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Ans : (d) energy 12. A marine survey ship emits a sound wave straight to
Basically sound is mechanical energy which is passed the sea bed. It detects an echo 4.0 s later. Which is a
on from one to another particle. possible depth of the sea?
(a) 600 m (b) 1500 m
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(c) 3000 m (d) 10000 m Time taken for sound to travel to the obstacle = 0.4 s
Speed of sound in air = 300 m s-1
Ans : (c) 3000 m
Distance from the bat to the obstacle
The speed of sound in water is approximately
1500 m s-1 . The depth of the sea is approximately = speed # time
1500 # 2 = 3000 m . = 300 # 0.4 = 120 m
13. If the density of air at a point through which a sound 18. Human ear cannot hear those mechanical waves whose
wave is passing is maximum at an instant, the pressure frequency lies in the frequency range
at that point will be (a) less than 100 Hz but greater than 10000 Hz
(a) minimum (b) between 1000 Hz and 5000 Hz
(b) same as the density of air (c) between 500 Hz and 20000 Hz
(c) equal to the atmospheric pressure (d) less than 20 Hz and more than 20000 Hz
(d) maximum
Ans : (d) less than 20 Hz and more than 20000 Hz
Ans : (d) maximum The audible frequency range (of human ear) lies
As pressure of a gas is directly proportional to its between 20 Hz and 20000 Hz.
density, density will also be maximum.
19. Water waves are
14. Sound waves and light waves are similar in that both (a) longitudinal
.......... . (b) transverse
(a) are produced by mechanical vibrations
(c) Both longitudinal and transverse
(b) are longitudinal waves
(d) neither longitudinal nor transverse
(c) can travel through vacuum
(d) obey the laws of reflection Ans : (c) Both longitudinal and transverse
Ans : (d) obey the laws of reflection 20. An object moving at a speed greater than that of
sound is said to be moving at
15. Which of the following is an elastic wave? (a) ultrasonic speed (b) sonic speed
(a) Sound waves (b) Light waves (c) infrasonic speed (d) supersonic speed
(c) X -rays (d) Radio waves
Ans : (d) supersonic speed
Ans : (a) Sound waves Supersonic speed is the speed that is greater than the
Elastic waves require a medium for their propagation. speed of sound.
16. A man sings in a circular room. At which position will 21. In inner ear, the pressure variations are turned into
he hear himself the loudest? electrical signals by
(a) Oval window (b) Cochlea
(c) Auditory canal (d) Eardrum
Ans : (b) Cochlea
Cochlea converts sound energy into electrical energy.
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vibrate atmosphere
(a) in the direction of wave propagation (d) sound waves are absorbed in the earth’s
(b) opposite to the direction of wave propagation atmosphere
(c) at right angles to the direction of wave propagation. Ans : (b) sound waves require a material medium for
(d) none of the above propagation
Ans : (a) in the direction of wave propagation 31. An object moving at a speed greater than that of
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(a) ultrasonic speed (b) sonic speed
25. The membrane of a drum vibrates to produce sound.
(c) infrasonic speed (d) supersonic speed
Similarly the string of a sitar vibrates to produce
sound. Which part of a whistle vibrates to produce Ans : (d) supersonic speed
sound? Supersonic speed is the speed that is greater than the
(a) Body of whistle (b) Air column speed of sound.
(c) Mouth of the person (d) All of these
32. If you go on increasing the stretching force on a wire
Ans : (b) Air column in a guitar, its frequency
Whistle has a air column which vibrates and produce (a) increases (b) decreases
sound. (c) remains unchanged (d) none of these
26. In the region of compression or rarefaction, in a Ans : (a) increases
longitudinal wave the physical quantity which does As the stretching force increases, the speed of wave
not change is increases and hence the frequency also increases.
(a) pressure (b) mass
33. The sound waves having a frequency more than
(c) density (d) volume
20,000 Hz are called
Ans : (b) mass (a) infrasonic waves (b) supersonic waves
Mass is always a constant quantity. (c) ultrasonic waves (d) hypersonic waves
27. Mechanical wave can travel Ans : (c) ultrasonic waves
(a) in vacuum as well as in a medium Waves of frequency above 20000 Hz cannot be heard
(b) in vacuum but not in a medium by human beings and are called ultrasonic.
