Sound Waves Characteristics and Applications
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A sound wave travels in a medium with wavelength 3 m and frequency 120 Hz. What is its speed?
A sound wave has speed 340 m/s and frequency 20 Hz. What is its wavelength?
A sound wave in steel has speed 5000 m/s and wavelength 50 m. What are its frequency and time period?
A sound wave has 18 oscillations in 6 seconds. What are its frequency and time period?
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A sonar signal returns after 0.80 s. If the speed of sound in water is 1500 m/s, how far is the object from the sonar?
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600 m
The 0.80 s is round-trip time. One-way time = 0.80 / 2 = 0.40 s. Distance = speed × time = 1500 × 0.40 = 600 m.
An echo is heard 0.6 s after shouting near a wall. If the speed of sound in air is 340 m/s, what is the distance from the wall?
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102 m
The sound travels to the wall and back in 0.6 s. One-way time = 0.6 / 2 = 0.3 s. Distance = 340 × 0.3 = 102 m.
A sound wave moves with speed 344 m/s and frequency 20000 Hz. What is its wavelength?
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0.0172 m
Use λ = v / ν = 344 / 20000 = 0.0172 m.
Sound travels 340 m in 1 second in air. How far does it travel in 0.1 s, and what is the minimum echo distance from the wall?
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34 m and 17 m
Distance in 0.1 s = 340 × 0.1 = 34 m. This is the round-trip distance. Minimum wall distance = 34 / 2 = 17 m.
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