Practice - Sound
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Practice Questions
Test your understanding with targeted questions
What is sound?
💡 Hint: Think about how music is created.
What do we call sounds below 20 Hz?
💡 Hint: Think of a frequency range.
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Interactive Quizzes
Quick quizzes to reinforce your learning
What is the speed of sound in air at 20°C?
💡 Hint: Remember the value for air specifically.
True or False: Sound can travel through a vacuum.
💡 Hint: Think about where sound is heard.
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Challenge Problems
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You are at a concert, and you measure an echo returning after 0.3 seconds from a wall. If the speed of sound is 343 m/s, how far is the wall?
💡 Hint: Consider that the time includes the trip to the wall and back.
A sound wave has a frequency of 500 Hz and a wavelength of 1.5 m. Calculate its speed and verify against the equation v = f × λ.
💡 Hint: Make sure to apply the formula correctly.
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