What Factors affect the speed of sound wave?

Answer 1

Some factors that affect the speed of sound waves are density of medium, temperature, direction of wind, and humidity. Remember that a sound wave is just a pressure disturbance that travels through a medium by particle interactions. The nature of the medium will affect the sound waves velocity.

Answer 2

Some factors that affect the speed of sound waves are density of medium, temperature, direction of wind, and humidity. Remember that a sound wave is just a pressure disturbance that travels through a medium by particle interactions. The nature of the medium will affect the sound waves velocity.

Answer 3

The speed of sound in air changes clearly with temperature, a little bit with humidity - but not with air pressure (atmospheric pressure).

The words "sound pressure at sea level" are incorrect and misleading in the case of "speed of sound". The temperature indication, however, is absolutely necessary.

Look at the link: "Speed of Sound in Air and the effective Temperature":

Answer 4

Some factors that affect the speed of sound waves are density of medium, temperature, direction of wind, and humidity. Remember that a sound wave is just a pressure disturbance that travels through a medium by particle interactions. The nature of the medium will affect the sound waves velocity.

Answer 5

The speed of sound in air at 20 degrees Celsius (68 degrees Fahrenheit) is 343 metres per second. That is 1126.5 feet per second. Notice: The speed of sound changes with temperature and

a little bit with humidity − but not with air pressure (atmospheric pressure).

The words "sound pressure at sea level" are incorrect and misleading.

The temperature indication, however, is absolutely necessary.

Answer 6

The speed of sound c depends on the temperature of air and not on the air pressure!

The humidity of air has some negligible effect on the speed of sound. The air pressure

and the density of air (air density) are proportional to each other at the same temperature.

It applies always p / ρ = constant. rho is the density ρ and p is the sound pressure.

Notice: The speed of sound is alike on a mountain top as well as at sea level with the same air temperature. Google is not correct (look at the following link)

http://www.google.com/search?q=speed+of+sound

Here is the answer of Google: "Speed of sound at sea level = 340.29 m/s".

This is no good answer, because they forgot to tell us the temperature,

and the atmospheric pressure "at sea level" has no sense. The speed of sound in air is determined by the air itself. It is not dependent upon the sound amplitude, frequency or wavelength.

Answer 7

factors affecting speed of sound r

1)temprature

2)nature of material

3)medium

4)humidity

5)pressure

Answer 8

Factors affecting speed of sound wave

1. wind speed

2. temperature

3. humidity

4. Elasticity of the medium

Answer 9

There are a few factors that can affect the speed of sound waves. The biggest factors would be the material in which it is expected to move through.

Answer 10

the material through which it travels...temperature....