SOUND

Wave that carries energy

 PROPAGATION AND
CHARACTERISTICS OF SOUND
SOUND PROPAGATION
 MechanicalWave or
Transverse Wave
 It needs a medium in order to
 propagate.
 Solid, liquid and gas

 Longitudinal Wave
- These are waves that travel parallel to the
motion of the particles.
TRANSVERSE WAVE

LONGITUDINAL WAVE
 ANATOMY OF A WAVE
Transverse Wave

Crest– it is the highest point of a

wave.
Trough – lowest point of a wave.
Wavelength – distance between to
successive crest or trough.
Amplitude
 ANATOMY OF A WAVE
Longitudinal Wave
Compression - an area where waves are
close from each other.
Rarefaction - an area where waves are
far from each other.
Wavelength – distance between two
successive compressions or rarefactions.
 WAVE MEASUREMENT

 Frequency – number of wave passing

through a given point.

 Period – the reciprocal of its frequency.

[ P = 1/f ]
 Pressure – the force applied per unit area.
 WHERE DOES SOUND TRAVEL
FASTEST?
Elastic Property
- is the tendency of a material to
maintain its shape and not deform when a
force is applied to the object or medium.
- steel (or any other solids)
In terms of State of Matter
Fastest-------------------------------- Slowest
Solid > Liquid > Gas
 SOLID LIQUID GAS

PARTICLE MODEL: Three States of Matter

In terms of Temperature:
a. Sound travel fastest in warmer
area
b. Sound travel slowest in cooler
area.
 PROPERTIES OF SOUND
 Reflection of Sound
- Example: Echo
Reverberation- refers
to the multiple
reflections or echoes
in a certain place.

Closed AREA!
Echo sounding is
another
application of sound
reflection.
This is used by
scientists
to map the sea
floor and
to determine the
depth of the ocean
SONAR
or sea.
 PROPERTIES OF SOUND
 Refractionof Sound
-Refraction is described as the change in
speed of sound when it encounters a
medium of different density.

Sound travel:
a. fastest at night time
b. slowest at day time