What are Soundwaves?
What are soudwaves? Well it is a wave, but probably not the kind your thinking about ;)
Well then, what kind of wave are we talking about. Soundwaves are what allow our ears to hear anything at all. They are compressed waves of air resulting from the vibrations of some source. Usually these sources are things we are very familiar with such as a loudspeaker or a cd player. We can imagine this easily because anyone who has seen a speaker working can see and feel the vibrations. But even if you can't see the vibrations, everything you hear is a result of a vibration compressing air and results in a soundwave. The compressed waves of air then vibrate the mechanics of the ear drum and is inturrpreted by your brain as the different sounds you hear. For a visual of a soundwave see below.
(soundwave)These are probably a little difficult to imagine because you of course can't see a soundwave. Well, actualy you can see some and if you do, then you definetly don't want to be around when it hits. Soundwaves are much like a baking. There are many things that go into baking a proper soundwave. You can of course just thow some junk into the pan and bake it but if you want a delicious Blues brownie when your done or possibly a savry country cookie then you might need to know a little more about what makes good soundwaves. And the key is Frequency and Amplitude.
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