Question 20N.2.HL.TZ0.d(i)
Date | November 2020 | Marks available | [Maximum mark: 2] | Reference code | 20N.2.HL.TZ0.d(i) |
Level | HL | Paper | 2 | Time zone | TZ0 |
Command term | Explain | Question number | d(i) | Adapted from | N/A |
Two loudspeakers, A and B, are driven in phase and with the same amplitude at a frequency of . Point P is located from A and from B. The speed of sound is .
In another experiment, loudspeaker A is stationary and emits sound with a frequency of . The microphone is moving directly away from the loudspeaker with a constant speed . The frequency of sound recorded by the microphone is .
Explain why the frequency recorded by the microphone is lower than the frequency emitted by the loudspeaker.
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speed of sound relative to the microphone is less ✓
wavelength unchanged «so frequency is lower»
OR
fewer waves recorded in unit time/per second «so frequency is lower» ✓
HL only. The majority of candidates answered this by describing the Doppler Effect for a moving source. Others reworded the question without adding any explanation. Correct explanations were rare.
