Friday, March 11, 2011

Propertys of sound lab



Distance away from middle

Description of sound

1Cm

Deep (very quiet)

2cm

Deep but getting louder

3cm

Deepish and getting louder

4cm

Getting higher and louder

5cm

High and sharp

Thickness of rubber band

Description of sound

Thick

Dull and low

thin

Sharp and high

Tightness of rubber band

Description of sound

Tightest

Dull (doom)

tight

Middle (thwang)

loose

Sharp (muwah)

Length of rubber band

Description of sound

longest

Sharp (32)

long

Thwang (28)

shortest

Deep (23)

For this lab we tested the different components of sound given different situations. We test bands for thickness, length, tightness, and other components that may effect the sound. As maria and I worked, we found lots of different reasons that would effect the way things sound. During our tests, we found that the thicker a material, the more dull or low the sound would turn out. The thick and short strings we tested made sounds we could hardly hear. And on the other hand, the longer and thinner the rubber band, the sharper and higher the sound would be. When we tested the long, the thin, and the stretchy bands, they made much better and louder sounds. Also, tightness effected the sound. We found that the tighter a band, the sharper the sound and the looser the band, the duller and less prominent the sound. This tells me a lot about how sound travels and how the medium can effect it so much. This tells a lot about ow sound would travel through water, as oppose to wood or rock. Knowing this is going to help me make a lot more predictions in labs to come

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