Practice - Nature of Sound: The Mechanics of Hearing
Practice Questions
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What is sound?
💡 Hint: Think about what makes music or noise.
Do sound waves need a medium to travel?
💡 Hint: Consider where sound travels best.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What type of wave is sound?
💡 Hint: Think about how particles move in a sound wave.
True or False: Sound can travel through a vacuum.
💡 Hint: Consider where you can hear sound best.
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Challenge Problems
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Calculate how much faster sound travels in steel compared to air, given that sound travels at 343 m/s in air and 5100 m/s in steel.
💡 Hint: Use the ratio of speeds to compare.
Explain how the temperature increase in air affects the speed of sound. For every 10°C increase, the speed increases by 3.3 m/s. How much faster is sound at 30°C than at 20°C?
💡 Hint: Calculate the difference based on the temperature change.
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