PHYSICS FORM 2

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SOUND

1. The diagrams represent two different sound waves.

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How do the frequency and pitch of P compare with the frequency and pitch of Q?

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2. The diagrams show the wave shapes of two different sounds. The scales are the same in each diagram.

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How does sound 2 compare with sound 1?

 

 
 
 
 

3. The diagrams represent two sound waves. The scales in the two diagrams are the same

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Which statement describes the waves?

 
 
 
 

4. A student claps once when standing 100 m away from a large wall.

The speed of sound in air is 330 m / s.

How long after clapping does the student hear an echo?

 
 
 
 

5. A student wishes to measure the speed of sound in air. She plans to measure the time between making a sound and hearing the echo from a cliff.

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She will use the equation: speed = Distance/time

Which type of sound should she make and which distance should she use in her calculation?

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6. Waveforms are shown on a cathode-ray oscilloscope for a flute and a guitar playing the same note. The oscilloscope settings are the same for both waveforms

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What is the difference between the two sounds?

 
 
 
 
7. How will tightening a guitar string change its vibration?
 
 
 
 
8. How does decreasing the length of a guitar string change its vibration?
 
 
 
 
9. A loudspeaker changes …….
 
 
 
 
10. Older people can’t hear …….
 
 
 
 

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