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JAMB and WAEC Physics questions: Sound waves

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  1. Question 1· Sound waves· WAEC

    Ships measure the depth of the sea using

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  2. Question 2· Sound waves· WAEC

    The range of frequencies that the human ear can hear is about

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  3. Question 3· Sound waves· WAEC

    A man hears an echo 2 s after shouting in front of a cliff. If sound travels at 340 m/s, the cliff is

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  4. Question 4· Sound waves· JAMB

    The loudness of a sound depends mainly on its

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  6. Question 6· Sound waves· JAMB

    An echo is heard 2 s after a sound is made in front of a cliff. If the speed of sound is 340 m/s, the cliff is:

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  7. Question 7· Sound waves· JAMB

    A girl sees a lightning flash and hears the thunder 3 s later. If sound travels at 340 m/s, how far away is the storm?

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  8. Question 8· Sound waves· JAMB

    A pipe closed at one end is 25 cm long. Find the frequency of its fundamental note if the speed of sound is 340 m/s (ignore end correction).

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  9. Question 9· Sound waves· JAMB

    The pitch of a musical note depends on its

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  10. Question 10· Sound waves· JAMB

    Two tuning forks of frequencies 256 Hz and 260 Hz are sounded together. Find the beat frequency.

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  11. Question 11· Sound waves· WAEC

    Two guitar strings sound the same note, but one is louder. The notes differ in

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  13. Question 13· Sound waves· JAMB

    Notes of 256 Hz and 260 Hz are sounded together. Find the beat frequency.

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  14. Question 14· Sound waves· WAEC

    The first harmonic of a closed pipe of length 0.85 m (speed of sound 340 m/s) has frequency

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  15. Question 15· Sound waves· WAEC

    Why can astronauts on the moon not hear each other directly without radios?

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  16. Question 16· Sound waves· JAMB

    Find the fundamental frequency of a pipe closed at one end and 0.85 m long. [speed of sound = 340 m/s]

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  17. Question 17· Sound waves· WAEC

    A boy hears the echo of his shout from a cliff 1 s after shouting. If sound travels at 340 m/s, how far away is the cliff?

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  18. Question 18· Sound waves· JAMB

    The Doppler effect is the apparent change in frequency caused by

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  19. Question 19· Sound waves· JAMB

    Ultrasound has frequencies

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