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Can sound be absorbed?
When sound hits a surface, it is either transmitted through the material or reflected back out, similar as light is. When sound is transmitted through matter, it is diffused (or spread out) by said matter; and also a small portion of the sound is converted to energy (such as heat). This is based on my personal understanding, it may not be 100% accurate but I you out.
Sound energy that passes through a solid is said to be reflected?
Sound energy that pass through a solid is said to be reflected because as sound waves pass from air to a solid, some of the energy is reflected back into the air. Some of the energy will be absorbed by the new medium.
How is sound energy absorbed and reflected?
Generated by the sound source will be present in the soundwaves propagated from the surrounding air.
How can sound waves be transmitted reflected and absorbed?
Yes, yes, and no. They can't be polarized, because their vibration is in the direction of their motion, not across it. But they also exhibit diffraction and dispersion ... almost everything you would expect from waves.
What happens on sound waves when it hits a barrier?
When waves pass through a narrow gap, be they light or sound, they diffract. This creates an interference pattern of some sort, often depending on the wavelength of the sound and the size of the gap.
Can sound be absorbed?
When sound hits a surface, it is either transmitted through the material or reflected back out, similar as light is. When sound is transmitted through matter, it is diffused (or spread out) by said matter; and also a small portion of the sound is converted to energy (such as heat). This is based on my personal understanding, it may not be 100% accurate but I you out.
Sound energy that passes through a solid is said to be reflected?
Sound energy that pass through a solid is said to be reflected because as sound waves pass from air to a solid, some of the energy is reflected back into the air. Some of the energy will be absorbed by the new medium.
How is sound energy absorbed and reflected?
Generated by the sound source will be present in the soundwaves propagated from the surrounding air.
How can sound waves be transmitted reflected and absorbed?
Yes, yes, and no. They can't be polarized, because their vibration is in the direction of their motion, not across it. But they also exhibit diffraction and dispersion ... almost everything you would expect from waves.
What happens on sound waves when it hits a barrier?
When waves pass through a narrow gap, be they light or sound, they diffract. This creates an interference pattern of some sort, often depending on the wavelength of the sound and the size of the gap.
Is sound reflected when it hits a hard surface?
no. it's absorbed
How is sound absorbed and reflected?
Generated by the sound source will be present in the soundwaves propagated from the surrounding air.
Is water transmitted or absorbed by sound?
Sound does not tansmit or absorb water. But water both transmits and absorbs sound.
Is sound energy reflected through a solid?
yes, it is, and i am a biology/science teacher and it is true that sound energy is reflected through a solid
What does it mean when sound waves are reflected of canyon walls?
It means that the sound wave goes toward the canyon wall, and then a wave carrying part of the energy comes back from the canyon wall. The remaining energy will be absorbed or will pass through.
When a sound wave is absorbed its sound energy is changed into what?
It changes into mechanical energy
Which type of energy is transmitted by vibrations of air?
Sound waves are transmitted in this manner.
