Edexcel IGCSE Physics 3 26p Oscilloscope and Microphone Questions

Practise converting a microphone signal into an oscilloscope trace and reading amplitude, period or time from screen settings.

Syllabus
First assessment 2019
Course
Physics 4PH1

Exam points

  • identify the microphone as the transducer connected to detect the sound wave
  • multiply screen divisions by timebase or gain to find period or signal amplitude
  • adjust timebase or vertical gain to control the cycles and height shown on screen

Edexcel IGCSE Physics 3 26p Oscilloscope and Microphone Questions question 1

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This question is about sound.

A sound wave has a frequency of 500 Hz .

The diagram shows the screen of an oscilloscope.

The timebase of the oscilloscope is 0.50 ms per square.

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Draw the trace on the oscilloscope screen when the sound wave is detected.

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