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Sound Waves and Music

A tutorial from the Physics Classroom that clearly explains the nature, properties and behaviour of sound waves and music, with good animations.

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http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/sound/

The Speed of Sound

The first analytical determination of the speed of sound was given by Isaac Newton in Proposition 49 of Book II of the Principia.

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http://mathpages.com/home/kmath109/kmath109.htm

Speed of Sound Calculator

A simple program that allows you to calculate the speed of sound according to temperature humidity and pressure.

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http://resource.npl.co.uk/acoustics/techguides/speedair/

Speed of Sound

A great explainer site about how the speed of sound is calculated and how it changes with temperature and altitude.

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http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/k-12/airplane/sound.html

Red Bull Stratos Speed of Sound

A website from the record breaking skydive about the speed of sound

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http://www.redbullstratos.com/science/speed-of-sound/
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Speed Of Sound

Short page of information on the speed of sound in air and some other gases.

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http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/sound/souspe.html#c1

What is sound?

A basic explanation of sound: what it is, how it travels, how you characterise sounds (frequency, wavelegth and intensity) and how they are made.

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http://www.dosits.org/science/sound/whatissound/

The speed of sound in other materials

Find out how different materials affect the speed of sound.

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http://www.ndt-ed.org/EducationResources/HighSchool/Sound/speedinmaterials.htm

Learn about the speed of sound

A site to learn about the speed of sound and test yourself afterwards.

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http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/sound/u11l2c.cfm

Halloween Sounds - Screaming Cup

A simple experiment to do on sound. All you need is a large plastic cup, piece of string and some water.

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http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiment/halloween-screaming-cup
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