SUBJECT:

PHYSICS

CLASS:

SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL 2

TERM:

THIRD
 SCHEME OF WORK

WEEK TOPIC
1. Triangular and Rectangular glass prism - Angle of deviation and calculation;
real and apparent depth
2. Lenses - types of lenses, image formation in lenses, lens formula and
calculations
3. Optical instruments - camera, projector, telescope, simple and compound
microscope
4. Optical instruments - binoculars, human eye, defects and correction
5. Dispersion of white light - production of pure and impure spectrum,
recombination of components of spectrum using colour filter, newton disk
6. Dispersion of white light - colour and paints, mixing, determination of
refractive index
7. Sound wave - production, transmission, speed of sound in solid, liquid, air;
noise and music
8. Sound wave - Effects of temperature and pressure on velocity of sound, echo
and its application, reverberation, characteristics of sound, forced vibration,
resonance functions of hearing aids
9. Resonance - vibration in pipes and string, musical instruments, harmonics
and overtones
10. Practical
11. Revision
12. Examination
 WEEK ONE
REFRACTION THROUGH TRIANGULAR AND RECTANGULAR
PRISM
 Triangular prism
 Rectangular prism
 Angle of deviation
 Real and apparent depth

Triangular prism
When a ray of light passes through a triangular prism, it is refracted as shown
below
A

B C

Angle of deviation

The angle between the incident ray and the emergent ray is known as the angle of
deviation. The angle of deviation decreases as the angle of incidence increases

B C
The refractive index, n=sin (A/2+D/2)/sin A/2
Rectangular prism

Real and apparent depth

A thick slab of glass appears to be only two –third of its real thickness when
viewed vertically from above. Similarly, water in a pond appears to be only three
quarters of its real depth. Rays from a coin at the bottom of a bucket of water are
refracted away when they leave water and enter the eyes. They appear as if coming
from a virtual image, which is apparent depth while the actual depth of the bottom
remains and is referred to as real depth
Refractive index=real depth/apparent depth
CLASSWORK 1
1. Define the refraction of a medium
2. A ray of light is incident on an angle of 300 on a glass prism of refractive
index 1.5. Calculate the angle through which the ray is minimally deviated
in the prism. (The medium surrounding the glass is air)

ASSIGNMENT 1
SECTION A
1. A transparent rectangular block 3.0cm thick is placed on the letter A written
on a white cardboard. When the letter was viewed from the top of the glass
block, it appeared to be 2cm. calculate the refractive index of the block (a)
3/2 (b) 5/3 (c) 1/2 (d) 3/2
2. The velocities of light in air and glass are 3.0 x108 m/s and 1.8 x108 m/s
respectively. Calculate the sine of the angle of incidence that will produce an
angle of refraction of 300 for a ray of light incident on glass A 1.2 B 1.0 C
0.8 D 0.6
3. A transparent rectangular block 5.0 cm thick is placed on a black dot. The
dot when viewed from above is seen 3.0 cm from the top of the block.
Calculate the refractive index of the material of the block A 2/5 B 3/5 C 3/2
D 5/3 E 5/2
4. The horizontal floor of a water reservoir appears to be 1.0m deep when
viewed vertically from above. If the refractive index of water is 1.35,
calculate the real depth of the reservoir (a) 2.35m (b) 1.35m (c) 1.00m (d)
0.35m
 5. A beam of light travelling through air at 3.0x108m/s enters a pool of water of
refractive index 4/3, what is its speed as it travels through water (a)
2.25x108ms-1 (b) 3.25x108ms-1 (c) 4.25x108ms-1 (d) 5.25x108ms-1
6. The absolute refractive indexes of glass and water are 3/2 and 4/3
respectively. The refractive index at the interface when a ray travels from
water to glass is A ½ B 8/9 C 9/8 D17/12
Use the information below to answer questions 7, 8 and 9
The angle of incidence of a narrow beam of light on a side of an equilateral
triangular prism is 480. Calculate the:
7. Angle of minimum deviation (a) 360 (b) 300 (c) 450 (d) 600
8. Angle of refraction (a) 360 (b) 300 (c) 450 (d) 600
9. Refractive index of the material of the prism (a) 1.50 (b) 1.26 (c) 0.55 (d) 2.0
10. A ray of light is incident normally on an air-glass interface. What is its angle
of refraction? (a) 900 (b) 600 (c) 300 (d) 00
SECTION B
1. State the laws of refraction of light
2. A triangular glass prism of thickness 10cm is placed on a dot on a piece of
paper resting on a horizontal bench. (a) Draw a ray diagram to show the
apparent position of the mark in the glass prism. (b) Calculate the apparent
displacement of the mark, if the refractive index of the material of the prism is
1.5
3. A ray experiences minimum deviation 400 when passing symmetrically
through an equilateral glass prism. Calculate the angle of incidence of the ray
(refractive index of glass = 1.5)
 WEEK TWO
LENSES - TYPES OF LENSES, IMAGE FORMATION IN LENSES, LENS
FORMULA AND CALCULATIONS
 Types of lenses
 Image formation in lenses
 Lens formula an
LENSES
Lenses are used as magnifying glasses. They are also used in microscopes,
telescopes, cameras and projectors. The human eye has a natural lens and which
enables people to see clearly. There are two types of lenses: Converging and
Diverging lenses.
The converging lens brings light rays together while the diverging lens spreads
light rays apart.
A converging (convex) lens bulges at the centre while diverging lens gets thinner
at the centre.

