Combined Sci

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Syllabus statementsSyllabus statements
Statements from Cambridge IGCSE Combined Science syllabus 0653 (for exams in 2016 – 2018)

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1. Describe the production of sound by vibrating
sources.
2. Describe transmission of sound in air in terms
of compressions and rarefactions.
3. State the approximate human range of audible
frequencies.

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4. Demonstrate understanding that a medium is
needed to transmit sound waves.
5. Describe and interpret an experiment to
determine the speed of sound in air.
6. State the order of magnitude of the speed of
sound in air, liquids and solids.

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7. Relate the loudness and pitch of sound waves to
amplitude and frequency.
8. Describe how the reflection of sound may
produce an echo.