SOUND

Can you imagine our

world without sound?
 SPEED OF SOUND

Sound waves can only move

through matter – solids,
liquids, and gases.
•The speed of sound does not depend
on the source but on the medium
through which they move
• We can change the speed of sound if we
change the medium or the properties of the
medium that the sound is travelling in. Thus,
the speed of sound is different in solids,
liquids, and gases. Several factors affect the
speed of sound as it travels through a medium .
The speed of sound is also
affected by these factors:
temperature, humidity, and
density
 EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE

•When the temperature gets

high, particles have more kinetic
energy and thus, vibrate faster.
• When the temperature is higher, the speed of
sound is faster. When the temperature becomes
lower, its molecules moves slower so they collide
less frequently compared to a medium or body
with a higher temperature thus sound travels
slower.
•Since sound is a consequence of
energy transfer through
collisions, the more they collide
means faster sound.
 EFFECT OF HUMIDITY
•Sound waves travel faster through
warm air than through cool air
•Sound travels faster in warmer
air.
Why does a field concert is better held at night
time rather than day time?