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Sound Science

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Turn up your curiosity: explore musical instruments, echoes, and the vibrations behind everyday sounds.

Sound Science

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Sample questions

  1. What is the main musical purpose of a tuning fork?
  2. What does a trumpet player buzz to start producing a note?
  3. What phenomenon makes an object vibrate strongly when it is driven near its natural frequency?

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