When you clap your hands, you displace (or move) the air particles between and around your hands. This creates a compression wave that travels through the air (much like it did in the water). The faster the tines move, the less time there is between each compression, causing a higher-frequency sound wave. It means that your putting your hand to a force that these air particles creates its waves and creates sound.
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When you clap your hands, you displace (or move) the air particles between and around your hands. This creates a compression wave that travels through the air (much like it did in the water). The faster the tines move, the less time there is between each compression, causing a higher-frequency sound wave. It means that your putting your hand to a force that these air particles creates its waves and creates sound.