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lemondedeninaug 2022-09-03Sound waves from a stereo have a power output of 3.5 W at 0.50 m. What is the sound's intensity?
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katdoringlo 2022-09-03If a 60 dB sound increases to 70 dB, about how much louder is the sound:
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bravere4g 2022-08-28A yellow submarine traveling horizontally at 11.0 m/s uses sonar with a frequency of . A red submarine is in front of the yellow submarine and moving 3.00 m/s relative to the water in the same direction. A crewman in the red submarine observes sound waves ("pings") from the yellow submarine. Take the speed of sound in seawater as 1 533 m/s. Which submarine is the source of the sound?
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bravere4g 2022-08-28Determine which of the following must change when a sound gets louder. a. amplitude b. frequency c. wavelength d. intensity e. speed of the sound waves
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ureq8 2022-08-27The smallest insect a bat can detect are approximately the size of one wavelength of the sound the bat makes. a) what minimum frequency of the sound is necessary for the bat to detect an insect 0.57cm long? b) what is the period of the wave?
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Raelynn Nolan 2022-08-27What happens when two sound waves meet in constructive interference?
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dammeym 2022-08-26Which sensory process are the hammer, anvil, and stirrup involved in?
a. Detecting intense colors. b. Processing information related to our sense of balance. c. Transmitting light energy to ganglion cells. d. Transmitting sound waves to the cochlea. e. Smelling the foul odors of the locker room.
a. Detecting intense colors. b. Processing information related to our sense of balance. c. Transmitting light energy to ganglion cells. d. Transmitting sound waves to the cochlea. e. Smelling the foul odors of the locker room.
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Zoie Frazier 2022-08-24Choose the word or phrase that best answers the question. Which light waves are bent most when passing through a prism? A) red waves B) yellow waves C) blue waves D) violet waves
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cvnoticiasdg 2022-08-22Does the principle of linear superposition imply that two sound waves, passing through the same place at the same time, always create a louder sound than either wave alone?
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kalkulusk2 2022-08-22Identify the medium for the following waves: a. ripples on a pond b. the sound waves from a stereo speaker c. seismic waves
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Adeline Mooney 2022-08-22Your professor delivers a lecture. Does the amplitude of sound waves in the classroom decrease like 1/r, where r is the distance from the professor to you?
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Paulkenyo 2022-08-22A sound has speed of 330m/s and frequency of 50Hz what is the possible distance between 2 points on wave that have phase difference of ?
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silastls 2022-08-22Once a sound recording is made, how is the sound reproduced?
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lamontalbanav6 2022-08-21Solar radiant energy is composed of short waves, yet terrestrial radiation is composed of relatively longer waves? Why?
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Jamya Shea 2022-08-21Could an experiment similar to Young's two-slit experiment be performed with sound? How might this be carried out?
Does it matter that sound waves are longitudinal and electromagnetic waves are transverse? Explain.
Does it matter that sound waves are longitudinal and electromagnetic waves are transverse? Explain.
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Eden Serrano 2022-08-21Describe the process through which sound waves in the air are translated into nerve impulses to the brain.
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Zoie Frazier 2022-08-21What are the wavelengths of sound waves at the lower and upper limits of human hearing (10 Hz and 20 kHz, respectively)?
Sound waves are a type of energy that travels through the air, or any other medium, like water or metal. They are created by vibrations, which are produced when something vibrates. The vibrating object causes the air around it to vibrate too. Sound waves are usually described by how fast they vibrate, or their frequency. The faster the vibration, the higher the pitch of the sound. The slower the vibration, the lower the pitch. They can solve problems in physics. For example, equations can be used to calculate the speed of sound waves. Answers to questions about waves and sound can also be found by using sound waves.
