Measuring the speed of sound in air and solids
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- Q1What is an echo?When a person repeats a word over and over againWhen a sound wave is absorbed into the air so it can be heard for a longer timeWhen sound waves refract from a surfaceWhen sound waves reflect back so a sound is heard more than once30s
- Q2The material or substance that a wave is travelling through is called the wave ______.Users enter free textType an Answer30s
- Q3A wave has a frequency of 2 Hz and a wavelength of 10 m. What is the wave speed?0.2 m/s100 m/s20 m/s5 m/s12 m/s30s
- Q4The time taken for one oscillation is called the ______ of a wave.Users enter free textType an Answer30s
- Q5Which one of these does not describe the wavelength of a wave?the distance from peak to troughthe distance from one trough to the next troughthe distance from one peak to the next peakthe distance from one part of a wave to the same part of the next wavethe distance travelled by a wave during one period30s
- Q6Which word means a result is close to the true value?accuratepreciserepeatablereproducible30s