During Carnival celebrations in Trinidad and Tobago, a steel pan player strikes the pan with a stick. Which statement correctly describes how sound is produced?

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Question

During Carnival celebrations in Trinidad and Tobago, a steel pan player strikes the pan with a stick. Which statement correctly describes how sound is produced?

Accepted Answer

The vibrating pan causes air particles to vibrate, creating a longitudinal wave — Award 1 mark for identifying that the vibrating pan causes air particles to vibrate, producing longitudinal waves. A is incorrect — the pan converts kinetic energy to sound energy through vibration, not absorption. C is incorrect — the pan vibrates to produce sound. D is incorrect — sound waves are longitudinal, not transverse.

Answer

The pan absorbs energy and releases it as sound

Answer

The stick produces the sound, not the pan

Answer

The vibrating pan causes air particles to vibrate, creating a longitudinal wave

Answer

The pan creates transverse waves that travel to the ear

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