Students investigate how pitch varies with the length of instrument in this activity. Activity includes procedure and background information.

Physiclips thoroughly presents the concept of sound with animations and film clips. Learn about the properties of sound and the physics behind sound waves with this site.

This is a list of 84 problems and exercises to solve based on the content of Chapter 17: Physics of Hearing from the AP Physics online text.

This is a list of 15 questions based on the major concepts presented in Chapter 17: Physics of Hearing from the AP Physics online text.

By the end of this section, you will be able to define Doppler effect, Doppler shift, and sonic boom; calculate the frequency of a sound heard by someone observing Doppler shift; and describe the sounds produced by objects moving faster...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses the intensity of sound and how it relates to loudness, the decibel levels of different sounds, and factors that affect sound intensity.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] What the speed of sound is and its variation in different media, and the effect of temperature on the speed of sound.

Using diagrams and animations, students discover how the anatomy of the ear and the physics of sound waves work together to allow us to hear.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explores the pitch of sound, how it relates to the frequency of sound waves, and what infrasound and ultrasound are.

Review of how to produce beats through the constructive and destructive interference of sound waves.

Students explore intensity of sound waves and the decibel scale in this interactive physics tutorial.

This interactive physics tutorial allows students to investigate the nature, properties and behaviors of sound waves and apply basic wave principles towards an understanding of music.

Students study animations and diagrams to learn about the reflection behavior of sound waves.

Physics tutorial on measuring the speed of sound in dry air. An interactive form allows the student to practice solving problems involving the temperature dependence of the speed of sound.

This page provides a summary of the content of each section of Chapter 17: Physics of Hearing from the AP Physics online text.

This site is filled with information pertaining to the physics of sound and music.

A physics lesson where students investigate how sound can be produced and changed. Students identify vibrations as the source of sound and how it can be amplified and received, and then explore the use of a slinky to explain the nature...

Students discover factors that affect the speed of sound waves through a medium with illustrated examples and interactive practice problems.

At Fossweb you can compare sound and distance by measuring the amount of time it takes for a sound to reach you. You can investigate sound in air and water! You can also look at pictures and video clips, or ask a question that a...

Use this interactive physics tutorial to introduce students to the concepts of pitch and frequency in sound waves.

Students see illustrated diagrams and animations to help them understand the pressure characteristics of a sound wave.

describe sound as a longitudinal wave.By the end of this section, you will be able to define sound and hearing and

Through animations, videos, and text, students discover that all objects have a natural frequency or set of frequencies at which they vibrate.

A site for students to practice viewing two sound waves interference and analyze the patterns formed.