What is sound? Sound is a longitudinal wave produced by a vibrating source Examples of sources: tuning fork, vocal cords, lips or reed on a musical instrument The vibration produces COMPRESSIONS and RAREFACTIONS in the air Must have a medium to travel through, will not travel through a vacuum http://dev.physicslab.org/Document.aspx ?doctype=3&filename=WavesSound_Introduc tionWaves.xml
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What is sound? Sound is a longitudinal wave produced by a vibrating source Examples of sources: tuning fork, vocal cords, lips or reed on a musical instrument.
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What is sound?Sound is a longitudinal wave produced by a
vibrating sourceExamples of sources: tuning fork, vocal
cords, lips or reed on a musical instrumentThe vibration produces COMPRESSIONS and
RAREFACTIONS in the airMust have a medium to travel through, will
not travel through a vacuum http://dev.physicslab.org/Document.aspx?doctype=3&filename=WavesSound_IntroductionWaves.xml