PRODUCED

BY
VIBRATION

TRAVELS
CAN BE
IN
ABSORBED
PROPERTIES WAVES

OF
SOUND

NEEDS A
CAN BE
MEDIUM TO
REFLECTED
TRAVEL
 PRODUCTION OF SOUND

• is form of energy
• is produced from vibrations
• the change of energy takes place during the
production of sound is a follow :
kinetic energy sound energy
 TRANSMISSION OF SOUND

• The transmission needs a medium

• Can travel through solid, liquid & gas
• Travels fastest through solids & slowest through gas,
due to the arrangement of the particles
• Sound cannot travels through a vacuum
 REFLECTION & ABSORPTION OF SOUND

• can be reflected & absorbed when it hits a

surface
• Hard & smooth surface reflected sound
effectively
• Soft & porous material are weak reflectors
but good absorbers of sound
• The reflection of sound causes echo
• Application of reflection :
1. Ships determining the depth
2. Determining the presence of fish & presence of enemy’s
ship
• Application of absorption
1. Walls of hall & big building like theatres
2. Cushion & soft padding in cars absorb the noise from
the engine
HEARING DEFECT