SOUND Longitudinal Wave Travels through some medium Cannot travel through a vacuum How does vibrating drum produce sound? Skin moving up presses air molecules close together…
Waves & Sound I. Characteristics of Waves Waves Transverse waves Longitudinal waves Measuring waves A. Waves Waves rhythmic disturbances that carry energy through matter…
Sine Curve Pictorial representation of a wave Mechanical Waves Requires a medium Cannot travel through empty space (in a vacuum) Ex. Water waves, sound Electromagnetic Waves…