Sound energy is produced when an object vibrates. The sound vibrations cause waves of pressure that travel through a medium, such as air, water, wood or metal. Sound energy is a form of mechanical energy.
Everyday Examples of Sound Energy
- An air conditioning fan
- An airplane taking off
- A ballerina dancing in toe shoes
- A balloon popping
- The bell dinging on a microwave
- A boom box blaring
- A broom swishing
- A buzzing bee
- Car brakes squealing
- A car crashing
- A car door closing
- A car engine
- A car horn
- Champagne glasses clicking in a toast
- Clog dancing
- Computer mouse clicking
- A copier machine
- A diver splashing into water
- Doorbell chiming
- A dripping faucet
- A foghorn
- Firecrackers popping
- An open fire crackling
- Fireworks exploding
- A flag flapping in a strong breeze
- Flamenco dancing
- A hair dryer
- A jack hammer
- Jingle bells
- Meat sizzling on the grill
- Paper crumpling
- Paper tearing
- Pouring milk into Rice Krispies™ cereal
- Radiator pipes clanking
- A radio
- Railroad crossing signal
- The siren on a fire engine
- A slinky in motion
- Smoothing wood with sandpaper
- Someone shuffling cards
- A sonic boom
- A tap dancer
- A tea kettle whistling
- Tires squealing when racing
- A train moving on the tracks
- Vacuum cleaner
- Walking in autumn leaves
- Water boiling
- A waterfall
- Waves crashing into a rocky shore
- A whistle
- Wind chimes
Examples of Instruments and Sound Energy
- Castanets clicking
- A calliope singing
- Cymbals crashing
- A drumstick striking a drum head
- Electric guitar whining
- A hammer striking a steel string in a piano
- A harp player plucking the strings with her fingers
- An islander blowing on a conch horn
- A kazoo humming
- A metal striker hitting a metal triangle
- A mallet striking a gong
- Maracas shaking
- A mountain man blowing an alphorn
- A player blowing across an opening on a flute
- A tuba blaring
- A ukulele being strummed
- A violin bow moving along a violin string
- A xylophone tinkling
Examples of Sound Energy From Humans
- Baby crying
- Belching
- Blowing your nose
- Clapping your hands
- Clearing your throat
- Clicking your tongue
- Coughing
- Cracking knuckles
- Gargling
- Grinding your teeth
- Gulping water
- Hiccupping
- Humming
- Laughing
- The pitter patter of little feet
- Screaming
- Shouting
- Shushing someone
- Sighing
- Singing
- Slapping your thighs
- Smacking your lips
- Smooching
- Snapping your fingers
- Sneezing
- Snoring
- Snorting
- Stomping your feet
- Talking
- Whispering
- Whistling
- Yelling
- Yelping
- Your stomach growling
Examples of Animals and Sound Energy
- Baby chickens peeping
- Bats screeching
- Bee buzzing
- Bird tweeting
- Bison stampeding
- Cat purring
- Cat yowling
- Cricket chirping
- Dog barking
- Dog panting
- Dolphins clicking
- Doves cooing
- Elk bugling
- Frogs croaking
- Goose honking
- Hen cackling
- Horse hooves on pavement
- Hyena laughing
- Lion roaring
- Monkeys chattering
- Owls hooting
- Pig grunting
- Rattlesnake rattling
- Sheep bleating
- Snake hissing
- Turkeys gobbling
- Whale singing
- Woodpecker pecking
- Wolves howling
Examples of Weather Sound Energy
- Hailstones pounding on the roof
- Flood water gushing down the valley
- Lightning crackling
- Raindrops falling on leaves
- Sleet hitting the window
- Thunder
- Tornadoes roaring
- Wind howling
- Wind rustling the tree leaves
Now you see many examples of sound energy and can better understand the various ways that sound energy is produced.
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Sound energy is produced when an object vibrates. The sound vibrations cause waves of pressure that travel through a medium, such as air, water, wood or metal. Sound energy is a form of mechanical energy.
