Sound Waves in Different Materials

Explore what happens when sound travels from air into another material. Observe how its speed and wavelength change while its frequency remains constant.

Select medium Frequency 1000 Hz

Compressions Rarefactions Particle vibration is parallel to energy transfer

Speed in air 340 m/s

Speed in water 1500 m/s

Frequency in both media 1000 Hz Determined by the sound source