Practice Design Experiment (B) - 5.5.2 | Waves, Sound & Light, and Introduction to Magnetism | IB 8 Physics
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Design Experiment (B)

5.5.2 - Design Experiment (B)

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is the aim of the sound speed experiment?

💡 Hint: Think about the main goal of our experiment.

Question 2 Easy

Name two sound sources we will use in our experiment.

💡 Hint: What sounds can we easily make in class?

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Interactive Quizzes

Quick quizzes to reinforce your learning

Question 1

What is the aim of the experiment on sound speed?

To learn about sound waves
To compare sound speed in different materials
To test how loud sounds are

💡 Hint: Consider the main question we are investigating.

Question 2

True or False: Sound travels fastest in air.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about how close particles are in different states of matter.

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Challenge Problems

Push your limits with advanced challenges

Challenge 1 Hard

Design an alternative experiment to test how temperature affects the speed of sound in air.

💡 Hint: Consider how temperature changes the properties of air.

Challenge 2 Hard

Explain how you would improve the reliability of results in your sound speed experiment across different groups.

💡 Hint: Think about variable consistency.

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