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Question 16

A student is listening to a pure tone from a loudspeaker connected to a signal generator in a laboratory.

a.

If the settings on the generator are kept constant but the student moves closer to the loudspeaker, describe the change in the sound heard.

[1]
b.

State the effect on the sound heard if: (i) the amplitude of the wave is decreased. (ii) the frequency of the wave is decreased.

[2]
c.

Explain how the sound wave is transmitted through the air from the loudspeaker to the student's ear, referring to the motion of air particles.

[3]
d.

State the approximate range of frequencies that a healthy human ear can detect:

  • Lower frequency limit: ________ Hz\text{\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Hz}________ Hz
  • Upper frequency limit: ________ Hz\text{\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Hz}________ Hz
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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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