Particle Pulses Mental Model of Sound Waves
Particle Pulses Mental Model of Sound Waves
Students (N=6) were given a loudspeaker and asked to imagine a dust particle sitting motionlessly in front of the speaker. Also, they were asked to consider a candle flame where the dust particle had originally been.
Question: Describe the motion of the dust particle (or candle flame) after the loudspeaker is turned on and plays a note at a constant pitch and volume. How would the motion change if the frequency or volume of the sound were changed?
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