Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Progressive waves

Progressive waves — practice question

A sound wave is made up of a sequence of travelling pressure changes away from the usual, steady air pressure. The graph illustrates these pressure changes for two waves at a single moment in time. Wave 1 has an intensity of $1.6 \times 10^{-6}\ \text{W m}^{-2}$. What intensity does wave 2 have?

  • A$2.4 \times 10^{-6}\ \text{W m}^{-2}$
  • B$3.0 \times 10^{-6}\ \text{W m}^{-2}$
  • C$3.6 \times 10^{-6}\ \text{W m}^{-2}$
  • D$4.5 \times 10^{-6}\ \text{W m}^{-2}$

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