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Question 6

A researcher stands some distance away from a large vertical concrete wall. She uses a clapperboard to produce a single loud, sharp sound. A short time later, she hears the sound again.

a.

Explain why she hears this second sound.

[1]
b.

The time interval between the clapperboard sound and the researcher hearing the second sound is 1.4 s. Sound travels at a speed of 340 m/s in air. Calculate the distance of the researcher from the wall.

[2]
c.

An assistant standing directly next to the wall hears only one sound. How long after the researcher produces the sound does the assistant hear it?

[1]
d.

State two ways in which a sound wave is different from a light wave.

[2]
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295 exam-style questions on CIE IGCSE Physics Sound, covering Sound. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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