1.

sound needs ------------------------

A. vibrating objects C. material medium B. receiver D. reflection

2. Which one of the following transmits sound better than others?

A. Solid B. liquid C. gas D. vacuum.

3. Which one of the following does not transmit sound?

A. Vacuum B Ice C. oil D. glass
4. The reason why sound travels through solids at higher speed?.

a) Their molecules are far apart.

b) Their molecules are near to each other.

c) They are conductor for electricity.

d) They do not from an echo.

5. In which one of the following medium sounds travel at smaller speed?

A. Metals B. water C. stone D. air
6. Which of the following is not true about the speed of sound?

a) The speed of the sound in solids is fifteen times its speed in air.

b) The speed of sound in water is four times its speed in air.

c) The speed of sound in air increase with temperature.

d) The speed of sound in liquids is greater than its speed in solids.

7. As the molecule of the substance are far apart from each other ,the speedof sound passes
through it
A. increases C. do not change B. decreases D. unknown
8. In which of the following order of medium sound travels with increasing speed?
a. Oxygen ,alcohol, steel C. Steel, alcohol, oxygen
b. Alcohol ,steel, oxygen D. Steel, oxygen , alcohol
9. Infrasonic and ultrasonic cannot be heard by humans because
_____________________________
10. If you strike an object with a stick the resulting sound propagates
A. in one direction C. only towards the human ear B. in all directions D. only upward
12. Sound needs-----------------------
A. vibrating bodies for its production B. material medium for its transmission C. ear to receive
the sound D. all are correct
13. Which one of the following is a wind instrument?
A. kirar B. drum C. flute D. guitar
14. From the following distances, in which one an echo cannot be produced?
A. 150m B.16m C. 47m D. 430m
15. Echo is
A. reflection of sound B. refraction of sound C. diffraction of sound D. interference of sound
16. Echo is not used to measure
A. the speed of sound in air B. the depth of an ocean C. the sound of heart beat D. loudness of
sound
17. Which of the following is good sound reflector?
A. fur C. glass B. water B. Glass
18.
19. Sound is used
A. for communication B. to detect an obstacle for some animals C. to entertain with music D. all
are correct
20. Consider a stationary sound source at a certain distance from an observer. The observer
notice that the loudness of a sound is lowered at one time, the reason for this might be
A. a barrier of sound was involved between the source and the observer B. the temperature of
the air reduced C. the observer’s ear may face sudden defect D. all are correct.
21. A thunder was heard 3.5 seconds later after the lighting is seen. If the distance of a lighting
is 1190m away from the observer. What is the speed of sound at that temperature?
23. Ayesha fired a bullet and zeyneba heard the sound after 5seconds. What is the distance
between Ayesha and zeyneba ?(take speed of sounds as340m/s
24. A boy standing in front of a cliff gives a short sharp whistle. He hears an echo after 3
seconds; how far is the building from the boy? (take speed of sound as 340m/s)
25. An echo heard 9 seconds from a mountain at a distance of 1600m. What is the speed of
sound?
26. Alemitu claps her hands standing in front of a tall building 1020m away from her. How long
will it take for her to her the echo? (speed of sound is340m/s)
27. A sonar wave is sent through an ocean and the reflected sound receives after 40 seconds.
How deep the ocean is? (speed of sound in sea water is1450m/s)
28. The echo of sound is heard after 4 seconds. If the temperature of the air is 600C. Calculate
the distance between the observer and the reflector. (speed of sound is 330m/s)
I. Fill in the blanks.
1. The speed of sound in air in normal conditions is _____________________.
2. Speed of sound in air depends on the __________________________ and
____________________________ in air.
3. Speed of sound is least in ________________________ media.
4. Speed of sound in gas depends on its ____________________ .
5. Speed of sound in water is ____________________.
6. An object travelling with a speed greater than the speed of sound is said to
be having _________________________speed.
7. Metallic sheets, plane polished smooth walls are
____________________reflectors of sound.
8. Sound cannot travel through ____________________ media.
9. To hear a clear echo _____________________ should be the distance
between the source of sound and the reflecting surface.
10. SONAR stands for ____________________________________________.
11. Megaphones work on the principles of ___________________________ of
sound.
12. The three characteristics of sound are _________________________,
____________________________ and _____________________________.
13. Loudness mainly depends on ______________________ of vibration.The
maximum displacement of a vibrating particle from its mean position on
either side is _________________________.
14.The time taken by a particle to complete one vibration is the
________________________.
15. The no. of vibrations completed by a medium particle in unit time is known
as its _________________________.
16.The S.I unit of frequency is ______________________.
17. Pitch determines the ______________________ of a sound.
18. Sounds of same pitch and loudness but produced by two different sources
can be distinguished by the ____________________ of sound.
19.A normal human ear can hear clear sounds with frequencies ranging from
___________________________ to __________________ only.
20. Sounds having frequencies lower than 20 Hz are known as
_______________________.
21.SONAR uses ______________________ sound waves for finding objects
under water.
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22. Bats can produce and hear ___________________ sounds.
23. A sound which produces a jarring effect in our ears is called a
______________________.
24. The loudness of sound is measured on the ____________________ scale.
25. A normal person can tolerate sound of loudness level upto ____________.
26. Noise pollution is caused due to sounds above ____________ dB.
27. Sounds of ________dB or more can cause heart attack and sometimes
even death.
28. The vibrations are carried to the brain through ___________________
nerve in the form of signals.
29. Sound is the form of energy that causes sensation of hearing in our
______________.
30. During earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, _______________________
sounds are produced
Commented [ss1]:
1. 1. Define vibratory motion
2. Sound can be heard only till the body _________________