(c) in a medium but not in vacuum 34. Ultrasonic, infrasonic and audible waves travel through
(d) neither in a medium nor in vacuum a medium with speeds Vu , Vi and Va respectively, then
Ans : (c) in a medium but not in vacuum (a) Vi = Va = Vu (b) Vu 2 Va 2 Vi
Mechanical wave can travel only in a medium. (c) Vu 1 Va 1 Vi (d) Va # Va = Vu
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wall and hence the amplitude (loudness) of the sound 42. During night, distant sounds such as that of traffic
wave decreases. and loudspeakers become louder. This is due to
(a) reflection of sound waves
37. Each of the properties of sound listed in column A
(b) refraction of sound waves
primarily depends on one of the quantities in column
B. Choose the matching pairs from two columns. (c) absence of other sounds
(d) clear perception of hearing
Column A Column B
Ans : (b) refraction of sound waves
Pitch Waveform After sunset the surface near the earth cools down
Quality Frequency more than air in succeeding layers above. The waves
undergo a special kind of refraction called total
Loudness Intensity
internal reflection and reaches us back.
(a) Pitch-waveform, Quality-frequency, Loudness-
intensity
(b) Pitch-frequency, Quality-waveform, Loudness-
2. FILL IN THE BLANK
intensity
DIRECTION : Complete the following statements with an
(c) Pitch-intensity, Quality-waveform, Loudness- appropriate word/term to be filled in the blank space (s).
frequency
(d) Pitch-waveform, Quality-intensity, Loudness- 1. The functions which can be represented by a sine or a
frequency cosine function are called _____ functions.
Ans : (b) Pitch-frequency, Quality-waveform, Ans : harmonic.
Loudness-intensity
2. Sound waves having the frequency _____ are
38. Of the following, the one which emits sound of higher audible to human being.
pitch is
Ans : 500 cycles/second
(a) mosquito (b) man
(c) lion (d) woman
3. Velocity = frequency # _____
Ans : (a) mosquito Ans : Wavelength
A mosquito buzz has a frequency around 500-600 Hz
which is greater than that of a lion, a man and a 4. The wavelength of a sound from a tuning fork of
woman. frequency 330 Hz is nearly _____ cm.
39. A sonar signal from a ship is emitted underwater Ans : 100
towards the sea bed. It takes 0.7 s for the signal to
bounce back from the sea bed. If sound travels at 5. Wave motion involves the transport of _____
1500 m s-1 in water, how deep is the sea? Ans : Energy
(a) 525 m (b) 1050 m
(c) 1071 m (d) 2143 m 6. Velocity of sound in vacuum is _____
Ans : 0
Ans : (a) 525 m
When the sound takes 0.7 seconds to reach the bottom
of the sea and then returns to the ship, the time taken 7. A longitudinal wave is made up of _____
for the sound to reach the bottom of the sea is 0.35 s . Ans : compression and rarefactions
Distance = speed # time
8. The total energy E of sound is related to their
= 1500 # 0.35 = 525 m frequency as _____
40. The eardrum is a Ans : E ? v2
(a) bone
(b) fluid 9. A transverse wave is made up of _____
(c) coiled tube Ans : crests an troughs
(d) a stretched membrane
10. Longitudinal waves cannot passed through _____
Ans : (d) a stretched membrane Ans : vacuum
The eardrum is a stretched membrane.
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41. Cochlea, basilar membrane and semicircular canals Ans : the same as
are the parts of
(a) outer ear (b) middle ear 12. The note of the lowest frequency in a musical reach is
(c) inner ear (d) all of these called ______
Ans : (c) inner ear Ans : tone
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13. Loudness of a note increases with the increase in lists. Choices for the correct combination of elements from
_____ List-I and List-II are given as options (a), (b), (c) and (d) out of
Ans : amplitude which one is correct.
1.
3. TRUE/FALSE
List-I List-II
DIRECTION : Read the following statements and write your (P) High pitch 1 Faint sound
answer as true of false. (Q) Low pitch 2 Loud sound
1. High pitch of sound has a high frequency. (R) Small amplitude 3 High frequency
Ans : True (S) Large amplitude 4 Low frequency
List-I List-II
5. Potential energy of simple harmonic oscillator at the
mean position is always zero. (P) Megaphone 1 17.2m
Ans : False (Q) Minimum distance 2 3000m
for echo
6. Longitudinal waves are produced in all the three
(R) Depth of sea if 3 Multiple reflection
states.
ultrasonic wave of sound
Ans : True comes back in 4s
7. The total energy of a simple harmonic oscillator is (S) Echo heard after 5s 4 850m
constant. distance of reflecting
surface
Ans : True
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day than on a cold winter day. than cold winter day, therefore sound would travel
Reason : Velocity of sound is directly proportional to faster on a hot summer day than on a cold winter day.
the square of its absolute temperature.
