Westminster Academy, Islamabad: Physics (0625) Topic Test:Sound Waves
Westminster Academy, Islamabad: Physics (0625) Topic Test:Sound Waves
Westminster Academy, Islamabad: Physics (0625) Topic Test:Sound Waves
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7 A loudspeaker is built into the side of a swimming pool. The loudspeaker produces sound waves
in the water of wavelength 0.25 m.
2 5 A s h e e t o f ic e f lo a t s o n w a t e r . A s o u r c e o f s o u n d S is p o s it io n e d a t t h e e d g e o f t h e ic e s h e e t .
(a) (i) The frequency of the sound waves is 6.0 kHz.
F o u r m ic r o p h o n e s a r e p la c e d e q u a l d is t a n c e s fr o m S .
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t h e sound
s o u n d waves
f r o m S inf i rwater.
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speed of sound waves in water = ...........................................................[2]
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(b) Sound is a longitudinal wave.
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(c ) The sound emerges from the loudspeaker through a gap. The sound diffracts as it passes
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through the gap.
(i) State how the width of the gap affects the diffraction.
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(ii) State how the wavelength of the sound affects the diffraction.
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Mark Scheme
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Q7/S17/P43
Q7/S15/P33