Sound Wave Applet

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written by the NASA Glenn Research Center
edited by Tom Benson

Web site contains java applet which allows the user to investigate the sound wave produced by a moving object. The user can change the speed of the moving object and observe the frequency detected by a stationary microphone.

Please note that this resource requires Java Applet Plug-in.

https://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/sndwavu.html

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Oscillations & Waves - Wave Motion = Doppler Effect = Shock Waves	- Lower Undergraduate - High School	- Instructional Material = Curriculum support = Interactive Simulation - Audio/Visual = Movie/Animation

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- Educators - Learners	- application/java	Currently 0.0/5 Want to rate this material? Login here!

Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: Does not have a copyright, license, or other use restriction.
Keywords:: doppler, mach, shock waves, subsonic, supersonic, transonic
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created August 9, 2008 by Taha Mzoughi
Record Updated:: August 9, 2008 by Taha Mzoughi

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NASA Glenn Research Center, , edited by T. Benson, WWW Document, (https://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/sndwavu.html).

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NASA Glenn Research Center, Sound Wave Applet, edited by T. Benson, <https://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/sndwavu.html>.

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NASA Glenn Research Center. (n.d.). Sound Wave Applet. Retrieved April 12, 2026, from https://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/sndwavu.html

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NASA Glenn Research Center. Sound Wave Applet. Edited by Tom Benson. https://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/sndwavu.html (accessed 12 April 2026).

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NASA Glenn Research Center. Sound Wave Applet. Ed. Benson, Tom. 12 Apr. 2026 <https://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/sndwavu.html>.

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@misc{ Author = "NASA Glenn Research Center", Title = {Sound Wave Applet}, Volume = {2026}, Number = {12 April 2026}, Year = {} }

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