Question

2) Imagine that a loudspeaker is producing quiet note with a low pitch

Answer 1

Answer:

Higher pitched sounds produce waves which are closer together than for lower pitched sounds. (Think of the slinky - if you produce waves rapidly they will travel quite close to each other, thus demonstrating a higher pitched sound.)

The pitch of a note will depend on a number of factors. One of these is the size of the vibrating object. On a glockenspiel or xylophone the high notes are made by the smaller bars. A smaller triangle or cymbal will make a relatively higher pitch note. On a stringed instrument such as a guitar or violin a thinner string will generally make a higher note, but also shortening the string by stopping it with the finger will produce a similar effect. On a set of pan pipes or a church organ it is the shorter pipes which make the higher notes when the air inside them vibrates.

Another factor which produces higher pitched notes is the tension within the vibrating object. A guitar string can be tuned to a higher pitch by adjusting the string tensioner. An elastic band can be stretched tighter and a drum skin can be tensioned to increase the pitch of the sound it produces.