PhET Simulation: Sound

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This interactive simulation allows students to explore the properties of sound waves. Frequency and amplitude can be controlled, and students can enable audio tones to explore how pitch is related to frequency. Other options allow users to experiment with constructive and destructive interference by moving positions of speakers and listeners. Tools are also provided to measure wavelengths of various frequencies. Experimenting with interference from a wall and exploring sound in environments without air pressure are also possible.

This simulation is part of a large and growing collection developed by the Physics Educational Technology Project using research-based principles.

See the Related Materials below for a link to clicker questions and tutorials designed specifically for this simulation by the PhET team.

Please note that this resource requires Java.

https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/sound

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Oscillations & Waves - Acoustics = Pitch - Sound Reproduction - Wave Motion = Wave Properties of Sound	- High School - Lower Undergraduate - Middle School - Informal Education	- Instructional Material = Activity = Interactive Simulation - Audio/Visual = Sound

Appropriate Courses	Categories	Ratings
- Physical Science - Physics First - Conceptual Physics - Algebra-based Physics - AP Physics	- Activity - New teachers	Currently 5.0/5 Rated 5.0 stars by 1 person Want to rate this material? Login here!

Intended Users:: Learner
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Format:: application/java
Mirror:: https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/so…
Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: © 2005 PHET and University of Colorado
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Keywords:: amplitude, frequency, harmonic content, interference, longitudinal waves, pitch, sound, sound waves, two source interference, wave, wave period, wave structure
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created October 22, 2006 by Gifford Weber
Record Updated:: February 9, 2018 by Caroline Hall
Last Update when Cataloged:: August 11, 2008
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