Characteristics of Sound Wave

Key points · A sound wave is a vibration that travels through a solid, liquid or gas such as the air or water · A loud sound has a large amplitude, a high

A sound wave thus consists of alternating compressions and rarefactions, or regions of high pressure and low pressure, moving at a certain speed

soundpeats trueair 2 A sound wave is the pattern of disturbance caused by the movement of energy traveling through a medium

ufasound In order to visualise a sound wave, we can use a microphone to transform sound energy into electrical energy A simple microphone is made up of