Sound Waves

Sound Wave Basics

• Sound is transmitted via sound waves.
• A sound wave is produced when an object vibrates, causing the air around it to move back and forth.
• The vibration of the object pushes air particles, which in turn vibrate and cause adjacent particles to vibrate, propagating the sound wave.
• Speed of sound in air: approximately 343 meters per second.
• Sound wave propagation: vibration of air particles.