Sound as a Pressure Wave
Try this: Warm the air. Does the wavelength of the same note grow or shrink?
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About this simulation
Watch air bunch and spread as a tone passes through it, then add a second tone and hear the loudness swing.
Taught in Sound Waves & Beats
- longitudinal waves
- pressure and displacement
- speed of sound
- beats
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