Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Sound

Sound — practice question

Fig. 6.1 is a diagram drawn to full scale that shows a sound wave moving through air.
(a)[1]

On Fig. 6.1, indicate two points, each at the centre of a different compression, and label both points C.

(b)[3]

Use the diagram to determine the frequency of the sound.

(c)[3]

Describe and explain two ways in which a diagram of the wave at the higher frequency would be different from Fig. 6.2.

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