7. Assertion : Waves produced in a cylinder containing
Ans : (c) Assertion is true but reason is false. a liquid by moving its piston back and forth are
The velocity of sound in a gas is directly proportional longitudinal waves.
to the square root of its absolute temperature. Since, Reason : In longitudinal waves, the particles of
temperature of a hot day is more than cold winter day, the medium oscillate parallel to the direction of
therefore sound would travel faster on a hot summer propagation of the wave.
day than on a cold winter day.
Ans : (b) Both assertion and reason are true but reason
2. Assertion : The velocity of sound increases with is not the correct explanation of assertion.
increase in humidity. When piston is moved back and forth, the molecules
Reason : Velocity of sound does not depend upon the of the liquid also move along the direction of motion
medium. of the piston (direction of disturbance) also the
volume and density of liquid is changing with motion
Ans : (c) Assertion is true but reason is false. of piston.
Velocity of sound increases with increase in humidity
so it depends on the medium. 8. Assertion : A vibrating tuning fork sounds louder
when its stem is pressed against a desktop.
3. Assertion : The velocity of sound changes as we go up Reason : When a wave reaches another denser medium,
in the atmosphere. part of the wave is reflected.
Reason : Pressure decreases as we go up in the
atmosphere. Ans : (c) Assertion is true but reason is false.
If the tuning fork is held in hand and hit with hammer,
Ans : (b) Both assertion and reason are true but reason
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a sound is produced as the prongs of the tuning fork In longitudinal wave, pressure variations travel along
set surrounding air particles into vibrational motion. the tube with the density variations, when the density
The sound produced by the tuning fork in air is barely reaches its maximum at a particular location, the
audible. However, if the tuning fork is set on a desktop. pressure also reaches its maximum at that location.
The desktop begins vibrating at the same natural
frequency of the tuning fork. The tuning fork forces 14. Assertion : Compression and rarefaction involve
surrounding desktop particles into vibrational motion. changes in density and pressure.
The vibrating desktop in turn forces surrounding air Reason : When particles are compressed, density of
particles into vibrational motion. As the surface area medium increases and when they are rarefied, density
of desktop is greater than the surface area of tuning of medium decreases.
fork, more surrounding air particles will be forced into Ans : (a) Both assertion and reason are true and
vibration. This causes an increase in the amplitude reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
and thus loudness of the sound. A compression is a region of medium in which particles
are compressed i.e., particles come closer i.e., distance
9. Assertion : Waves produced by a motor boat sailing in between the particle becomes less than the normal
water are both longitudinal and transverse in nature. distance between them. Thus there is temporary
Reason : The longitudinal and transverse waves decrease in volume and a consequent increase in
cannot be produced simultaneously. density of medium. Similarly in rarefaction, particle
Ans : (c) Assertion is true but reason is false. get farther apart and a consequent decrease in density.
The propeller of a motor boat cuts the water surface
laterally and also pushes it is backward direction. 15. Assertion : Transverse waves can be produced in
Hence, it will result in both longitudinal and transverse liquids.
waves. Reason : Light waves are transverse waves.
Ans : (b) Both assertion and reason are true but reason
10. Assertion : The speed of sound in solids is maximum
is not the correct explanation of assertion.
though their density is large.
Reason : The coefficient of elasticity of solid is large. 16. Assertion : The velocity of sound in hydrogen gas is
Ans : (a) Both assertion and reason are true and less than the velocity of sound in oxygen gas.
reason is the correct explanation of assertion. Reason : The density of oxygen is more than the
The velocity of sound in solid is given by, v = Er density of hydrogen.
Thought r is large for solids, but their coefficient Ans : (d) Assertion is false but reason is true.
of elasticity E is much larger (compared to that of The velocity of sound in gaseous medium is given by
liquids and gases). That is why v is maximum in case v = grP . Clearly, the velocity of sound in a gas is
of solid. inversely proportional to the square root of density
of the gas. The density of oxygen is 16 times the
11. Assertion : The flash of lightening is seen before the
density of hydrogen, therefore, the velocity of sound in
sound of thunder is heard.
hydrogen is four times the velocity of sound in oxygen.
Reason : Speed of sound is greater than speed of light.
Ans : (c) Assertion is true but reason is false. 17. Assertion : Echo is produced when sound is incident
The speed of sound is 340 m/s and speed of light is on hard and polished surface.
3 # 108 m/s in air. Thus flash of lightening is seen Reason : Sound energy can be totally reflected by
before the sound of thunder is heard. objects with soft and loose texture.
Ans : (c) Assertion is true but reason is false.
12. Assertion : Two persons on the surface of moon cannot
Sound energy gets partially absorbed by objects with
talk to each other.
soft and loose texture.
Reason : There is no atmosphere on the moon.
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