Paper makes a handy noise maker, but that requires a lot of energy. Because you were forcing the same amount of air through a smaller space, you caused the paper to vibrate more quickly. Those vibrations generate sound waves, and when those sound waves reach our ears we perceive them as a distinct squawking sound. How does a piece of paper produce a sound?Īs you blow into it, you cause the paper to vibrate. When we tear a piece of paper it makes its characteristic tearing sound due to the breakage of chemical bonds between various particles/tissues in it. While tearing the dry paper we snap most of the fibers. Paper is made of many fibers like wood pulp. Rustle is the sound of something dry, like paper, brushing together, but it can also indicate the action of someone moving papers around and causing them to brush together, thus making this noise. 9 What does a fart sound like on paper?.8 What kind of sound can you make with paper?.7 What is the book The Sound of paper about?.6 What is the sound of footsteps called?.3 How does a piece of paper produce a sound?.
