Sound Cheat Sheet

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Important Terms Echo Natural, Damped & Forced Vibrations

The sound heard after reflection of the Natural vibrations - The periodic vibrations
original sound from a distant object, after in a body in the absence of any external
the original sound has ceased is called an force is called natural or free vibrat​ions. In
echo. to create the perception of an echo this sort of vibration the body vibrates with
the person must hear the sound at least 0.1 the same frequency and amplitude forever.
seconds after after the original sound is This is the vibration of a body in an ideal
heard. the reason is that the stimulus persist condition.
Amplitude - The maximum displa​cement of for 0.1 s before stopping. Equation of Echo Damped vibrations - The periodic vibrations
a particle of the medium on either side of its - d=Vt/2 in a body of decreasing amplitude in
mean position.
presence of a resistive force. The vibrating
Time period - The time taken by a particle to Applic​ations of Echos body loses energy in the form of heat
complete one vibration.
Use by bats and dolphins - Bats produce energy.
Frequency - The no. of vibrations made by
sounds that get reflected back to them from Forced vibrations - The vibrations in a body
a particle in one second.
the obstacles near them. After hearing the which take place under the influence of an
Wavelength - The distance traveled by the
echo they get to know the the location of the external periodic force acting on it.
wave in one time period of vibration of the
obstacles and so fly safely even in the dark.
medium. Resonance - It is a special case of Forced
The same principle is used by dolphins to
Velocity - The distance traveled by the wave vibrat​ions. When the frequency of the
hunt their preys.This is called sound
in one second. externally applied periodic force on a body
ranging.
Equations - V = f λ is equal to its natural frequency, the body
f = 1/T SONAR - it sands for Sound Na​vig​ation and begins to readily vibrate with an increased
Ra​nging. It works on the principle of echo. amplitude.
Factors Affecting Speed of Sound Ultrasonic waves are sent in all directions
and received after reflec​tion. By the formula Loudness
Pressure and Density V = √(γP/d)
of echo the distance from the obstacle is
It is the charac​ter​istics by which a loud
Tension and Mass (in a V = √(T/m) calculated . The depth of the sea can also
sound can be distin​guished from a feeble
string) be found by this method this is called echo
one, when both have the same pitch and
depth sounding.
quality. It is also known as Intensity . it is
Differ​ences between Light & Sound
Use in medical field - echo is also used for associated with the amplitude of the sound .
waves
the imaging of internal organs. This is L ∝ A2
Light Sound known as ultras​ono​graphy.
Electr​oma​gnetic Mechanical waves Pitch
waves Reverb​eration
It is the charac​ter​istic of sound by which a
Can travel in vacuum Cannot travel in It is a phenomenon by which sound is shrill note can be distin​guished from a flat
vacuum prolonged because of multiple reflec​tions of note of the same loudness. It is also called
Speed = 3*108 m/s Speed = 330 m/s the sound. shrill​ness. It is associated with the
(in air) (in air) frequency of the sound.
λ is smaller λ is bigger
Transverse waves Longit​udinal waves

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Quality

It is the charac​ter​istic which distin​guishes the two sounds of the

same loudness and pitch because of different wave forms. It is
associated with the wave form of a sound wave.

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