TERMINOLOGIES
Terms which are commonly used in lenses include, principal axis of a lens, the
principal focus of a lens, optical centre of a lens, and focal length of a lens. The
principal axis of a lens is the line joining the centre of curvature of the two surfaces
of the lens, and passing through the middle of the lens.
The principal axis of a lens is the line joining the centre of curvature of the two
surfaces of the lens, and passing through the middle of the lens.
The principal focus of a lens is the point on the principal axis to which all rays
parallel and close to the axis converge or diverge, after refraction the lens. The
principal focus of a converging lens is real, while that of a diverging lens is virtual.
The optical centre of lens is defined as the centre of the lens which is a point on the
principal axis of the lens. Rays of light which pass through the optical centre are
undeviated. The focal length of a lens is the distance between the optical centre
and the principal focus of the lens.
FORMATION OF IMAGES IN LENSES
COVERGING LENS
To produce the image of an object by a converging lens, two major rays are
required:
(1) A ray from the top of the object incident on the middle, c, of the lens and
passes through the lens undeviated.
(2) A ray from the top of the object parallel to the principal axis, incident on the
lens, and refracted through the principal focus, F. At the point where these
two rays interact, the image of the object is formed.
OBJECT AT INFINITY
When an object is very far from the lens i.e at infinity, the image is real, inverted
and formed at the focus of the object beyond 2f1.

OBJECT BEYOND 2F1

When an object is very far from the les i.e at infinity, the image is real, inverted
and formed at the focus of the object beyond 2f1.

OBJECT BEYOND 2F1

When an object is placed beyond 2F1, the image of the object is formed between F
and 2F and is real, inverted and smaller than the object (diminished).
POWER OF A LENS
The power of a lens is the reciprocal of the focal length of a lens in metres.

P = 1/f

THE SIMPLE MICROSCOPE OR MAGNIFYING GLASS

A complex lens gives an enlarged upright virtual image of an object placed inside
the principal focus. This constitutes a simple microscope. It is used for reading
and studying biological specimens.
CLASSWORK 2
1. (a) Define the focal length of a converging lens
(b) Draw a simple ray diagram of an object placed at the center of curvature
of a converging lens and when between the center of curvature and the
focus
2. A small image is viewed through a converging lens held close to the eye. If
the focal length of the lens is 10cm and a virtual image of height 2cm is
formed 30cm away from the lens, obtain by calculation (i) the distance of
object from the lens (ii) the size of the object
ASSIGNMENT 2

