SOUND WAVES

Grade - 7
 OBJECTIVES:
Students will be able to define sound waves and identify the
key properties, including frequency, amplitude, and
wavelength.

Students will accurately distinguish between high and low-

frequency sounds.

Students will recognize the importance of understanding

sound waves in fields such as music, communication, and
technology.
SOUND WAVES

are longitudinal
waves created from a
vibrating sources
 SOUND WAVES

REQUIRES A
MECHANICAL
MEDIUM TO
WAVES
PROPAGATE
 SOUND WAVES
IT REQUIRES A MEDIUM
 SPEED OF SOUND

THE SPEED OF SOUND IS DIFFERENT IN VARIOUS

MATERIAS
IN WHICH MEDIUM DO YOU THINK WILL
SOUND TRAVEL THE FASTEST?

IT IS BECAUSE OF THE ARRANGEMENT AND SPACING

OF PARTICLES IN EACH MEDIUM
ARRANGEMENT OF PARTICLES IN EACH MEDIUM

SOUND WAVES
TRAVEL MORE
QUICKLY IN SOLIDS
BECAUSE THE
PARTICLES IN IT ARE
CLOSELY PACKED
WITH EACH OTHER
SOUND WAVES

REQUIRES A MEDIUM
WHY WE CANNOT HERE
SOUND FROM OUTER
SPACE?

BECAUSE OUTER SPACE IS A

VACUUM WITH NO SOLIDS,
LIQUID AND GASES, THE
REASON WHY WE CANT
HEAR EXPLOSION IN OUR
SPACE
CHRACTERISTICS OF SOUND WAVES

PITCH

LOUDNESS

TIMBRE
PITCH
 refers to highness or lowness of sound
 the frequency of waves dictates the pitch of
the sound
WHICH DO YOU THINK HAS THE HIGHER SOUND?
 PITCH
HERTZ (Hz) - Hertz measures the number of wave
cycles (or frequency) passing through a given point
in a second.
 LOUDNESS

 refers to how soft or how intense the

sound is
 can be determined by the amplitude of the
sound waves
WHICH SOUND WAVE IS MORE PLEASANT TO
THE EARS?
LOUDNESS
Decibel db – is a
unit intensity level
for sound.
 02

HUMAN HEARING
01 RANGE 03

THRESHOLD 0 db – 120 db THRESHOLD

HEARING PAIN
0 db 120 db
SOUND WAVE STRUCTURE

Peak Wavelength

Source Trough Rms Location

 NOISE
Is a distorted sound wave that is not pleasing
to the senses

MUSIC
A special sound that forms a pattern and is
appealing to our sense of hearing
TIMBRE
 TONE QUALITY
 Used in differentiating
two different sounds
that have the same pitch
and loudness
 AWESOME WORD

SOUND WAVES DO NOT DIE OUT. THEY

TRAVEL FOREVER AND FOREVER. ALL OUR
SENTENCES ARE IMMORTAL. OUR USELESS
BLEATING'S CIRCLE THE UNIVERSE FOR ALL
ETERNITY.
FAY WELDON