Sound waves create vibrations through a series of processes:

1. Production of Sound

Sound is generated when an object vibrates. For example, when you pluck a guitar string, it moves back and forth, creating vibrations.

2. Transmission of Sound Waves

These vibrations disturb the surrounding air particles, causing them to move. This disturbance travels through the air (or another medium) in the form of sound waves.

3. Compression and Rarefaction

Sound waves consist of alternating regions of compression (where particles are close together) and rarefaction (where particles are spread apart). As the vibrating object moves outward, it compresses the air particles; as it moves back, it creates a rarefaction.

4. Vibration of Medium

The energy from the sound wave makes the particles of the medium (air, water, solids) vibrate. These vibrations can be transmitted through the medium, allowing sound to travel.

5. Detection of Sound

When these sound waves reach our ears, they cause our eardrum to vibrate. These vibrations are then converted into electrical signals that our brain interprets as sound.

In summary, sound waves create vibrations by generating disturbances in a medium, which then transmit the energy of the sound through compressions and rarefactions.