sound waves in water (Sarah Hargus Ferguson )


Subject: sound waves in water
From:    Sarah Hargus Ferguson  <sarah.ferguson@xxxxxxxx>
Date:    Thu, 13 Jan 2011 15:46:38 -0700
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--_000_B3C52C07DAC1224B833181B2BC8D64A15A434043ADC1V2xdsumailu_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable A student asked me a question the other day that's got me stumped: Sound waves in air are longitudinal, and water waves have both transverse a= nd longitudinal elements. But what about sound waves in water? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sarah Hargus Ferguson, Ph.D., CCC-A Assistant Professor Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders University of Utah 390 South 1530 East Room 1201 Salt Lake City, UT 84112 Office: 801-585-6776 Speech Perception Laboratory: 801-585-0036 CSD Fax: 801-581-7955 --_000_B3C52C07DAC1224B833181B2BC8D64A15A434043ADC1V2xdsumailu_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html xmlns:v=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-micr= osoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns:m=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns=3D"http:= //www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><META HTTP-EQUIV=3D"Content-Type" CONTENT= =3D"text/html; charset=3Dus-ascii"><meta name=3DGenerator content=3D"Micros= oft Word 12 (filtered medium)"><style><!-- /* Font Definitions */ @xxxxxxxx {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} @xxxxxxxx {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {mso-style-priority:99; color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {mso-style-priority:99; color:purple; text-decoration:underline;} span.EmailStyle17 {mso-style-type:personal-compose; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:windowtext;} .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only;} @xxxxxxxx WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapedefaults v:ext=3D"edit" spidmax=3D"1026" /> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapelayout v:ext=3D"edit"> <o:idmap v:ext=3D"edit" data=3D"1" /> </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=3DEN-US link=3Dblue vli= nk=3Dpurple><div class=3DWordSection1><p class=3DMsoNormal>A student asked = me a question the other day that&#8217;s got me stumped:<o:p></o:p></p><p c= lass=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Sound waves in a= ir are longitudinal, and water waves have both transverse and longitudinal = elements. But what about sound waves in water?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMso= Normal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:1= 2.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~= ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span sty= le=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Sarah Hargus = Ferguson, Ph.D., CCC-A<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span styl= e=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Assistant Prof= essor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:12= .0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Department of Communication Sci= ences and Disorders University of Utah <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMso= Normal><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif= "'>390 South 1530 East Room 1201 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal= ><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Sal= t Lake City, UT 84112<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style= =3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Office: 801-585= -6776<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:12= .0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Speech Perception Laboratory: 8= 01-585-0036<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-s= ize:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>CSD Fax: 801-581-7955</sp= an><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>= --_000_B3C52C07DAC1224B833181B2BC8D64A15A434043ADC1V2xdsumailu_--


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