SECTION A
1. The image formed by a converging lens is 3 times as tall as the object. If the
focal length of the lens is 12cm, calculate the distance of the image from the
object (a) 16cm (b) 48cm (c) 32cm (d) 64cm
2. Which of the following correctly describe the image formed by a diverging
lens? (a) Diminished, erect and virtual (b) Diminished, inverted and real (c)
Magnified, erect and virtual (d) Magnified, inverted and real
3. The distance between optical centre and twice the principal focus of a lens is
called……. (a) Optical centre (b) focal length (c) principal axis (d) radius of
curvature
4. A pin 6cm high is placed in frontof a diverging lens of focal length 15cm.
calculate the position of the image formed (a) -15cm (b) 15cm (c) -10cm (d)
10cm
5. Calculate the power of a converging lens with a focal length of 5cm (a)
+0.0D (b) +0.2D(c) -20.0 (d) -0.2D
6. An object is placed 20cm from a converging lens. If the real image formed is
80cm. Find the focal length of the lens? (a)15cm (b) 30cm (c) 10cm (d)
16cm
7. Inability of the eye to focus near objects is known as: (a) astigmatism (b)
hypermetropia (c) myopia (d) presbyopia
8. An object placed 15cm from a converging lens from a real image whose
magnification is 2.0. What is the focal length of the lens? (a) 10.0cm (b)
6.00cm (c) 5.00cm (d) 1.50cm
9. A converging lens produces an image four times as large as an object placed
25cm from the lens. Calculate its focal length (a) 100cm (b) 33cm (c) 29cm
(d) 20cm
10. A convex lens of focal length 15cm forms a real image 45cm from the lens.
Find the magnification of the image (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
SECTION B
1. (a) Define the following terms (i) focal length (ii) principal axis of a
converging lens
(b) Distinguish between a real and a virtual image and draw ray diagrams
to illustrate how a converging lens can be used to produce each type of
image
2. The screen of a pinhole camera is a square of side 0.16m and it is 0.15m
behind the pin hole. The camera is placed 11m from a flag staff and
positioned so that the image of the flag staff is formed centrally on the
screen. The image occupies three quarters of the height of the screen.
What is the height of the flag staff?
3. Draw the ray diagram of an object placed (i) at F (ii) at 2F (iii) between
2F and F of a converging lens
 WEEKS THREE & FOUR
OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS
 The Compound Microscope
 The Astronomical Telescope
 The Human Eye

THE COMPOUND MICROSCOPE

The compound microscope produces a greater magnification than the simple
microscope. It has two lenses, the objective lens which has a short focal length and
the eye piece used as the magnifying glass to view an image formed by the
objective lens.
The image formed by the objective lens is within the principal focus of the piece.
So a final image is formed at the least distance of distinctive vision from the eye.
THE ASTRONOMICAL TELESCOPE
An astronomical telescope is used for viewing distance objects like stars and
planets. The astronomical telescope uses two convex lenses; the objective lens and
the eye piece.
The objective lens has a long focal length and forms a real image of a distant
object at its focal plane. The position of the eyepiece and the objective lens must
coincide along the principal focus so that the final image is at infinity. The
astronomical telescope gives an inverted image which can be tolerated when
looking at the stars but is at a disadvantage on the earth.
THE HUMAN EYE
The optical system of the eye consist of the cornea, the aqueous, the vitreous
humour and the lens. They form a real and inverted image of an external object on
the retina. The retina transmits the impression created on it by the image through
the optic nerve to the brain. The brain then interprets the impression. The amount
of light entering the eye through the pupil is regulated by the iris.)
(a) A long sighted person can see objects at a distance but cannot see close objects
clearly. His near point is more than 25cm which is the near point of the normal
eye. It is caused by the eye ball being too short so that rays from object at 25cm
from the eye are brought to focus behind the retina. It is corrected by converging
lens placed in front of the eye for near vision.
(b) A short sighted person cannot see distant objects clearly as rays from such
objects are focused in front of the retina. His far point is less than the normal far
point which is at infinity. It is corrected by the use of diverging lens. The
diverging lens makes the object at infinity to appear to be at the person's far point.
CLASSWORKS 3&4
1. Explain these eye defects with their corrections (a) Hypermetropia (b)
Myopia (c) Astigmatism
2. Write short note on these: (a) Accommodation (b) near point (c) far point
3. Give 3 differences between the camera and the eye
4. Highlight 3 similarities of the eye and the camera

ASSIGNMENT 3&4
SECTION A
1. For correcting long sight defects in the human eyes, we require ……….. (a)
Converging lens (b) diverging lens (c) microscope (d) periscope
2. A magnified and virtual image of a near object is produced by (a) prism
binocular (b) astronomical telescope (c) periscope (d) simple periscope
3. When an astronomical telescope is in normal adjustment, the focal length of
the objective lens is 50cm and that of the eye piece is 5.0cm. What is the
distance between the lenses (a) 10.0cm (b) 30.0cm (c) 45.0cm (d) 55.0cm
4. Which of the following optical instruments does not make use of a lens? (a)
projector (b) periscope (c) eye (d) microscope
5. The ability of the eye to focus object at different distances is called ……..
(a) Power (b) accommodations (c) normal vision (d) long sight
6. What part of the camera corresponds to the iris of the eye? (a) diaphragm (b)
film (c) lens (d) shutter
7. Binocular vision (a) Restricts the field of view (b) Enables a person to see
further (c) Enables objects to be seen in relief (d) Enables objects to be seen
clearly
SECTION B
1. Illustrate with diagrams how these eye defects can be remedied by the use of
suitable lenses
2. Draw the optical arrangement of an astronomical telescope in normal
adjustment showing the positions of the principal foci of the lenses used and
the path of two rays from the top of a distant object through the instrument
to the observer’s eye.
3. Explain these terms: binocular vision, persistence of vision
 MID-TERM
PROJECT

