16: Sound Last updated Nov 5, 2020 Save as PDF 15.7: Waves on Strings 16.1: Introduction Page ID14542 BoundlessBoundless ( \newcommand{\kernel}{\mathrm{null}\,}\) Topic hierarchy16.1: IntroductionSound is a longitudinal wave of pressure that travels through compressible medias, which can be solid, liquid, gaseous, or made of plasma.16.2: Sound Intensity and LevelSound Intensity is the power per unit area carried by a wave. Power is the rate that energy is transferred by a wave.16.3: Doppler Effect and Sonic BoomsThe Doppler effect is the apparent change in frequency of a wave when the observer and the source of the wave move relative to each other.16.4: Interactions with Sound WavesSuperposition occurs when two waves occupy the same point (the wave at this point is found by adding the two amplitudes of the waves).16.5: Further TopicsSpherical waves come from point source in a spherical pattern; plane waves are infinite parallel planes normal to the phase velocity vector.