Duelling Physicists

By Interwoven Maths

Sound and Light

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The quiz ends when a player's timer reaches zero.

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Player 1

30 seconds

Player 2

30 seconds

Quiz Mode

Two player Single player Streak mode

Starting Time

30 seconds

Think Time

0 seconds

Bonus Time

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Audio

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About this topic

Revise sound and light, including how sound travels, frequency and pitch, echoes and ultrasound, reflection, refraction, the ray model and colour.

This topic covers

sound as a longitudinal wave needing a medium
frequency, pitch and the auditory range
echoes, absorption and ultrasound
reflection, refraction, the ray model and colour

Example question types

state which property of a sound wave sets its pitch
name the material sound travels fastest through
predict what happens to a light ray at a mirror

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