3. What is sound?

4. The arms of the tuning fork are called the ____________

4. The period of the sound wave produced by a 250 Hertz tuning fork is ___________

5. Where is the voice box located in human beings ? what is the other name for it?

6. How do humans produce sound?

7. Why is a woman’s voice shrill compared to a man’s voice

8. The larynx in animals are in a much ________________ position than in humans.

9. A ring of cartilage in birds_________________ to produce sound

10. Why are most musical instruments hollow from inside?

11. In jal tarang the frequency is adjusted by the _____________________ in the cups.

12. Define longitudinal wave. Why do you say sound wave is longitudinal?

13. Why can sound not travel through space?

14. As the frequency of a wave increases, the period of the wave ___________.

15. Define oscillation

16. Define wave length

17. Define amplitude, time period and frequency with respect to a sound wave. State the relationship between the
time period and the frequency of a wave.

18. What does it mean if we say a tuning fork has a frequency of 384 hz?

19. What are the conditions for an echo to occur?

20.

Which wave has a higher pitch ? why?

21. One can distinguish the sounds of two musical instruments even if they are of same pitch and same loudness, by
observing the ____.

22. In a table the vibrations of the ______________ produces sound, in a guitar the vibrations of the
__________________ produces sound and in flute the vibrating ___________________ produces the sound

23. What is the frequency range of audible sound in human beings

24. A mosquito flaps its long front wings up to 600 times per second, what is the time period of the flaps?
25. A child in a swing makes one complete back and forth motion in 3.2 seconds. This statement provides
information about the child's

a. speed

b. frequency

c. period

26.

Mark the following

1. amplitude
2. Wavelength
3. Trough
4. Crest

27. What is the instrument shown? Mark the parts

a. What are the used for?

