A sound wave in air is (pick those answers that are appropriate) Bulk motion of the air at the speed of sound from its source to the detector or your ear. A propagating compression of the air followed by a "rarefaction" when the density drops, with the denser regions separated by a wavelength moving through the gas A disturbance that locally produces a change in pressure at the frequency of sound, but if you took a snapshot picture would show dense regions separated by a wavelength. A movement of molecules locally to reduce or increase the pressure, but no bulk motions of air.
Properties of sound
A sound wave is a mechanical wave (or mechanical vibration) that transit through media such as gas (air), liquid (water), and solid (wood).
Quality Of Sound
A sound or a sound wave is defined as the energy produced due to the vibrations of particles in a medium. When any medium produces a disturbance or vibrations, it causes a movement in the air particles which produces sound waves. Molecules in the air vibrate about a certain average position and create compressions and rarefactions. This is called pitch which is defined as the frequency of sound. The frequency is defined as the number of oscillations in pressure per second.
Categories of Sound Wave
People perceive sound in different ways, like a medico student takes sound as vibration produced by objects reaching the human eardrum. A physicist perceives sound as vibration produced by an object, which produces disturbances in nearby air molecules that travel further. Both of them describe it as vibration generated by an object, the difference is one talks about how it is received and other deals with how it travels and propagates across various mediums.
A sound wave in air is (pick those answers that are appropriate)
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Bulk motion of the air at the speed of sound from its source to the detector or your ear. |
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A propagating compression of the air followed by a "rarefaction" when the density drops, with the denser regions separated by a wavelength moving through the gas |
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A disturbance that locally produces a change in pressure at the frequency of sound, but if you took a snapshot picture would show dense regions separated by a wavelength. |
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A movement of molecules locally to reduce or increase the pressure, but no bulk motions of air. |
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