The nature of sound

1. What is the nature of sound?
2. What are the 5 characteristics of sound?
3. What are the 3 types of sound?
4. What are the nature of sound and light?

What is the nature of sound?

Sound is a longitudinal, mechanical wave. Sound can travel through any medium, but it cannot travel through a vacuum. There is no sound in outer space. Sound is a variation in pressure.

What are the 5 characteristics of sound?

There are five main characteristics of sound waves: wavelength, amplitude, frequency, time period, and velocity.

What are the 3 types of sound?

The three types of sound are:

• Infrasonic: It is a sound with a frequency of less than 20Hz. Elephants use Infrasonic sounds to interact with herds hundreds of km away.
• Sonic: It is a sound with the frequency between 20 to 20,000Hz. ...
• Ultrasonic: It is a sound with a frequency more than 20,000Hz.

What are the nature of sound and light?

Light can be considered to be made of waves as well as particles. Sound is only a wave. It does not show particle nature. Light waves are electromagnetic waves while sound waves are mechanical waves.