can we hear underwater?how do we hear dolphin chatter underwater?
2006-08-07 00:08:05 · 16 answers · asked by supernova 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Yes.
The speed of sound changes underwater but you can still hear. The vibrations we translate into sound just come through water molecules rather than molecules in the air.
2006-08-07 00:10:54 · answer #1 · answered by el_jonson 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, we hear underwater. The water may dampen the ability of your eardrum to vibrate, making sounds more difficult to hear. Hearing the sounds of animals underwater may be more difficult because the produce sounds in a frequency range that we aren't sensitive to. For that, you need specialized microphones to record in that range.
2006-08-10 19:25:32 · answer #2 · answered by skoolboy56 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
delayed... im pretty sure the soundwave is slowed down significantly in water. There is also a chance it acts as a filter, cutting frequencies, either high, or low pass. I woudl tend to think high.
HOWEVER, being slower, the sound might be able to travel further, moving more physical material (water)
I always have trouble not hearing the surface of the waters movement but if that was somehow minimized, minute sounds might be audible.
2006-08-07 00:10:11 · answer #3 · answered by kool_rock_ski_stickem 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes we can. You can hear all kinds of things. Although you need a 'hydrophone' to hear dolphins in the water, if you are swimming with them you can hear them whistle...according to this field report from the Dolphin Communication Report...
http://dolphincommunicationproject.org/FieldReports/GetFieldReport.asp?FieldReportID=465
2006-08-07 00:18:27 · answer #4 · answered by FreddyBoy1 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Water is actually an excellent medium for propagating sound waves, although human speech is somewhat garbled, the sound waves travel much faster, enabling us to hear noises from afar.
2006-08-07 00:12:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely yes...
Sound travels GREAT underwater and much faster than in air..
2006-08-07 04:47:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you can hear people's knuckles crack from across a pool. Sound travels better and faster under water than through air.
2006-08-07 00:11:05 · answer #7 · answered by 006 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can hear underwater but its harder for the sound waves to get to your ear so you may not hear everything thats being omitted.
2006-08-07 00:11:52 · answer #8 · answered by sellatieeat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes at certain depth. There is always limit even with the used of
modern equipments.
2006-08-07 00:15:09 · answer #9 · answered by JOURNEYMAN 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if i have music playing whilst i'm in the bath, and put my head under water, the bass sounds pretty good.
having said that- the cd speakers were not in the bath with me at the time.
2006-08-07 00:14:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