Basics of Sound
About the Lecture
The lecture Basics of Sound by Jared Rovny, PhD is from the course Sound.
Included Quiz Questions
What is the physical basis of sound?
- Sound is a pressure wave of compression and rarefaction of molecules in a medium
- Vibrations of a guitar string
- Compression and rarefaction of any musical instrument
- The pressure which air molecules exert on objects near the surface of the earth
- The force between any two parts of a musical instrument
What kind of waves are sound waves?
- Longitudinal
- Transverse
- Parallel
- probability wave
- Perpendicular
What happens to the speed of sound if the frequency of the source creating the sound is doubled?
- It remains the same
- It doubles
- It halves
- It quarters
- It multiplies by √2
Which of the following is true about sound waves in solid mediums?
- They move faster than sound waves in air
- They move slower than sound waves in air
- They are no longer based on compression and rarefaction
- The sound waves are now transverse instead of longitudinal
- Solids cannot transmit sound waves
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Author of lecture Basics of Sound
Jared Rovny, PhD
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