Which would create sound waves with longer wavelengths, a cat meowing or a bear growling?

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2022-08-16

Which would create sound waves with longer wavelengths, a cat meowing or a bear growling?

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Marlie Frazier

Marlie Frazier

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The growling of a bear obviously will have a greater wavelength than a cat meowing as it has a lower octave. An octave is the measured distance between one note and the other note. The other note has the frequency which is double the frequency of the previous note.

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