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1.8 & 1.9 LP Sound, Loudness and Pitch, Amplitude and Frequency G9

Sound is a type of energy created by vibrations that travels in waves through various media but cannot move through space. Loudness and pitch are determined by amplitude and frequency, with oscilloscopes used to visualize sound waves. Understanding sound is essential in fields such as music, medicine, and communication.

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1.8 & 1.9 LP Sound, Loudness and Pitch, Amplitude and Frequency G9

Sound is a type of energy created by vibrations that travels in waves through various media but cannot move through space. Loudness and pitch are determined by amplitude and frequency, with oscilloscopes used to visualize sound waves. Understanding sound is essential in fields such as music, medicine, and communication.

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Topic
Sound and Space
Sound is created by vibrations and travels as
waves through air, water, and solids.
It cannot travel in space because space has no
medium to carry sound waves.
The loudness and pitch of a sound depend on its
amplitude and frequency.
Understanding how sound behaves helps us in
many areas, from music to communication and
even space exploration.
What is Sound?
Definition:
Sound is a type of energy that travels in waves and is created by
vibrations.

Description:
•Sound moves through a medium (like air, water, or solids) as
vibrations.
•It cannot travel in space because space has no air or other medium.
Explanation (Simple):
•When something vibrates, it makes the air around it move.
•This moving air creates sound waves that travel to our ears.
Vibrations and Sound
Definition:
Vibration is a back-and-forth movement that produces sound.

Description:
•When an object vibrates, it pushes and pulls the air around it,
creating sound waves.
•The sound wave moves through air, water, or solids to reach our ears.

Explanation (Simple):
•Fast vibrations make high-pitched sounds (like a whistle).
•Slow vibrations make low-pitched sounds (like a drum).
Loudness and Pitch,
Amplitude and Frequency
Definition:
•Loudness tells us how strong or soft a sound is.
•Pitch tells us how high or low a sound is.
•Amplitude is the size of the vibration (affects loudness).
•Frequency is how fast vibrations happen (affects pitch).
Description:
•Loud sounds have big vibrations (high amplitude).
•Soft sounds have small vibrations (low amplitude).
•High-pitched sounds have fast vibrations (high frequency).
•Low-pitched sounds have slow vibrations (low frequency).
Formula:
Frequency (f) = 1 / Time Period (T)
Frequency (f) = 1 / Time Period (T)
•f = frequency (measured in Hertz, Hz)
•T = time for one vibration (measured in seconds)

The frequency of a wave tells us how many complete waves (or


vibrations) occur in one second.
It is measured in Hertz (Hz), where 1 Hz = 1 wave per second.
The time period (T) is the time taken for one complete wave to pass a point.
Today’s Loudness and Pitch,
Topic Amplitude and Frequency
Sound is made of vibrations that travel in waves.
Oscilloscopes help us see sound waves.
Loudness and pitch depend on amplitude and frequency.
Wavelength, frequency, and speed are connected by a simple
formula.

Understanding sound helps in music, medicine, and


communication.
Oscilloscope
An oscilloscope
is a device that shows sound waves as a graph on a screen.

Explanation:
•It converts sound waves into electrical signals and displays them as waves.
•The height of the wave (amplitude) shows loudness.
•The spacing between waves shows frequency and pitch.
Sound Waves
A sound wave
is a vibration that travels through air, water, or solid materials.

Explanation:
•Sound moves as longitudinal waves (particles move back and forth).
•It needs a medium (like air or water) to travel; it cannot travel in space.
Sound Graphs
Sound graphs show
how sound waves change in time using amplitude and frequency.

Explanation:
•Tall waves (high amplitude) → loud sound
•Short waves (low amplitude) → quiet sound
•Waves close together (high frequency) → high pitch
•Waves spread out (low frequency) → low pitch
Loudness and Pitch
•Loudness is how strong or weak a sound is.
•Pitch is how high or low a sound is.

Explanation:
•Loud sounds have high amplitude.
•Soft sounds have low amplitude.
•High-pitched sounds have high frequency.
Amplitude and Frequency
•Amplitude is the height of the sound wave (shows loudness).
•Frequency is the number of waves per second (shows pitch).
Wavelength
•Wavelength
•is the distance between two matching points of a wave,
like compression to compression.
Finding Wavelength – Formula
Finding Frequency – Formula
Finding Period – Formula
Finding Wave Speed – Formula
Calculations
Questions &
Answers

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