Question

A student wants to determine the speed of sound at an elevation of one mile. To do this the student performs an experiment to determine the resonance frequencies of a tube that is closed at one end. The student takes measurements every day for a week and gets different results on different days. Which of the following experiments would help the student determine the reason for the different results?

a. Repeating the experiment on several 10 degree C days and several 20 degree C days
b. Repeating the experiment using a wider range of frequencies of sound
c. Repeating the original experiment for an additional week
d. Repeating the experiment using a longer tube

Answer 1

The correct answer is a

Step-by-step explanation:

The speed of a sound wave depends on the square root of the modulus of compressibility and the density of the medium.

For the same medium, the speed of sound depends on the temperature of the fora

v =
`v_o \ \sqrt{1 + (T)/(273) }`

Therefore, the different results that are obtained are due to changes in temperature. The correct answer is a

since this way it has the values ​​of the speed of sound for each temperature, for which it can compare with the results obtained from the trip.