Sound Wave Generator

sound wave The source of a sound vibrates, bumping into nearby air molecules which in turn bump into their neighbours, and so forth This results in a wave of vibrations

Sound waves are longitudinal waves that travel through a medium like air or water When we think about sound, we often think about how loud it is (amplitude, or ufasound Sound waves travel through the air by the air molecules vibrating backwards and forwards This 'backwards and forwards' motion of the molecules in a sound wave