sound waves are bidirectional but why upward sound wave move so far as compare to backward sound wave? ex:when we call someone
Hello aspirant
Sound is a mechanical wave that results from the back and forth vibration of the particles of the medium through which the sound wave is moving. If a sound wave is moving from left to right through air, then particles of air will be displaced both rightward and leftward as the energy of the sound wave passes through it. The motion of the particles is parallel (and anti-parallel) to the direction of the energy transport. This is what characterizes sound waves in air as longitudinal waves.
In all wave-producing sources, the directivity of any source, at maximum, corresponds to the size of the source compared to the wavelengths it is generating.
thus, in simpler terms we are focusing are energy in the front when we call someone therefore it will travel farther there by generating corresponding wavelengths as compared to the backside.
hope this helps
