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Measuring the speed of sound in air and solids

Quiz by Oak National Academy: GCSE Physics OCR Higher

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  • Q1
    What is an echo?
    When sound waves reflect back so a sound is heard more than once
    When sound waves refract from a surface
    When a sound wave is absorbed into the air so it can be heard for a longer time
    When a person repeats a word over and over again
    30s
  • Q2
    The material or substance that a wave is travelling through is called the wave ______.
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    30s
  • Q3
    A wave has a frequency of 2 Hz and a wavelength of 10 m. What is the wave speed?
    12 m/s
    5 m/s
    100 m/s
    0.2 m/s
    20 m/s
    30s
  • Q4
    The time taken for one oscillation is called the ______ of a wave.
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    30s
  • Q5
    Which one of these does not describe the wavelength of a wave?
    the distance from one trough to the next trough
    the distance travelled by a wave during one period
    the distance from one part of a wave to the same part of the next wave
    the distance from peak to trough
    the distance from one peak to the next peak
    30s
  • Q6
    Which word means a result is close to the true value?
    accurate
    repeatable
    reproducible
    precise
    30s

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