the reflection, refraction and diffraction
diffraction
we are seeing what sound does when it hits an object(s) on this page.
Q: What happens when a sound wave hits something?
A: When a sound wave hits something like a pole or a tree, it keeps going past it, although the sounds wave is disrupted it keeps going on and eventually reforms itself as if nothing had happened to it. when a higher frequency sound is disrupted though, the high pitch from the sound is harder to hear but a deeper tone would be the same, almost nothing would have happened to it.
If you are around a corner when sound is emitted from a speaker the sound will still reach you but the high frequency would be toned out because it is weak compared to deep tones. This is called diffraction.
Q: What happens when a sound wave hits something?
A: When a sound wave hits something like a pole or a tree, it keeps going past it, although the sounds wave is disrupted it keeps going on and eventually reforms itself as if nothing had happened to it. when a higher frequency sound is disrupted though, the high pitch from the sound is harder to hear but a deeper tone would be the same, almost nothing would have happened to it.
If you are around a corner when sound is emitted from a speaker the sound will still reach you but the high frequency would be toned out because it is weak compared to deep tones. This is called diffraction.
reflection
The reflection of sound is sort of like an echo, when the sound waves hit something hard they bounce off of it. If the sound waves hit something soft that it can absorb into than it would not bounce and just be absorbed in the wall. Concrete walls reflect the most sound and it is hard to understand what the sound is, In a sound studio the walls are padded with acoustic foam, that is meant to absorb sound.
refraction
refraction is when sound travels through different mediums. when sound travels through air it goes slower than it does when traveling through water. A medium is something that carries sound. Water, air and steel are the three main mediums. these all have molecules and that is why they carry sound. In space there are no air, water or steel molecules. So that means that sound is impossible in space. there is no way without technology to hear anything in space.