GCSE Physics – Sounds and hearing

Last updated: 20/05/2020
AQA GCSE Science – Physics higher Waves GCSE Physics – Sounds and hearing

Learning Objectives

-I can describe how a sound wave travels
-I can describe how an ear detects sound
-I can recall the range of human hearing

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  1. What does EM stand for?

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  2. Why do EM waves travel through vacuums?

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  3. What type of wave are sound waves?

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  4. What are sound waves caused by?

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  5. What is a compression in a sound wave?

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  6. What is a rarefaction in a sound wave?

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  7. What can sound waves sometimes cause?

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  8. How do sound waves travel?

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  9. What do sound waves travel as?

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  10. What do vibrations due to sound waves depend on?

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  11. What else do vibrations due to sound waves depend on?

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  12. What does sound travel fastest in?

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  13. What does sound travel slowest in?

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  14. How do sound waves travel through solids?

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  15. What happens when a sound wave meets a solid object?

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  16. Why do sound waves not travel through vacuums?

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  17. What happens when air particles hit an object?

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  18. What do the outer solid particles do ?

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  19. What do sound waves cause the ear to do?

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  20. Which part of the ear vibrates?

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  21. What are vibrations in the ear drum passed on to?

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  22. What do the ossicles pass the vibration to?

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  23. What does the cochlea in the ear do?

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  24. What is the normal range of human hearing?

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  25. Why is there a range of human hearing?

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