How Sound Gets Around

by: William C. Robertson, Ph.D.

Sound travels in waves, but those waves aren't exactly like waves on a string. One nice things is that sound waves have all the same relationships between frequency, wavelength, and velocity that waves on a string have. In this chapter, we will find out what sounds waves are like.

Grade Levels

High School Middle School

Topics

Physical Science

Details

Type Book ChapterPub Date 1/1/2003Stock # PB169X4_3

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