Using a white cardboard, draw

the dispersion of white light
and the colour wheel for the
mixtures of primary colours
 WEEKS FIVE AND SIX
DISPERSION OF WHITE LIGHT
 Production of pure
 Production of impure spectrum

White light has a band of wavelengths of different colours. This is called the
spectrum colours. Red light has the longest wavelength in air (700 x 10-9m) while
violet light has the shortest wavelength (450 x 10-9m) in air.
In a vacuum and in air, all the colours of white light travel at the same speed. But
in glass, the colours travel at different speeds. Thus, a glass prism can separate or
dispute white light into its various colours or wavelengths.

White light from a source e.g. sunlight, passes through a narrow slit and is incident
on the glass prism. After leaving the glass prism, white light is separated into a
band or spread of impulse colours which are formed on the screen. The spectrum
of white light consists of (bands of) red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and
violet colours (ROYGBIV). The separation of the colours by the glass prism is
called dispersion. The red colour is deviated least, while the violet colour is
deviated most.

PRODUCTION OF A PURE SPECTRUM

The spectrum described above is an impure spectrum, because the different bands
of colour overlap. A spectrum in which such an overlap does not occur is called a
pure spectrum. This can be obtained by using an arrangement of converging lenses
in addition to the glass prism.
White light from a source passes through a narrow slit and are incident on the first
converging lens. The slit is located at the focus of the lens, and hence the white
light is rendered parallel after refraction through the lens. Thus, a beam of parallel
light is incident on the glass prism. In this way, rays of the same colour will suffer
the same amount of deviation by the prism, and each colour will emerge as a
parallel beam. They are then brought to focus by the second converging lens. The
different colours, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet are then
brought to different foci on the screen.

COLOUR MIXING
Each colour of light has its own characteristic wavelength. If the light if the
yellow wavelength enters the eye, it sees yellow. However, if a mixture of red and
green light enters the eye it also sees yellow. All the colours that the eye sees can
be made by mixing three basic colours, these three colours, which are called
primary colours, are red, blue and green.

The colour made by mixing any two primary colours are called secondary colours.
These are:
(i) red + blue = magenta
(ii) blue + green = cyan
(iii) green + red = yellow
The mixing of coloured lights is known as additive mixing. All the three primary
colours mix together to give white light.
Red + blue + green = white
The operation of colour movies is based on addictive colour mixing.
COLOURED FILTERS
Coloured filters are made out of coloured glass. A coloured filter transmits its own
colour, but absorbs any other colour which falls on it.

COLOURED PIGMENT
An object can only be seen when light is reflected from it into the eye. The
substance which gives an object its colour is called a pigment. A pigment absorbs
all colours except its own, which it reflects.
A black pigment absorbs all colours and reflects none. A white pigment reflects all
colours. Coloured objects such as pigments (paints) used by painters can also be
mixed together. The mixing of colours pigments is known as subtractive mixing.

CLASSWORKS 5&6
1. List the three primary colours and the secondary colours formed from the
mixture of these primary colours
2. Explain the term ‘dispersion of light’
3. (a) Define complimentary colours (b) List the primary colours and their
corresponding compliments

