TV Bill Nye the Science Guy - Season 1 Episode 12 : Sound Bill Nye the Science Guy - Season 1 Episode 12 : Sound 7.337/10 by 89 users Listen up, scientists. Bill Nye is here to make some noise in the ""Sound"" episode. Your vocal cords do it. Speakers playing rock music do it. Even a school bell does it. They all vibrate; and that's how sound is made. Plucking a stretched rubber band makes the rubber band vibrate. Air molecules around the rubber band move, pushing other air molecules. As the rubber band continues to vibrate, it sends waves of sound through the air. It's a lot like the ripples you see when you drop a rock into a pond. You hear sound when rippling air pushes on tiny bones in your ears. Nerves in your ears send a message to your brain about the sound you're hearing. Different sounds make different patterns of waves with different distances between them. Plucking, banging, whispering, and yelling are all vibrations in air, yet they all sound very different. Sound vibrations can be thought of as waves moving through molecules. Low-pitched sounds have big gaps between waves, while high-pi Details Casts Posters Images Title Bill Nye the Science Guy - Season 1 Episode 12 : Sound Alternative Titles 比尔教科学, Bill Nye, the Science Guy First Air Date 1993-09-10 Last Air Date 1998-06-20 Number of Episodes 100 Number of Seasons 5 Genres Comedy, Documentary, Kids, Networks PBS, Casts Bill Nye, Rachel Glenn, Jennifer Lin, Amy Broder, Ethan Ferkiss Plot Keywords , Self - Host Bill Nye Nancy Rachel Glenn Jennifer Lin Amy Amy Broder Smell Gibson Ethan Ferkiss Episodes List Bill Nye the Science Guy Season 1 :Episode 1 Flight Flight 1993-09-10 It's "Mr. Wizard" for a different decade. Bill Nye is the Science Guy, a host who's hooked on experimenting and explaining. Picking one topic per... Bill Nye the Science Guy Season 1 :Episode 2 Earth's Crust Earth's Crust 1993-09-17 It's "Mr. Wizard" for a different decade. Bill Nye is the Science Guy, a host who's hooked on experimenting and explaining. Picking one topic per... Bill Nye the Science Guy Season 1 :Episode 3 Dinosaurs Dinosaurs 1993-09-24 It's "Mr. Wizard" for a different decade. Bill Nye is the Science Guy, a host who's hooked on experimenting and explaining. Picking one topic per... Bill Nye the Science Guy Season 1 :Episode 4 Skin Skin 1993-10-01 It's "Mr. Wizard" for a different decade. Bill Nye is the Science Guy, a host who's hooked on experimenting and explaining. Picking one topic per... Bill Nye the Science Guy Season 1 :Episode 5 Buoyancy Buoyancy 1993-10-08 It's "Mr. Wizard" for a different decade. Bill Nye is the Science Guy, a host who's hooked on experimenting and explaining. Picking one topic per... Bill Nye the Science Guy Season 1 :Episode 6 Gravity Gravity 1993-10-15 It's "Mr. Wizard" for a different decade. Bill Nye is the Science Guy, a host who's hooked on experimenting and explaining. Picking one topic per... Bill Nye the Science Guy Season 1 :Episode 7 Digestion Digestion 1993-10-22 It's "Mr. Wizard" for a different decade. Bill Nye is the Science Guy, a host who's hooked on experimenting and explaining. Picking one topic per... Bill Nye the Science Guy Season 1 :Episode 8 Phases of Matter Phases of Matter 1993-10-29 It's "Mr. Wizard" for a different decade. Bill Nye is the Science Guy, a host who's hooked on experimenting and explaining. Picking one topic per... Bill Nye the Science Guy Season 1 :Episode 9 Biodiversity Biodiversity 1993-11-05 It's "Mr. Wizard" for a different decade. Bill Nye is the Science Guy, a host who's hooked on experimenting and explaining. Picking one topic per... Bill Nye the Science Guy Season 1 :Episode 10 Simple Machines Simple Machines 1993-11-12 It's "Mr. Wizard" for a different decade. Bill Nye is the Science Guy, a host who's hooked on experimenting and explaining. Picking one topic per... Bill Nye the Science Guy Season 1 :Episode 11 The Moon The Moon 1993-11-19 It's "Mr. Wizard" for a different decade. Bill Nye is the Science Guy, a host who's hooked on experimenting and explaining. Picking one topic per... Bill Nye the Science Guy Season 1 :Episode 12 Sound Sound 1993-11-26 It's "Mr. Wizard" for a different decade. Bill Nye is the Science Guy, a host who's hooked on experimenting and explaining. Picking one topic per... Bill Nye the Science Guy Season 1 :Episode 13 Garbage Garbage 1993-12-03 It's "Mr. Wizard" for a different decade. Bill Nye is the Science Guy, a host who's hooked on experimenting and explaining. Picking one topic per... Bill Nye the Science Guy Season 1 :Episode 14 Structures Structures 1993-12-10 It's "Mr. Wizard" for a different decade. Bill Nye is the Science Guy, a host who's hooked on experimenting and explaining. Picking one topic per... Bill Nye the Science Guy Season 1 :Episode 15 Earth's Seasons Earth's Seasons 1993-12-17 It's "Mr. Wizard" for a different decade. Bill Nye is the Science Guy, a host who's hooked on experimenting and explaining. Picking one topic per... Bill Nye the Science Guy Season 1 :Episode 16 Light & Color Light & Color 1993-12-24 It's "Mr. Wizard" for a different decade. Bill Nye is the Science Guy, a host who's hooked on experimenting and explaining. Picking one topic per... Bill Nye the Science Guy Season 1 :Episode 17 Cells Cells 1994-01-21 It's "Mr. Wizard" for a different decade. Bill Nye is the Science Guy, a host who's hooked on experimenting and explaining. Picking one topic per... Bill Nye the Science Guy Season 1 :Episode 18 Electricity Electricity 1994-01-28 It's "Mr. Wizard" for a different decade. Bill Nye is the Science Guy, a host who's hooked on experimenting and explaining. Picking one topic per... Bill Nye the Science Guy Season 1 :Episode 19 Outer Space Outer Space 1994-02-04 It's "Mr. Wizard" for a different decade. Bill Nye is the Science Guy, a host who's hooked on experimenting and explaining. Picking one topic per... Bill Nye the Science Guy Season 1 :Episode 20 Eyeball Eyeball 1994-02-11 It's "Mr. Wizard" for a different decade. Bill Nye is the Science Guy, a host who's hooked on experimenting and explaining. Picking one topic per...