when they have some similarities (energy transfer)?

asked Feb 13, 2023 in Sound Waves by biggles

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How can sound travel through materials?

asked Feb 13, 2023 in Sound Waves by polygenius

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A sound wave in the air has a frequency of 500 Hz and a wavelength of 0.68 m. What is the air temperature?

asked Feb 13, 2023 in Sound Waves by samross1986

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How do you penetrate sound through a wall (acoustics, ultrasound, physics)?

asked Feb 12, 2023 in Sound Waves by imacboy

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Does the amplitude of a sound wave change if its frequency decreases?

asked Feb 12, 2023 in Sound Waves by SereneChaos

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How is a sound wave absorbed by an atom?

asked Feb 12, 2023 in Sound Waves by NebulaCharm

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If I was to record silent speech, would I use an Infrasound or ultrasonic microphone? If someone still produced sound waves

asked Feb 12, 2023 in Sound Waves by saicou

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If we hold a sound emitting and receiving Transducer from 10cm to the ground or concrete, if there is a gap or another wall behind it, can we understand this situation by measuring the reflected sound waves again? In what frequency range?

asked Feb 12, 2023 in Sound Waves by NovaDreamer

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If you were traveling in a vehicle fast enough to break the sound barrier, would you hear the sonic boom?

asked Feb 12, 2023 in Sound Waves by kidspud

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What is the medium for sound waves from a speaker?

asked Feb 12, 2023 in Sound Waves by Bodgitandlegit

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If sound can be converted to heat, then theoretically, if you make a tumble dryer sound proof, can you make it 99% - 100% efficient?

asked Feb 12, 2023 in Sound Waves by Guy

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What happens to sound waves as they move from air to water?

asked Feb 12, 2023 in Sound Waves by Steve Howarth

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