ASSIGNMENTS 5&6
SECTION A
1. Which of the following colours of light is most deviated when light passes
through a triangular prism? (a) orange (b) green (c) indigo (d) yellow
2. Which of the following pairs of light rays shows the widest separation in the
spectrum of white light? (a) green and blue (b) orange and indigo (c) blue
and violet (d) red and yellow
3. When a ray of sunlight passes obliquely through a rectangular glass block,
(a) it emerges without displacement parallel to the incident ray (b) it gets
dispersed into seven visible colours without any deviation at all (c) it
 deviates without dispersion (d) it gets laterally displaced, and the emergent
ray is parallel to the incident ray
4. The direction of a light ray changes as it passes from one medium to another.
The phenomenon is called (a) diffraction (b) reflection (c) dispersion (d)
refraction
5. A piece of cloth appears green in sunlight. When held in red light, it will
appear (a) green (b) blue (c) red (d) black
6. The separation of white light into its constituent colour is known as (a)
deviation (b)diffraction (c) dispersion (d) deflection
7. Another name for light of one wavelength or colour (a) dispersed light (b)
hight light (c) monochromatic light (d) transparent light
8. The following colours are primary colours except? (a)red (b) green (c)blue
(d) yellow
9. When white light passes through a triangular prism, there is dispersion
because of (a) diffraction of light (b) polarization of light (c) the difference
in speed of the components of light(d) the interference of light waves in
glass
10. The invisible part of the spectrum of white light consists of (a) infrared and
ultraviolet only (b) infrared, ultraviolet and blue only (c) red, orange and
green only (d) red and violet only
SECTION B
1. Why does (a) green grass appear green and (b) red glass appear red when
looked through in sunlight
2. Describe with the aid of a well labeled diagram how a pure spectrum of
white light can be produced?
3. (a) Distinguish between pure and impure spectrum of white light (b) List the
colours in the spectrum of white light in the descending order of wavelength
 WEEKS SEVEN & EIGHT
SOUND WAVE - PRODUCTION, TRANSMISSION, SPEED OF SOUND IN
SOLID, LIQUID, AIR; NOISE AND MUSIC; FORCED VIBRATION,
RESONANCE
 Production of sound waves
 Transmission of sound waves
 Characteristics of sound
 Resonance
Sound waves are produced by vibrating objects. Some of the source of sound are
talking, shouting, beating, beating drums, blowing of flutes, shooting of a rifle, a
ringing telephone, the noise from moving cars and airplanes and musical
instruments.
TRANSMISSION OF SOUND WAVES
Sound travels from place to place as sound waves. Sound must have a substance to
travel through i.e. it does not travel through a vacuum. There is nothing in a
vacuum to pass on vibrations. Sound waves are longitudinal waves i.e. the air
vibrates backwards and forwards in the wave is moving.
It can travel through solids, liquids and gases. The air changes the vibration into
impulses which are carried into brain for interpretation.
CHARACTERISTICS OF SOUND
A. PITCH
This depends on the frequency of the sound waves. If the frequency is increase, the
pitch of the sound also increases.
B. LOUDNESS
The loudness of the sound depends on its intensity. The intensity of the sound of
the wave is the rate of the flow of energy per unit area, perpendicular to the
direction of the wave.
Intensity is proportional to the square of the amplitude. The greater the intensity,
the louder the sound.
C. QUALITY
This is the property which enables us to distinguish the same note played on
different instruments e.g. a piano and an organ, the quality of a musical notes
depends on the harmonies. When a note is produced, the strongest, audible
frequency heard is the fundamental. All other frequencies present ar harmonics or
overtones.
FORCED VIBRATION
If tuning fork A is struck and stopped, you find that it will cause tuning fork B to
vibrate, provided both forks have the same frequency. This is called forced
vibration. Other forms off forced vibration include:
a. RESONANCE
Resonance is a special case of forced vibration which occurs when a system is
made to vibrate at its own natural frequency as a result of forced vibrations
received from another sources of the same frequency.
b. RESONANCE IN STRINGS
Stationary waves can occur on a stretched string or wire.. This is obtained by
varying the driving frequency of the string.
CLASSWORKS 7&8
Define the following terms
1. Pitch
2. Loudness
3. Quality
4. Resonance

