What is sound and what are it's characteristics
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vibrations that travel through the air or another medium and can be heard when they reach a person's or animal's ear.
characteristics of sound are:-
Sound travels in longitudinal waves. ...Sound waves have frequency; that is, the pitch of sounds goes up or down.The amplitude of a sound determines its volume (loudness).Tone is a measure of the quality of a sound wave.Sound travels faster in a hot meduim, or in a solid.
characteristics of sound are:-
Sound travels in longitudinal waves. ...Sound waves have frequency; that is, the pitch of sounds goes up or down.The amplitude of a sound determines its volume (loudness).Tone is a measure of the quality of a sound wave.Sound travels faster in a hot meduim, or in a solid.
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Sound is a form of energy which produces sensation of hearing in our ears.
Sound is produced by rapid to and fro motion of an object called vibration..
A sound has mainly three characteristics ---
1) LOUDNESS ----
It is the measure of sound energy reaching ear per second. The loudness of sound depends upon the amplitude of vibrations of a sound wave.If sound waves have small amplitude then sound will be faint and if the waves have large amplitude then the sound will be loud.The loudness of sound is measured in decibel (dB).
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2) PITCH -----
How are we able to distinguish a man's voice from that of a woman's?
It is due to pitch.
It is the characteristic of sound by which we can distinguish between sounds of equal loudness. Pitch depends on frequency. Frequency is number of vibrations per second. Greater the frequency of a sound, higher is the pitch. Faster the vibrations of a sound source, higher is the frequency, hence higher is the pitch.
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3) QUALITY OR TIMBRE -----
How do we know sound is coming from sitar without seeing it being played?
It is possible due to another property of sound quality or timbre.
The characteristic of sound which enables us to distinguish between sounds of same pitch and loudness is called quality or timbre. A sound is said to be of rich quality when the sound is pleasant.
Sound produced by musical instruments like flute, tabla, sitar, drum, etc can be and sound produced by singers can be distinguished due to their quality or timbre.
Sound is produced by rapid to and fro motion of an object called vibration..
A sound has mainly three characteristics ---
1) LOUDNESS ----
It is the measure of sound energy reaching ear per second. The loudness of sound depends upon the amplitude of vibrations of a sound wave.If sound waves have small amplitude then sound will be faint and if the waves have large amplitude then the sound will be loud.The loudness of sound is measured in decibel (dB).
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2) PITCH -----
How are we able to distinguish a man's voice from that of a woman's?
It is due to pitch.
It is the characteristic of sound by which we can distinguish between sounds of equal loudness. Pitch depends on frequency. Frequency is number of vibrations per second. Greater the frequency of a sound, higher is the pitch. Faster the vibrations of a sound source, higher is the frequency, hence higher is the pitch.
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3) QUALITY OR TIMBRE -----
How do we know sound is coming from sitar without seeing it being played?
It is possible due to another property of sound quality or timbre.
The characteristic of sound which enables us to distinguish between sounds of same pitch and loudness is called quality or timbre. A sound is said to be of rich quality when the sound is pleasant.
Sound produced by musical instruments like flute, tabla, sitar, drum, etc can be and sound produced by singers can be distinguished due to their quality or timbre.
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