28. Humans can make sound with the help of the organ called ________________ or ________________
The ______________ lies between the Pharynx and trachea. It has stretchable ligaments called the ___________
A _____________ slit is present between the two vocal cords. When _______ is passed through them the vocal cords
_____________ and produce sound.
29. Birds have a ring of cartilage called ____________________ which produces sound.
30. Fish have ____________________ which when vibrated produces sound.
31. _______________________ produce sound by rubbing stiff hair of their legs.
32. Bees and mosquitoes produce sound by _______________________
33.Name the 3 types of music instruments. Give 2 examples for each
34. In guitar when the __________________ vibrate sound is produced.
35. In a table, when the _________________ vibrates sound is produced.
36. In a flute, musicians blow air into the holes. when the _____________________ vibrate sound is produced
37. In a sound wave matter is transferred (true or false)
38. Frequency = ___________________
39. Frequency is ____________________________ to time period.
40. SI unit of frequency ______________
1. Consider the following sound waves
marked A, B, C and D :
(a) Which two waves represent sounds of the
same loudness but different pitch?
(b) Which two waves represent sounds of the
same frequency but different loudness?
(c) State whether all these sound waves have
been produced by the same vibrating body or
different vibrating bodies?
(d) Which vibrating body/bodies could have
generated the sound waves shown here?
2. Sound wave and light wave both
(a) have similar wavelength
(b) Obey the laws of reflection
(c) Travel as longitudinal waves
(d) Travel through vacuum
3. The method of detecting the presence, position and direction of motion of distant objects by
reflecting a beam of sound wave is _______________
4. In SONAR, we use (a) Ultrasonic waves (b) Infrasonic waves (c) Radio waves (d) Audible
sound waves
5.The number of oscillations per second is called…………..
6. Sound cannot travel in……………….
7. The unit to measure intensity of sound is……………
6. The pitch or shrillness of the sound is decided by the……………of vibration.
7. The loudness of sound is decided by the…………….of vibration.
8. The time taken to complete one oscillation is called………………
9. The pitch of a sound is directly proportional to its ____________
10. The region of a sound wave in which air particles are crowded together, creating a region of
high pressure
11. The unpleasant sound ______________
12. The number of vibrations produced by a vibrating object in 1 s _____________
Give reason
1. Why are the voices of men, women and children different?
2. What is the frequency of a vibrating body whose time-period is 0.05 second?
3. What is meant by the (a) ‘pitch’ of sound, and (b) ‘quality’ of sound?
4. During a thunderstorm, the sound of thunder is heard after the lightning is seen. Why?
5. A man standing 825 metres away from a cliff (steep rock) fires a gun. After how long will he
hear its echo? Speed of sound in air is 330 m/s
6(a) What is sonar? Explain its use.
(b) A sonar station picks up a return signal after 3 seconds. How far away is the object? (speed
of sound in water = 1440 m/s).
7. A ship sends out a sound signal straight down and receives its echo after one second. What
 is the depth of the sea at this spot? (Speed of sound in water = 1430 m/s)
8. Pendulum A makes 15 oscillations in 5 seconds and pendulum B makes 8 oscillations in 4
seconds. Which has higher frequency? Express the frequency of each pendulum in hertz.
9. What is the time period of a pendulum which is vibrating as 10 hertz
10. The speed of sound in water is 1500 m/s. how far away from an under-sea rock should a
deep sea diver be, so that he can hear his own echo? The diver hears echo in 3 sec.
11. Frieda the fly flaps its wings back and forth 10 times each second. The period of the wing
flapping is ____ sec.
13. A period of 5.0 seconds corresponds to a frequency of ________ Hertz.
14. A pendulum oscilliates 18 times in 2 seconds find its time period and .
15. A simple pendulum makes 10 oscillations in 20 s. What is the time period and frequency of
its oscillations?

16. Frequency of a tuning fork ________________

17. What are the characteristics of sound
18. Which sound has more amplitude and why?
A guitar string plucked or a rubber band plucked?
19.When amplitude is doubled the _________________increases four times.
20. What are factors that affect the amplitude?
21. Loudness does not depend on the ___________________
22. _______________ enables us to distinguish the sound coming from two different instruments
23. Sound can travel through vacuum. (True or false)
24.

Name the equipment

Mark the parts of the equipment

What happens when the hammer strikes the bell?

What do we remove from the bell jar?

Can we hear sound after that why? What property of sound does this prove?

25. Sound needs a _________________ to propagate

26. How does sound propagate through matter. Order from the highest to the lowest

27. What is the speed of sound in air, glass and steel

28. Why do we see the lightning first before hearing a thunder?

29. What are factors on which the speed of sound depend on?

30. Compare the speed of light and speed of light in air?

31.A gun was fired 2km away from the observer. The time taken for the sound to reach the observer is 8sec. Find the
speed of sound

32. Does sound get reflected after striking a surface ? What is it called?

33. Why is your sound louder in an empty room than in a room filled with furniture

34.What is an echo?

35. What is the minimum time required for our ears to perceive two different sounds?

36. What is the distance traveled by sound to hear an echo

37.

38. What are the conditions for the echo to occur

39. Name some good reflectors and bad reflectors of sound

40. A man claps and hears the echo from a distant hill after 2 seconds. If the speed of sound in air is 340m/s. Find the
distance between the man and the hill.
41. Distinguish between sonic, super sonic and ultrasonic sounds?

42. Give any three uses of ultrasonic sounds

43. What is Galton’s whistle? What is it used for?

44. What are the characteristics of a sound wave?

Numericals

1. Ruthvik and Ruha hear a gunshot 2 second after it is fired. How far away from the gun they are standing? (Speed of
sound in air is equal to 330ms-1)

2. A sound wave travels 2000 m in 8 s. What is the velocity of the sound?

3. A mosquito flaps its long front wings up to 600 times per second, what is the time period of the flaps?

4. A buzzing bumblebee flaps its wings 4000 times in 8 seconds. What is the time period of its wings?