• Air pushes air waves through the air.• Sound travels in many different directions.• Sound waves go from person to person.• Sound travels by air waves.• Sound travels by sound waves. • Sound waves are invisible. •You can’t see air waves.•When you throw a stone into the water the circles get bigger – these are like air waves.

How Does Sound Travel? 2P Theories

How Does Sound Travel? 2P Theories

• Sound travels through the space in something. • Sound waves travel by air waves.• Sound travels by air waves and the air waves travel at

the speed of light.• Sound waves look like ripples in the water.• If we could see sound it would look like an area of

circles.• Sound goes much too fast to see.

How Does Sound Travel? 2P Theories

• Sound travels when the air flows.• Air pushes the sound. • Sound travels by sound waves and vibrations – they look

like zig-zags.• Sound travels like a ripple in an air wave.• Sound travels through an echo.• Sound travels like when you throw a rock in the pond.