2023 · O/N · 5054/22 | Q6

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(a)

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A loudspeaker produces a sound of frequency 800 Hz. Using the loudspeaker context in Fig. 6.1, state what frequency means.

A loudspeaker produces a sound of frequency 800 Hz.

Using the loudspeaker context in Fig. 6.1, state what frequency means.

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Using You must use the thing it names. An answer that reaches the right value another way may not score.

[2 marks]

(b)

Explain whether the 800 Hz sound from the loudspeaker in Fig. 6.1 is audible to a human with healthy hearing.

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Explain Give reasons, not just what happens. Each distinct reason is usually worth a mark.

[1 mark]

(c)

Describe the motion of the cone in Fig. 6.1 and explain how it produces sound.

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Describe Say what happens, in order. Reasons are not required unless the question also asks why.

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(d)

Electromagnetic radiation from explosions on the Sun reaches Earth. Explain why sound from those explosions does not reach Earth.

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Explain Give reasons, not just what happens. Each distinct reason is usually worth a mark.

[2 marks]

5054/22/O/N/23Cambridge O Level Physics 5054 · Oct/Nov 2023 · Paper 2 variant 2 · Question 6