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WAEC Physics 2016 Objective — Question 14

Question 14 of 50 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Physics 2016 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

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14. The mouth piece of a telephone hand set converts A. electrical energy to sound energy B. sound energy to electrical energy C. sound energy to radiowave D. radiowave to sound energy

  • A. electrical energy to sound energy
  • B. sound energy to electrical energyCorrect
  • C. sound energy to radiowave
  • D. radiowave to sound energy

Explanation

When someone speaks into the mouthpiece (microphone) of a telephone, the varying speech current set up is the sound wave converted into electrical energy.

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