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Sound is a form of energy which produces a sensation of hearing in our ears.

Propagation of Sound

• Sound is produced by vibrating objects.

• The matter or substance through which sound is transmitted is called a medium(solid, liquid
or gas).

• The disturbance created by a source of sound in the medium travels through the medium
and not the particles of the medium.

• Sound waves are characterised by the motion of particles in the medium and are called
mechanical waves.

• Sound propagates as a series of compressions and rarefactions.

• Compression is the region of high pressure(high density) .

• Rarefaction is the region of low pressure(low density)

Qn.How does the sound produced by a vibrating object in a medium reach your ear?

Ans.The disturbance created by a source of sound in the medium travels through the medium
and not the particles of the medium.Sound propagates as a series of compressions and
rarefactions.

Explain how sound is produced by your school bell?

A vibrating body produces sound.When the school bell is struck with a hammer, the bell is set
into vibrations.

You cannot hear any sound on the moon because SOUND NEEDS A MEDIUM TO TRAVEL.

Moon doesn’t have an atmosphere.

Types of waves

1. Transverse waves 2.Longitudinal waves

Transverse waves. The individual particles of the medium move about their mean positions in a
direction perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation. Light is a transverse wave.

Longitudinal waves-The individual particles of the medium move in a direction parallel to the
direction of propagation of the disturbance(wave).Sound is a longitudinal wave.
A peak is called the crest and a valley is called the trough of a wave.

The distance between two consecutive compressions (C) or two consecutive rarefactions (R) is called

the wavelength( λ)

SI unit of wavelength : m

• The change in density(pressure) from the maximum value to the minimum value, again to
the maximum value, makes one complete oscillation.
• The number of such oscillations per unit time is the frequency of the sound wave.

It is usually represented by ν
SI unit :Hz

• The time taken for one complete oscillation is called TIME PERIOD(T)

SI unit:s

Relation between frequency and time period

ν =1/T

CHARACTERISTICS OF A SOUND WAVE

1. PITCH 2.LOUDNESS 3.QUALITY

• How the brain interprets the frequency of an emitted sound is called its pitch. Higher the
frequency ,higher is the pitch.

• The loudness or softness of a sound is determined basically by its amplitude.


The magnitude of the maximum disturbance in the medium on either side of the mean value is
called the amplitude of the wave(A).

Loudness is a measure of the response of the ear to the sound

• The quality or timber of sound is that characteristic which enables us to distinguish one
sound from another having the same pitch and loudness.

The sound which is more pleasant is said to be of a rich quality (MUSIC).

A sound of single frequency is called a tone.

The sound which is produced due to a mixture of several frequencies is called a note .

The amount of sound energy passing each second through unit area is called the intensity of sound

Factors on which speed of sound depends on.

1)The speed of sound in a medium depends on temperature of the medium. When the temperature
increases the speed of sound increases.

2)It also depends on the type of medium

The speed of sound decreases when we go from solid to gaseous state.

Fastest in solids

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