CAIE IGCSE Physics 3.4.1 Production of Sound By Vibrating Questions

Practise explaining how vibrating sources produce sound, from loudspeaker cones to air vibrations and pressure variations.

Syllabus
2026–2028
Course
Physics 0625

Exam points

  • Describe how a vibrating source creates alternating compressions and rarefactions in air, explain sound as a longitudinal wave with particles oscillating parallel to travel, and identify ultrasound above human hearing.

CAIE IGCSE Physics 3.4.1 Production of Sound By Vibrating Questions question 1

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Fig. 4.1 shows a loudspeaker that is producing a sound wave in air of frequency 15000 Hz .

Fig. 4.1

Fig. 4.1

Describe how the cone of the loudspeaker produces this sound.

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