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SA-5054-WV5-0012 marksL1 FoundationCalculatorEchoes & ultrasound
A girl stands 170 m from a cliff and claps. The speed of sound is 340 m/s. Calculate the time before she hears the echo. Salam Academy Original Practice · Proposed mark scheme
SA-5054-WV5-0032 marksL1 FoundationCalculatorEchoes & ultrasound
Sound travels 680 m in 2.0 s. Calculate the speed of sound. Salam Academy Original Practice · Proposed mark scheme
SA-5054-WV5-0041 markL1 FoundationCalculatorSound waves
Sound waves in air are
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SA-5054-WV5-0051 markL1 FoundationCalculatorSound waves
A ringing bell is placed in a jar and the air is pumped out. The sound
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SA-5054-WV5-0061 markL1 FoundationCalculatorSound waves
State the upper limit of human hearing, in Hz.
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SA-5054-WV5-0071 markL1 FoundationCalculatorEchoes & ultrasound
Ultrasound is sound with a frequency
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SA-5054-WV5-0081 markL1 FoundationCalculatorSound waves
A sound becomes louder but keeps the same pitch. Its
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SA-5054-WV5-0091 markL1 FoundationCalculatorSound waves
A higher-pitched note has a
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SA-5054-WV5-0102 marksL1 FoundationCalculatorSound waves
A note of frequency 680 Hz travels at 340 m/s. Calculate its wavelength. Salam Academy Original Practice · Proposed mark scheme
SA-5054-WV5-0121 markL1 FoundationCalculatorSound waves
Sound travels fastest through
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SA-5054-WV5-0022 marksL2 StandardCalculatorEchoes & ultrasound
A shout echoes off a cliff and is heard 3.0 s later. The speed of sound is 330 m/s. Calculate the distance to the cliff. Salam Academy Original Practice · Proposed mark scheme
SA-5054-WV5-0113 marksL3 ExamCalculatorEchoes & ultrasound
A ship's sonar sends an ultrasound pulse to the seabed. The echo returns after 0.040 s. Sound travels at 1500 m/s in seawater. Calculate the depth of the sea. Salam Academy Original Practice · Proposed mark scheme