Sound Waves

Practice Questions

AP Physics 1 › Sound Waves

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A sound played from a speaker is heard at an intensity of 100W from a distance of 5m. When the distance from the speaker is doubled, what intensity sound will be heard?

2

What is the beat frequency between a 305Hz and a 307Hz sound?

3

Consider a 37cm long harp string with a fundamental frequency of 440Hz.

Calculate the speed of the standing wave created by plucking this string.

4

The ukulele is a short instrument, relative to a guitar. How does this affect the frequencies of sounds that these two instruments produce? Assume the two instruments use the same strings.

5

Consider a 37cm long harp string with a fundamental frequency of 440Hz.

If only half of the string is allowed to vibrate, what frequency will be heard?

6

A guitar player hits a wrong note. The note he's supposed to hit is , but he's sharp and the note turns out to be . Starting from rest, how fast (and in which direction) do you have to run until the note sounds correct to you?

7

A student at a concert notices that a balloon near the large speakers moving slightly towards, then away from the speaker during the low-frequency passages. The student explains this phenomenon by noting that the waves of sound in air are __________ waves.

8

The speed of sounds is the fastest in which of the following media?

9

Consider a 37cm long harp string with a fundamental frequency of 440Hz.

What is the wavelength of the second harmonic of the string?

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You are standing on the sidewalk when a police car approaches you at with its sirens on. Its sirens seem to have a frequency of 500 Hertz. After the police car passes you and is driving away, what will be the new frequency you hear?

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