Sound Problems Worksheet

Note: Use 343 m/s for sound in air if temperature is not given.

1. What time is required for sound to travel 50.0 m through a copper pipe?

2. What is the wavelength in meters of the sound produced by a tuning fork which has a
frequency of 320 Hz? The temperature of the air is 15°C.

3. The echo of a ship’s foghorn reflected from an iceberg is heard 5.0 seconds after the horn
was blown. If the temperature of the air is – 10.0°C, how far away is the iceberg?

4. A rifle is fired in a valley with parallel vertical walls. The echo from one wall is heard in 2.0
sec and the echo from the other wall is heard 2 sec later. What is the width of the valley?

5. A man drops a stone into a mineshaft 250 m deep. How many seconds pass before he hears
the stone strike the bottom of the shaft?

6. What is the frequency of a tuning fork which resonates with an open tube 25.0 cm long when
the temperature is 20.0 °C?

7. A tuning fork with a frequency of 384 Hz produces resonance with a closed pipe 20.0 cm
long. What is the speed of sound?