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    A sound wave is a pattern of disturbance caused by energy traveling through a medium as it propagates from the source of sound. The vibration disturbs nearby particles, which then disturb neighboring particles and so on. Sound waves in air are longitudinal waves where particles of the medium vibrate parallel to the direction of energy transport. The frequency of a sound wave determines its pitch, with higher frequencies corresponding to higher pitches. Amplitude affects the size of the vibration and determines loudness, with louder sounds having higher amplitudes. Intensity, or the amount of energy passing through an area over time, increases with increasing amplitude. When two sounds of different frequencies meet, constructive and destructive interference causes the sound intensity to fluctuate, producing an effect known

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    A sound wave is a pattern of disturbance caused by energy traveling through a medium as it propagates from the source of sound. The vibration disturbs nearby particles, which then disturb neighboring particles and so on. Sound waves in air are longitudinal waves where particles of the medium vibrate parallel to the direction of energy transport. The frequency of a sound wave determines its pitch, with higher frequencies corresponding to higher pitches. Amplitude affects the size of the vibration and determines loudness, with louder sounds having higher amplitudes. Intensity, or the amount of energy passing through an area over time, increases with increasing amplitude. When two sounds of different frequencies meet, constructive and destructive interference causes the sound intensity to fluctuate, producing an effect known

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    A sound wave is a pattern of disturbance caused by energy traveling through a medium as it propagates from the source of sound. The vibration disturbs nearby particles, which then disturb neighboring particles and so on. Sound waves in air are longitudinal waves where particles of the medium vibrate parallel to the direction of energy transport. The frequency of a sound wave determines its pitch, with higher frequencies corresponding to higher pitches. Amplitude affects the size of the vibration and determines loudness, with louder sounds having higher amplitudes. Intensity, or the amount of energy passing through an area over time, increases with increasing amplitude. When two sounds of different frequencies meet, constructive and destructive interference causes the sound intensity to fluctuate, producing an effect known

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    Sound Wave

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    A sound wave is a pattern of disturbance caused by energy traveling through a medium as it propagates from the source of sound. The vibration disturbs nearby particles, which then disturb neighboring particles and so on. Sound waves in air are longitudinal waves where particles of the medium vibrate parallel to the direction of energy transport. The frequency of a sound wave determines its pitch, with higher frequencies corresponding to higher pitches. Amplitude affects the size of the vibration and determines loudness, with louder sounds having higher amplitudes. Intensity, or the amount of energy passing through an area over time, increases with increasing amplitude. When two sounds of different frequencies meet, constructive and destructive interference causes the sound intensity to fluctuate, producing an effect known

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    sound wave

    A sound wave is the pattern of disturbance caused by the movement of


    energy traveling through a medium (such as air, water, or any other
    liquid or solid matter) as it propagates away from the source of the
    sound. The source is some object that causes a vibration, such as a
    ringing telephone, or a person's vocal chords. The vibration disturbs the
    particles in the surrounding medium; those particles disturb those next
    to them, and so on.
    sound travels as a longitudinal mechanical
    wave motion
    Sound waves in air are longitudinal waves because particles of the
    medium through which the sound is transported vibrate parallel to the
    direction that the sound wave moves.
    Longitudinal waves are waves in which the motion of the individual
    particles of the medium is in a direction that is parallel to the direction
    of energy transport. 
    frequency and pitch of sound
    The sensation of a frequency is commonly referred to as the pitch of a sound.
    A high pitch sound corresponds to a high frequency sound wave and a
    low pitch sound corresponds to a low frequency sound wave.
    Amplitude and loudness
    Loudness is directly proportional to the amplitude of the sound vibration.
    More the amplitude, much louder is the sound.  Amplitude affects the size of
    the vibration, while the frequency affects the speed of the vibration.
    Amplitude and Intensity

    The amplitude of a wave is related to the amount of energy it carries. A


    high amplitude wave carries a large amount of energy; a low amplitude
    wave carries a small amount of energy. The average amount of energy
    passing through a unit area per unit of time in a specified direction is
    called the intensity of the wave. As the amplitude of the sound wave
    increases, the intensity of the sound increases. Sounds with higher
    intensities are perceived to be louder. Relative sound intensities are
    often given in units named decibels(dB).
    Beats

    When two sound waves of different frequency approach your ear, the
    alternating constructive and destructive interference causes the sound
    to be alternatively soft and loud - a phenomenon which is called
    "beating" or producing beats. The beat frequency is equal to the
    absolute value of the difference in frequency of the two waves.
    When these sound waves meet each other, a fluctuating sound is produced. For some time, the crest
    of sound wave 1 meets the crest of sound wave 2. This results in constructive interference. Therefore,
    the intensity of sound rises for some period.
    However, after some time, the crest of sound wave 2 meets the trough of sound wave 1. This results in
    destructive interference. Therefore, the intensity of sound falls for some period.
    Likewise, the intensity of sound rises and falls regularly with time. As a result, you hear a soft and loud
    sound alternatively.
    Unlike the original sound waves, the amplitude of the resultant sound wave is not constant; it varies
    with respect to time.
    When the intensity of sound rises to maximum, we call it as waxing of sound. When the intensity of
    sound falls to minimum, we call it as waning of sound.
    The phenomenon of periodic waxing and waning of sound, when two sound waves of nearly equal
    frequencies meet each other is called beats.
    The number of beats produced per second is called beat frequency, which is equal to the difference in
    frequencies of two waves.
    I.e. fb = |f1 – f2|

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