Sound Waves Longitudinal Pitch = frequency Intensity = amplitude (loudness) Echo = reflection Sound Requires medium (won’t travel in space)
Speed of Sound Speed of sound slower than light speed Speed determined by medium & Temp Air slowest……Water medium….steel fast Sound at warm temp. faster
Ultrasound Higher frequency than humans can hear 20,000 hz Used for echocardiograms (view heart) Used for echolocation by bats & dolphins Used for ultrasounds to see unborn babies
More dense substances reflect sound best = bright
Sonar SOund Navigation And Ranging D = ½ time x speed of sound
Doppler effect Change in pitch caused by moving person moving or sound source moving
Doppler effect