Physics 5054 · O Level · Sound

Sound — practice question

What are the lowest and highest frequencies of sound that a person with normal hearing can detect?

  • Alowest frequency $2.0\ \text{Hz}$, highest frequency $2.0\ \text{kHz}$
  • Blowest frequency $2.0\ \text{Hz}$, highest frequency $20\ 000\ \text{Hz}$
  • Clowest frequency $20\ \text{Hz}$, highest frequency $20\ \text{kHz}$
  • Dlowest frequency $20\ \text{kHz}$, highest frequency $20\ 000\ \text{kHz}$

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