What are Sound Waves?
On this tab, I will tell you all about what sound waves are, types of sound waves and lots of information you will need to know about them.
What is a Sound Wave?
A sound wave is a wave that is caused by vibrations and rarefraction by which sound is produced and sent to the ear for living things to hear and sense.
Definitions to Sound Waves:
- Volume- the loudness or softness of a sound
- Frequency- the number of waves that occur in a sound wave
- Pitch- the highness or lowness of a sound
- Amplitude- the size of the wave from crest to trough
- Crest- the top curve of a sound wave
- Trough- the bottom curve of a sound wave
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| This is a chart explaining what a typical sound wave would look like |
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