ASSIGNMENTS 7&8
SECTION A
1. The frequency of a stretched string has a fundamental note produced given
𝑉 𝑇 𝑇 𝑉 𝑀 𝑇
by the relation: (a) 𝑓0 = √ (b) 𝑓0 = √ (c) 𝑓0 = (d) 𝑓0 = √
2𝑙 𝑀 𝑀 2𝑙 2𝑙 𝑀
2. A boy standing some distance from the foot of a tall cliff claps his hands and
hears an echo 0.5s later. If the speed of sound in air is 340m/s, how far is he
from the cliff? (a) 17m (b) 24m (c) 85m (d) 170m
3. Which of the following is odd? (a) flute (b) trumpet (c) saxophone (d) guitar
4. Sound wave differs from water wave………(a) energy transfer is involve (b)
they can be refracted and reflected (c) no transfer of the medium is involved
(d)They are longitudinal wave
5. The periodic rise and fall in amplitude or loudness of the sound produced
when two notes of nearly equal frequencies are sounded together is called
(a) loudness (b) pitch (c) beat (d) note
6. The characteristics note which helps to identify sound from different musical
instruments is called (a) quality (b) loudness (c) beat (d) overtones
7. A noise of frequency 2000Hz has a velocity of 400m/s. What is the
wavelength of the noise? (a) 0.02m (b) 0.25m (c) 0.2m (d) 2m
8. A man stands 50m in front of a cliff and claps his hands and the echo is
heard 0.3seconds later. Calculate the speed of sound in air in metre per
seconds (a) 333 (b) 330 (c) 233 (d) 220
9. A source of sound produces waves in air if wavelength 1.65m. If the speed
of sound in air is 330m/s, the period of vibration is (a) 200 (b) 0.005
(c) 0.5 (D) 0.02
10. The speed of sound traveling in various media increases in the following
correct order (a) iron bar, air, water (b) air, iron bar, water (c) air, water,
iron bar (d) water, iron bar, air
SECTION B
1. What is sound and how is it produced?
2. Explain the following terms: (i) echo (ii) reverberation (iii) resonance
3. A sound frequency 100Hz and wavelength 3.34m is travelling through
air, calculate the velocity of sound in air
 WEEK NINE
RESONANCE - VIBRATION IN PIPES AND STRING, MUSICAL
INSTRUMENTS, HARMONICS AND OVERTONES
 Wind instruments
 String instruments
 Percussion instruments
 Echoes and their application
WIND INSTRUMENTS
Clarinets, flute, saxophone, trumpet are examples of wind musical instruments. A
musical note originates from a source vibrating in a uniform manner with one or
more constant frequencies music is a combination of musical notes. All wind
instrument use resonating
air columns to produce their sounds. Sounds from wind instruments may originate
from:
i. Air vibrating over an opening e.g. organ and flute
ii. The vibrating lips of a brass instrument e.g. trumpet
iii. A vibrating heel e.g. clarinet, saxophone
Some columns are of fixed length, their resonant frequencies being altered by the
opening or the closing of holes in the column e.g. clarinet, a recorder, some
instruments are played by altering the length the air column e.g. trumpet.
STRINGED INSTRUMENTS
The guitar, the sonometer and piano are examples of stringed musical instruments.
These instruments may be set in vibration by a bow, or plucked with a finger e.g. a
violin is bowed while a guitar is plucked. The frequency of a vibrating string
depends on its length, the mass and the force that keeps the string taut. Stringed
instruments vibrate as a whole and in loops at the same time e.g. the violin. These
vibrations produce both the fundamental and overtones frequencies.
PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS (drums, bell, talking drum)
Percussion instruments produce musical notes when they are struck or hit. They
have rods, plates or membranes that vibrate when struck; for example, there are
rods in bells, plates (bars) in xylophones and membrane in drums.
ECHOES AND THEIR APPLICATION
An echo is the repetition of sounds caused by the reflection of sound waves from a
hard surface. Buildings, walls and cliffs are good reflector of sound.
CLASSWORK 9
Write short note on the following with two examples each
1. Percussion instruments
2. Wind instruments
3. Stringed instruments
ASSIGNMENT 9
SECTION A
1. In stringed instruments like a guitar or violin, high pitched notes are
produced by strings that are (a) thick and short (b) thin and short (c) thick
and long (d) thin and long
2. When the length of a vibrating string is tripled, its frequency of vibration (a)
becomes three times the former value (b) becomes one-third its former value
(c) becomes six times its former value (d) becomes one-sixth the former
value
3. A tuning fork sounds louder when its stem is pressed against a table top than
when held in air because (a) a larger mass of air is set vibrating by the table
top (b) the whole table vibrates in resonance (c) the whole table has acquire
a larger frequency (d) the fork and the table have the same frequency
4. What type of motion does the skin of a talking drum perform when it is
being struck with drumstick? (a) random (b) rotational (c) vibratory (d)
translational
5. Calculate the wavelength of a note which is one octave lower than a note of
256 Hz in a medium in which the speed of sound is 352m/s (a) 0.69m (b)
1.38m (c) 2.75m (d) 5.50m
SECTION B
Distinguish between noise and musical note
What is echo? Why is considered a nuisance?
Explain the terms; fundamental note, overtones harmonics and intensity
 WEEK TEN
PRACTICALS

WEEK ELEVEN
REVISION

WEEK TWELVE
EXAMINATION