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Publication Date: 2013-Mar
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Seeing Sound Waves: A Simple Method to See Sound Waves Travelling through the Open Air
Downie, Neil A.
Physics Education, v48 n2 p199-202 Mar 2013
Here is a way to show a sound wave travelling through air in real time. The
method employs a set of low-cost microphone--LED units and demonstrates
the movement of a pulse of sound as it lights up LEDs along a long
(100-200 m) distance across a field. (Contains 4 figures.)
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Acoustics, Science Laboratories, Laboratory Equipment, Scientific Principles, Geometry
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Language: English
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