Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Sound

Sound — practice question

To arrive at a microphone, sound from a loudspeaker has to travel through two materials. Which pair of materials would let the sound reach the microphone in the least time?

  • Amaterial 1: air; material 2: hydrogen
  • Bmaterial 1: air; material 2: water
  • Cmaterial 1: copper; material 2: aluminium
  • Dmaterial 1: water; material 2: oil

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