Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Sound

Sound — practice question

A dolphin can send sounds to other dolphins underwater by producing sounds in the range 7-15 kHz.
(a)[1]

State the speed of sound in air and say how the speed of sound in water compares with that in air.

(b)[2]

State and explain whether humans with normal hearing can hear every sound the dolphin emits.

(c)[2]

Complete Table 5.1 by describing how the loudness and pitch differ for the two dolphin sounds.

(d)[3]

Complete the sentences to describe how sound is passed through water. Sound waves are made of vibrating [BLANK] and these create compressions and rarefactions. A compression is a region of [BLANK] and a rarefaction is a region of [BLANK]. The sound waves travel [BLANK] to the direction of the vibrations.

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This 8-mark question has a full step-by-step worked solution and mark scheme. One marking point: speed of sound in air = 330 m/s \leq value \leq 350 m/s AND sound travels faster in water

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