Facts about SOUND Read the different concepts

about sound and answer the

1. Sound is produced through vibration of particles. following tests.
2. Sound is a mechanical wave. It means that it can travel on
Test I
mediums like solid, liquid and gas but not in vacuum.
3. Materials are more elastic if their molecules are closer to each True or False – Write T or F only.
other and they are least elastic if their molecules are far away
from each other. The more elastic the material is, the faster 1. Sound can travel in outer space.
the sound travels. 2. Sound travels fastest during hot
4. Sound travels fastest in solids, slower in liquids and slowest in summer days.
gases. 3. Curtains in theaters increases
5. The hotter the medium the faster the sound travels. Heat, just reverberation.
like sound, is a form of kinetic energy. At higher temperatures, 4. Sound waves move from cooler
particles have more energy (kinetic) and thus, vibrate faster. surroundings to hotter
And when particles vibrate faster, there will be more collisions surroundings.
per unit time. With more collisions per unit time, energy is 5. Solids are the most elastic
transferred more efficiently resulting in sound traveling quickly. materials where sound can
6. Reflection is usually described as the turning back of a wave travel slowest.
as it hits a barrier. Test II – Write the letter only.
7. Echo is an example of a reflected sound.
8. Reverberation on the other hand refers to the multiple a.Water b. Air c. Wood d. metal
reflections or echoes in a certain place.
______1. In which material can sound
9. A reverberation often occurs in a small room with height, width,
travel slowest?
and length dimensions of approximately 17 meters or less.
This best fits the bathroom which enhances the voice. ______2. Which material is the most
10. In theaters and movie houses, there are also reverberations elastic?
and echoes. But these are not pleasing to the ears during a
play or a movie. To lessen these, designers use curtains and ______3. In which material can sound
cloth cover for the chairs and carpets. travel fastest?
11. Echo sounding is another application of sound reflection. a.hot temperature b. cold temperature
This is used by scientists to map the sea floor and to determine
the depth of the ocean or sea. This is just the same as how ______4. In which temperature can
bats use sound to detect distances. sound travel fastest?
12. Refraction is described as the change in speed of sound ______5. In which temperature can
when it encounters a medium of different density. When sound sound travel slowest?
propagates in air, where the temperature changes with
altitude, sound bends towards the hotter region. In this case, Test III – Compute for the speed of
refraction happens. The refraction is due to the different sound.
refractive indices of air because of the difference in
Problem: What is the speed of sound in
temperature. At daytime, when the sun is shining, the air near
air of temperature 40˚Celsius?
Earth’s surface is cooler than the air above. Since Earth’s
surface is cooler than air above during daytime, then sound Given: Temperature =
would move from the cooler region (Earth surface) towards the
hotter air above. Thus, sound waves will be refracted to the Equation: v = 330m/s + (0.6 m/s)
sky. At night time, the air near the Earth’s surface is heated Temperature
by the heat emitted by the ground, making it hotter than the air Solution:
above which is cooler due to the absence of the sun during
night-time. This makes sound move from the cooler air above
towards the hotter air near the earth’s surface. Thus, sound
waves are refracted to the Earth’s surface. This makes
open field concerts better done during night-time as sound
waves are refracted from the stage towards the audience.