SOUND

BO OK 7 ST RU CT UR E 6. 1
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MOVE BACKWARDS AND

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 U N D S V A R Y I N B O T H :
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1. LOUDNESS

2. PITCH
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 SOUND WAVE

TRUE OR FALSE?
Certain high pitch sounds may be damaging
 EMBER!
REM

SOUND TRAVEL THROUGH

SOLID LIQUID GAS

 Remember!

THE SUBSTANCE THAT A

SOUND WAVE MOVES THROUGH
IS CALLED THE MEDIUM
 Summary

TO HE AR A SO UN D, TH ER E SH OU LD BE :

VI BR AT IO N TO MA KE TH E SO UN D
TH RO UG H
TH E ME DI UM CO NT AI NI NG PA RT IC LE S
WH IC H TH E SO UN D WA VE CA N TR AV EL
 VACUUM

A SP AC E WH ER E TH ER E AR E NO
PA RT IC LE S
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Reflections of

Sound
Book 7 Structure 6.2
 Waves
Can be reflected from surfaces
Sound
wave
reflects best from
large, smooth, and flat
surface
 Echo:
Reflection of a sound wave
Useful Echoes
BATS BOATS USG

Boats can use echoes Echoes can be used to

Bats use echoes to to find the depth of make images from
find insects for food the water inside the body
MUSIC THEATRE

ECHOES WILL SPOIL THE

RECORDING/PERFORMANCE

Unwanted
Echoes
Loudness
and
Amplitude
Amplitude is the maximum distance that particles move,
either forward or backward in a sound wave
 The higher
the
amplitude,
the louder
the sound is.
Oscilloscope

displays graphs of sound wave

Pitch and
Frequency
The higher the
frequency, the
higher the
pitch.
Usually, the shorter the string,
the higher the pitch.
Interference
of Sound

GUESS THE SOUND

 1. The waves
Interference reinforce
can produce
2 effects: 2. The waves
cancel each
other
 MEANING OF REINFORCE:

To make stronger
Reinforce
Waves that cancel out