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OpenStudy (warriorz13):

How are sound waves transmitted through cell phones and cell phone towers?

OpenStudy (warriorz13):

@geekfromthefutur

OpenStudy (warriorz13):

@Conqueror

OpenStudy (warriorz13):

@Kerie_lovee16

OpenStudy (geekfromthefutur):

Any choices or expalin

OpenStudy (warriorz13):

Explain

OpenStudy (warriorz13):

@johnweldon1993

OpenStudy (geekfromthefutur):

Ok. They are transmitted by using radio waves. Do you know what radio waves are?

OpenStudy (warriorz13):

not really I have that one single teacher in the whole school for science that whenever you ask her a question she makes you fell like a flippin idiot

OpenStudy (geekfromthefutur):

Radio waves are an electromagnetic wave of a frequency between about 10^4 and 10^11 or 10^12 Hz, as used for long-distance communication. Such as your question how are they transmitted by sound waves

OpenStudy (geekfromthefutur):

Get it?

OpenStudy (warriorz13):

I don't get it completely but I get the basics

OpenStudy (geekfromthefutur):

Well radio and sound waves are alike. Sound waves are compression waves in that they oscillate in the direction of travel through a medium like gas (e.g., air). Radio waves are transnational waves in that they oscillate perpendicular to the direction of travel in whather medium the wave is traveling in.

OpenStudy (geekfromthefutur):

So now tell me How are sound waves transmitted through cell phones and cell phone towers?

OpenStudy (warriorz13):

brb laptop bout to die.

OpenStudy (geekfromthefutur):

Lol ok

OpenStudy (geekfromthefutur):

Basically sound waves are transmitted by radio waves. The reason why is because radio waves travel far like sound waves do.

OpenStudy (warriorz13):

Ok before it dies let me take a wild guess

OpenStudy (geekfromthefutur):

Ok

OpenStudy (warriorz13):

damn still died but im back

OpenStudy (warriorz13):

well since they can travel through the medium in air. I am thinking that they travel through the air medium through the molecules to the nearest tower and then possibly to another tower and then it pings to wherever you are trying to send it. Did I do a good enough good enough job of explaining it?

OpenStudy (geekfromthefutur):

lol ok

OpenStudy (warriorz13):

did i?

OpenStudy (geekfromthefutur):

Yea pretty good

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