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Grade 8 Worksheet Dt: 14.07.

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Science
Ch-13 Sound
A. Fill in the blanks:

1. Time taken by an object to complete one oscillation is called ……………… .


2. Loudness is determined by the ………………. of vibration.
3. The unit of frequency is …………………. .
4. Unwanted sound is called ……………….. .
5. Shrillness of a sound is determined by the ………………. of vibration.

B. Answer the following questions in short:

1. A pendulum oscillates 40 times in 4 seconds. Find its time period and frequency.
2. The sound from a mosquito is produced when it vibrates its wings at the average rate of 500
vibrations per second. What is the time period of the vibration?
3. Identify the part which vibrates to produce sound in the following instruments:
(a) Dholak
(b) Sitar
(c) Flute
4. What is the difference between noise and music? Can music become noise sometimes? Explain in
what way noise pollution is harmful to humans.
5. Sketch larynx and explain its function in your own words.
6. A child with a moderately severe hearing loss may have defective speech. Why?

C. Match the following:

‘A’ ‘B’

1. High pitch sound a. Frequency

2. Number of vibrations
produced by a vibrating b. Amplitude
particle in one second

3. Flute c. Time period

4. Speed of sound in air d. Frequency of vibration

5. Sound propagation e. Vacuum

6. Time in which vibrating


particle completes one f. 1000 Hz
vibration

7. A medium through which


g. 330 m/sec
sound cannot travel

8. 1 kHz h. Vibration
9. Maximum displacement of a
vibrating particle from its i. Material medium
mean position

10. To and fro motion of a


vibrating body about its mean j. Vibration air column
position

11. Pitch k. High frequency

12. Loudness l. Amplitude

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