TY - GEN
TI - What is sound?
AU - Discovery of Sound in the Sea
AB - Sound is created by a vibrating object.  Sound travels as a wave through a medium, for example, a liquid (such as water), a solid (such as the seafloor), or a gas (such as air).  Therefore, sound does not exist in the vacuum of space.A sound wave is an example of a compressional or longitudinal wave.  Below is an animation in which a hand applies pressure to the end of a simulated slinky to create a longitudinal wave. The particles in a longitudinal wave move parallel to the direction in which the wave is traveling.
DA - 2020/01//
PY - 2020
PB - University of Rhode Island
UR - https://dosits.org/science/sound/what-is-sound/
LA - English
ER -