‘1 Give an example which 3 a Sound waves are longitudinal waves. Explain what
this means.
__b Ifsound waves are longitudinal, why are transverse
|-down) ‘waves’ seen on the screen of the
above when someone whistles into the
if they strike a hard‘Assume that the speed of sound in air is 330 mis
41 a Why do you hear lightning after you see it?
lightning strikes, and you hear it 4 seconds after
see it, how far away is it?
2 und travel faster through
fair or warm air? a solid or a gas?
3 ind waves change direction because their
es, what is this effect called?
4 A ship is 220 metres from a large cliff when it sounds its
foghorn.
‘When the echo is heard on the ship, how far has the
sound travelled?
‘What time delay is there before the echo is heard?
The ship changes its distance from the cliff. When
‘the echo time is 0.5 seconds, how far is the ship from
the cliff?0
‘Assume that the speed of sound in air is 330 mis 3. Asound is picked up by a microphone and displayed as
4 Here are the frequencies of four sounds: ‘a waveform on an oscilloscope. How would the
A:400 Hz B: 150H2z C:500Hz D: 200Hz waveform change if
{a Which sound has the highest pitch? a the sound had a higher pitch?
‘b* Which two sounds are one octave apart? bb the sound was louder?
| ¢ Which sound has the longest wavelength? 4 The lower limit of human hearing is 20 Hz; the upper
does a piano not sound quite like a guitar, limit is 20 000 Hz.
if both play the same note? ‘a What is the upper limit in kHz?
'b What is the wavelength at the lower limit?
___€ What is the wavelength at the upper limit?