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12.88 Sound Waves and Pitch Worksheet

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This Physics Science worksheet provides structured practice on 12.88 Sound Waves and Pitch. Students are guided through targeted exercises that build foundational understanding, computational accuracy, and critical thinking skills.

Sound Waves and Pitch: Analyze pitch, loudness, speed of sound, medium dependence, and sound-wave representations. Aligned to NGSS, CCSS Literacy and Mathematics, AP Physics, and selected state frameworks 12.88 - Sound Waves and Pitch: NGSS HS-PS4-1, HS-PS4-2, HS-PS4-3, HS-PS4-4, HS-PS4-5; CCSS HSN-Q.A, HSF-IF, HSG-MG, RST.11-12.7; AP Physics 1 oscillations; AP Physics 2 waves, sound, physical optics, geometric optics; TX TEKS Physics §112.45(c) waves/light; FL SC.912.P.10, SC.912.P.12; VA PH.5/PH.7; MA/CA/NY HS-PS4.

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Problem 1Difficulty: Mastery

A synthesizer note starts at 220 Hz and is raised by two octaves in the same air. What are the new frequency and wavelength change?

A440 Hz, with wavelength one-half as large.

B880 Hz, with wavelength four times as large.

C55 Hz, with wavelength four times as large.

D880 Hz, with wavelength one-fourth as large.

Solution & Explanation:Each octave doubles frequency, so two octaves multiply frequency by 4: 220 Hz becomes 880 Hz. At constant sound speed, wavelength becomes one-fourth as large.

Problem 2Difficulty: Mastery

Two sinusoidal sound waves in the same air have equal pressure amplitude and equal frequency, but the second wave is inverted relative to the first. What changes for a listener hearing one wave at a time?

APitch doubles because the wave is inverted.

BLoudness becomes zero because pressure is negative half the time.

CPhase changes, but pitch and loudness do not.

DSound speed becomes negative.

Solution & Explanation:An inverted sinusoid has a phase shift of 180 degrees. Equal frequency and amplitude mean the same pitch and loudness for a single wave.

Problem 3Difficulty: Mastery

A 25 kHz sound and a 5 kHz sound travel through the same air. Which comparison is correct?

AThe 25 kHz sound has one-fifth the frequency and five times the wavelength.

BThe 25 kHz sound has five times the frequency and one-fifth the wavelength.

CBoth sounds have the same wavelength because they share a medium.

DThe 5 kHz sound is ultrasonic while the 25 kHz sound is always audible.

Solution & Explanation:Frequency ratio is 25/5 = 5. In the same medium, wavelength is inversely proportional to frequency.

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This worksheet is designed specifically for Physics Science students. It aligns with educational standard 12.88 (NGSS HS-PS4-1, HS-PS4-2, HS-PS4-3, HS-PS4-4, HS-PS4-5; CCSS HSN-Q.A, HSF-IF, HSG-MG, RST.11-12.7; AP Physics 1 oscillations; AP Physics 2 waves, sound, physical optics, geometric optics; TX TEKS Physics §112.45(c) waves/light; FL SC.912.P.10, SC.912.P.12; VA PH.5/PH.7; MA/CA/NY HS-PS4.).