Sound
Kerala Board · Class 9 · Science
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Nature and Production of Sound
- Sound is a form of mechanical energy that requires a medium to travel
- Sound is produced by vibrating objects (tuning fork, vocal cords, musical instruments)
- Vibrating objects create disturbances in the surrounding medium
Propagation and Types of Waves
- Sound travels as waves through compression and rarefaction of medium particles
- Particles of medium oscillate about mean position but don't travel with the wave
- Sound waves are longitudinal waves in air
Characteristics of Sound Waves
- Four main characteristics: wavelength, amplitude, frequency, and wave speed
- Wavelength (λ) is distance between consecutive compressions or rarefactions
- Amplitude (A) is maximum disturbance from mean position
Speed of Sound
- Speed of sound in dry air at 20°C is 343.2 m/s (approximately 1 km in 3 seconds)
- Sound travels faster in liquids than gases, fastest in solids
- Speed in water ≈ 1484 m/s (4.3 times faster than air)
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Sources & Official References
- Kerala Board of Public Examinations — keralapareekshabhavan.in
- National Education Policy 2020 — education.gov.in
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