Question

Vibrations produce sound waves by _____.

receiving energy from the particles of the surrounding medium
creating a disturbance in the particles of the surrounding medium
causing energy to flow up and down the material that is vibrating
generating transverse waves that travel through a medium

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot]

creating a disturbance in the particles of the surrounding medium. When an object vibrates, it causes the molecules of the medium around it to vibrate as well, which creates a disturbance in the medium that travels as sound waves.