1a) Which of these situations will always result in a louder sound?
Write one letter.
A. Two sound waves arrive in phase
B. Two sound waves arrive out of phase
C. Two sound waves travel at different speeds
D. Two sound waves have different wavelengths
b) Which of these situations will always result in silence?
Write one letter.
A. Two sound waves arrive in phase
B. Two sound waves arrive 180° out of phase
C. Two sound waves have different amplitudes
D. Two sound waves have different speeds
2a) State the condition for two sound waves to produce constructive interference.
………………………………………………………………………………………………..
………………………………………………………………………………………………..
b) State the condition for two sound waves to produce destructive interference.
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
3The table shows data for two sound waves that combine by constructive interference.
Complete the table for the wave after interference.
two waves before interference one wave after interference
Frequency in Hz amplitude in mm
400 0.3
400 0.3
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
4Two sound waves have equal frequencies of 750 Hz.
The amplitude of one wave is 0.5 mm, the other has an amplitude of 0.2 mm.
a) Calculate the amplitude after constructive interference.
b) Calculate the amplitude after complete destructive interference.
1
5 Two speakers are connected to the same signal generator and placed 2 m apart.
A student stands directly in front of one speaker and hears a loud sound.
As the student walks sideways, the sound becomes faint, then loud again.
a) Name the effect the student observes.
……………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………
b) Explain why the loudness changes in terms of interference.
……………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………
6 Two sound waves of the same frequency but different amplitudes meet and interfere.
a) What is the maximum amplitude possible?
……………………………………………………………………………………………
b) What is the minimum amplitude possible?
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
7 A wave with a frequency of 500 Hz and amplitude 0.4 mm meets another wave with frequency
500 Hz and amplitude 0.4 mm.
a) State the amplitude after constructive interference.
b) State the amplitude after destructive interference.
8A wave diagram shows two sound waves arriving at a point.
The crest of one wave coincides with the trough of the other.
a) What type of interference is this?
……………………………………………………………………………………………….
b) What will be the amplitude of the resulting sound if both waves have the same amplitude?
……………………………………………………………………………………………….
