Revision: Sound

13 Sound - Revision Quiz

Test your understanding of Sound here:

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1) A sonar on a ship is used to find the depth of the sea. An ultrasound wave pulse is sent downwards from the ship to the sea bed. The pulse travels with a speed of 1500 m/s in sea water. If the reflected pulse is received after 1.6 s, find the depth of the sea.

1200 m
2400 m
4800 m
600 m

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2) In the figure below, row 1 shows the undisturbed positions of air particles and row 2 shows the same particles at a certain instant when a sound wave passes through them.

What is the amplitude and wavelength of the sound wave?

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3) The following is a displacement-distance graph for a wave.

What is the wavelength of the wave?

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4) The following shows the displacement-distance graph for a wave.

What is the wavelength if the wave?

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5) Two notes are played on a trumpet. The second note has a lower pitch but is louder than the first note.

Which of the following is true of the amplitude and frequency of the second note compared to the first note?

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