Physics of Music
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Physics of MusicQuestions
- Determine which of the following must change when pitch gets higher: amplitude or frequency or wavelength or intensity or speed of the sound waves?
- What does frequency determine for sound waves?
- If a sound has a fundamental frequency of 100Hz. What is the frequency of the first 5 harmonics of this tone?
- If a violin and a flute each play 256 Hz tones. Which wave has the longer wavelength?
- How do beats help determine whether two sound waves are of the same frequency?
- What kind of waves are sound waves; standing waves, surface waves, transverse waves, or longitudinal waves?
- Do sound waves travel through compression waves or longitudinal waves?
- How do harmonics and overtones for a given fudamental tone differ from each other?
- What does resonance frequency mean?
- How are standing waves and resonance applied to musical instruments?
- How does resonance affect the sound quality of a musical instrument?
- How are sound waves different from light waves?
- How does tension effect standing waves?
- How does physics relate to music?
- How do standing waves form?
- Are sound waves a part of an electromagnetic spectrum?
- What are some examples of standing waves?
- What do vibrato and tremolo mean?
- A uniform circular tube closed at one end is an example of what kind of resonance?
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- Does a change in the medium through which a wave is travelling change its frequency?
- Question #89041
- What is a pitch (in sound)?
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