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That all depends on the frequency of the sound and its speed in whatever substance
it happens to be traveling through.
In air, the wavelength of audible frequencies ranges from about 17.1 millimeters to
about 17.1 meters.
(20-20K Hz, 343 m/s)
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 8y agoit's not a fixated thing. there are different frequencies that are called HERDs. So 10 HERDs is a really long wave and carries very little energy, 100,000 HERDs would actually carry so much energy that you could actually feel them, and they are also extremely short.
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∙ 14y agoWavelength depends on the frequency, or pitch of the wave. Sound travels at about 1125 ft/second at sea level. Divide speed by frequency to get wavelength.
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If a sound gets louder does the wavelength of the sound it produces increase?
No. The length of a sound wave is it's frequency. Volume will increase the wave's AMPLITUDE.
What increases when sound wave travel in solid from gas medium frequency or wavelength?
Velocity increases when sound waves travel from gas medium to solid medium. As velocity = frequency * wave length and the frequency does not change, v is directly proportional to the wave length... Hence the wavelength increases.
What is the mathematical formula to turn a particular sound frequency to a related color?
There are many possible formulas. The simplest would be to map the hearing range directly to the visible. The speed of sound in air is about 300 meters per second and the speed of light is about 3e8 meters per second. We can hear frequencies of 20 to 20,000 Hz, and that corresponds to wavelengths of 15 down to .015 meters. We can see wavelengths from 700 nanometers down to 400 nanometers. So a straight formula would be light wave length = 20e-9 * (sound wave length) + 399.7e-9 (in meters) sound wave length = 300 / (sound frequency in Hz) (in meters) Another way would be to compress the sound into octaves and let that be a linear mapping. This would be like assigning the keys on a piano to specific colors. A formula for that might be light wave length = 100 * (Log (sound wave length)) + 582.4 (in nanometers) (and I used the same formula for sound wave length above).
Sound travels in what kind of wave?
Sound is a longitudinal, mechanical wave that requires a medium.
What is the result of a reflected sound wave?
The result of a reflected sound wave is obviously an echo.
Which relation is there between wavelength and height?
There is no relation between wave length and wave height. You can change the wave height independently from the wave length. Wave height tells you which amplitude the wave has. If you think of sound that means how loud it is. The wave length tells you the pitch or the frequency of this sound, that means high or low sound. Long wavelength means bass sound and short wavelength means treble sound.
The high the frequency of a sound wave means?
the shorter the wave-length
Sound intensity corresponds to?
wave length
If a sound gets louder does the wavelength of the sound it produces increase?
No. The length of a sound wave is it's frequency. Volume will increase the wave's AMPLITUDE.
What is the intensity of a sound?
Based on the decibal system? On the length of the sound wave
What is wave length in sound?
The wave length is the distance between the peak of one sound pressure or electrical wave and the peak of the next. It's also known as one cycle (1 Hertz).
What is an example os a longditudinal wave?
A sound wave is an example of a longitudinal wave. A device used to measure the length and pitch of the sound wave is call a oscilloscope.
Explain the importance of how a wave length is created?
Wave length's are one of the most fundamental subjects in physics effecting sound, light and water for example. Learning how the wave length was created allows one to learn much about sound and light.
What happens to the wavelength of a sound wave when it travels through water rather than air?
the wave length of sound increases
What are characteristics of sound energy?
The main characteristics of sound are frequency, amplitude and wave length
What are the three features of a sound wave?
1) Sound wave always require material medium for their propogation. 2)Sound wave are type of transvers wave. 3)Speed of sound wave can be calculated by speed=sqrt(tension*length of wire/massof wire)
How are amplitude and sound related?
amplitude and sound are related because sound comes in soundwaves, amplitude is the height of the wave while wavelength (spelling?) is the length of the wave
