1. Which statement about sound waves is correct?

A They are able to travel through a vacuum.

B They are able to travel through solids.
C They are transverse waves.
D They travel at the same speed in all substances.

2. A student stands a few hundred metres away from a wall and shouts. He hears a faint echo.
Which statement is correct?

A The sound waves returning are quiet because they have a reduced frequency.
B The sound waves returning are quiet because they have a reduced wavelength.
C The sound waves returning to the student are longitudinal.
D The sound waves returning to the student are transverse.

3. A student measures the length of a spring. She then hangs different weights from the spring. She
measures the length of the spring for each different weight. The table shows her results.

What is the extension of the spring when the weight hung from it is 3.0N?

A 4mm B 5mm C 12mm D 13 mm

4. Where does sound travels the fastest?

A rubber B oil C steel D water vapor

5. What is the number of wavefronts per second that pass a fixed point?

A the amplitude of the wave

B the frequency of the wave
C the speed of the wave
D the wavelength of the wave

6. A man holding a starting pistol stands 640m away from a spectator. The spectator hears the sound of
the starting pistol 2.0s after seeing the flash from the pistol. Using this information, what is the speed
of sound in air?

A 160m/s B 320m/s C 640m/s D 1280m/s

7. Different weights are hung from a spring. The diagram shows the original length of the spring, and the
lengths when different weights are added.

The extension of the spring is directly proportional to the weight hung from it. What is the weight of
W?

A 30N B 35N C 40N D 45N

8. The diagram shows a stone suspended under the surface of a liquid from a string. The stone
experiences a pressure caused by the liquid.

What would increase the pressure on the stone?

A decreasing the surface area of the stone

B increasing the mass of the stone
C lowering the stone deeper into the liquid
D using a liquid with a lower density

9. A grandfather clock is running too fast. To fix it, what should you do?

A increase the frequency of pendulum

B decrease the period of pendulum
C decrease the mass of the pendulum
D decrease the length of the pendulum
10. The diagram shows three different containers J, K and L. Each container contains water of the same
depth.

Which statement about the pressure of the water on the base of each container is correct?

A The water pressure is greatest in container J.

B The water pressure is greatest in container K.
C The water pressure is greatest in container L.
D The water pressure is the same for all three containers.

11. The diagram shows four waves drawn to the same scale.

Which statement is correct?

A The amplitude of wave P is the same as the amplitude of wave R.

B The amplitude of wave S is double the amplitude of wave Q.
C The wavelength of wave Q is double the wavelength of wave P.
D The wavelength of wave S is the same as the wavelength of wave Q.

12. A fire alarm is not loud enough and the pitch is too low. An engineer adjusts the alarm so that it
produces a louder note of a higher pitch. What effect does this have on the amplitude and on the
frequency of the sound waves that the alarm produces?
13. A liquid has a volume of 100cm3 and a mass of 85 g. The density of water is 1.0g/ cm3. How does the
density of the liquid compare with the density of water?

A Its density is higher than that of water.

B Its density is lower than that of water.
C Its density is the same as that of water.
D It is impossible to say with only this data.

14. A student places four identical beakers on a bench. Two beakers contain salt water of density 1.1g/
cm3 and two beakers contain pure water of density 1.0g/ cm3 . Which beaker exerts the greatest
pressure on the bench?

15. A boy blows a whistle that has a frequency of 10000Hz. The boy’s friend cannot hear the sound from
the whistle. The friend has normal hearing. What could be a reason why he cannot hear the sound?

A The amplitude is too large.

B The amplitude is too small.
C The frequency is too high.
D The frequency is too low.
1. B
2. C
3. D
4. C
5. B
6. B
7. C
8. C
9. D
10. D
11. A
12. A
13. B
14. A
15. B