SOUND

Multiple Choice Questions

Select the correct option.

[A] Objective Questions

1. In case of longitudinal waves, the particles of the medium vibrate :

(a) in the direction of wave propagation

(b) opposite to the direction of wave propagation

(c) at right angles to the direction of wave propagation

(d) none of the above

2. A longitudinal wave consists of:

(a) crest and trough in the medium

(b) compression and rarefaction in the medium

(c) both (a) and (b)

(d) neither (a) nor (b)

3. The longitudinal waves can propagate only in

(a) solids

(b) liquids

(c) gases

(d) all of these

4. A part of the longitudinal wave in which particles of the medium are closer than the normal
particles is called:

(a) rarefaction

(b) crest

(c) trough

(d) compression
5. A part of longitudinal wave in which particles of the medium are farther away than the normal
particles is called:

(a) rarefaction

(b) trough

(c) compression

(d) crest

6. In the region of compression or rarefaction, in a longitudinal wave, the physical quantity

which does not change is:

(a) pressure

(b) mass

(c) density

(d) volume

7. The wavelength is the linear distance between the :

(a) two consecutive compressions

(b) two consecutive rarefactions

(c) one compression and one rarefaction

(d) both (a) and (b)

8. The number of oscillations passing through a point in unit time is called:

(a) vibration

(b) frequency

(c) wavelength

(d) amplitude

9. The SI unit of frequency is

(a) hertz

(b) gauss

(c) decibel
(d) none of these

10. If the frequency of a wave is 25 Hz, the total number of compressions and rarefactions
passing through a point in 1 second is :

(a) 25

(b) 50

(c) 100

(d) none of these

11. Which of the following is an elastic wave?

(a) light wave

(b) radio wave

(c) sound wave

(d) microwave

[B] Subjective Questions

1.(a) What do you understand by the term sound energy?

(b) State three conditions necessary for hearing sound.

2. Describe briefly an experiment to prove that vibrating bodies produce sound.

3. (a) What do you understand by the term infrasonic vibrations ?

(b) What do you understand by the term sonic vibrations? State the range of sonic vibrations

for the human ear.

4. (a) What do you understand by the term ultrasonic vibrations ?

(b) Name three animals which can hear ultrasonic vibrations.

5. How do bats locate their prey during flight?

6. What is Galton's whistle ? To what use is it put ?

7. State four practical uses of ultrasonic vibrations.

8. Describe an experiment to prove that material medium is necessary for the propagation of
sound.

9. Why do astronauts talk to each other through radio telephone in space ?

10. What are elastic waves ? Name two kinds of elastic waves.

11. Define the terms: (i) wavelength, (ii) amplitude, (iii) frequency.

12. State four differences between the sound wave and the light wave.

13. What is meant by the term wave motion ?

14. State the relation between the wavelength and the frequency.

15. What kinds of the waves are produced in solids, liquids and gases ?

16. The sound of an explosion on the surface of lake is heard by a boatman 100 m away and a
diver 100 m below the point of explosion.

(i) Of the two persons mentioned (boatman and diver), who would hear the sound first?

(ii) Give reason for your answer in (i)

(iii) If the sound takes 't' seconds to reach the boatman, approximately how much time it will
take to reach the diver?

17. What is approximate value of speed of sound in iron as compared to that in air ? Illustrate
your answer with a simple experiment.

18. How does a bat avoid obstacles in its way when in flight ?

19. A continuous disturbance is created on the surface of water in a ripple tank with a small
piece of cork floating on it. Describe the motion of the cork. What does the motion of the cork tell
about the disturbance ?

20. Draw a displacement-time graph for water wave

NUMERICAL PROBLEMS
1. The frequency of a tuning fork is S00 Hz. Calculate the time period.
2. 200 waves pass through a point in one second. Calculate the time period of wave.
[0.0005s]
3. A bat emits an ultrasonic sound of frequency 0.25 MHz. Calculate the time in which one
vibration is completed . [4x 10-6s]
4. An electric tuning fork completes one oscillation in 0.000125 s. Calculate the frequency of
tuning fork. Will the sound emitted by tuning fork be audiable? Give a reason.
5. The sonic boom of an aircraft has a time period of 0.00005 s. Calculate the frequency of
sound produced. [20000 Hz]
6. An electromagnetic wave has a time penod ot 4 x 10 s. Calculate its trequency in MHz.
[25 MHz]
7. The wavelength of red light is 6500 A. If velocity of light is 3 x 10 ms , calculate (i)
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frequency (ii) time period. [1A = 10-10 m]

8. An ultraviolet radiation has a wavelength of 300A. If the velocity of electromagnetic wave
is 3x108ms-1.X T0 ms. Calculate (i) trequency (ii) time Period.
9. The wavelength of the vibrations produced on the surface of water 1s 2 cm. If the wave
velocity is 16 ms-1, calculate (i) no. of waves produced in one second (ii) time required to
produce one wave[(i) 800 Hz (ii) 0.00125 s]
10. Calculate (i) wavelength (ii) time period of a tuning fork of frequency 480 Hz, which is set
to vibrate. Take velocity of sound in air 352 ms-1.
11. A continuous progressive transverse wave of frequency 8 HZ moves across the surface of
12. tank. (a) With reference to the frequency, describe the movement of water on the surface.
(b) If the wavelength of transverse wave is 32 mm, calculate the speed with which wave
travels across the surface of water. [25.6 cms-1]
13. A thin metal plate is placed against the teeth of cog wheel. Cog wheel is rotated at a speed
of 120 rotations per minute and has 160 teeth. Calculate.
(i)frequency of node produced.
(ii) speed of sound, if wavelength is 1.05 m.
(iii) what will be the effect when speed of cog wheel is doubled?
[(i) 320 Hz (ii) 336 ms-1 (ii) Sound becomes shrill]
14. The wavelength and frequency of a sound wave in a certain medium is 22 cm and 1500
Hz respectively. Keeping the medium same, if wavelength is changed to 33 cm, calculate
(i) velocity of sound (ii) new frequency.
15. A sound wave of wavelength 1/3 m has a frequency 996 Hz. Keeping the medium same, if
16. frequency changes to 1328 Hz. Calculate (i) velocity of sound (i) new wavelength.
17. (i) 332 ms-1 (ii) 0.25 m)
18. Two tuning forks A and B of frequencies 256 Hz and 192 Hz respectively are vibrated in
air. If the wavelength of A is 1.25 m, calculate the wavelength produced by B. [1.67 m]
19. An electric vibrator produces ripples in a ripple tank, such that distance between one
crest and one trough is 4 cm. If the vibrations are produced at a rate of 4800/min.
calculate (i) time period (ii) wave velocity.
20. The distance between one crest and one trough of a sea wave is 4.5 m. If the waves are
produced at the rate of 240/min, calculate (i) time period, (ii) wave velocity [(i) 0.25 s (i)
36 ms-1]
21. The distance between three consecutive crests of wave is 60 cm. If the waves are
produced at the rate ot 180/min, calculate (i) wavelength (ii) time period (iii) wave
velocity. (Hint: 3 consecutive crests 2 waves)

Fig
22. The diagram above represents a wave motion, with the vertical displacement measured
in centimeters. The wave travels at 16 ms-1. Calculate (i) amplitude (ii) wavelength (iii)
frequency of wave.
23. The diagram alongside shows a displacement distance graph of a wave. If the velocity of
[(i) 0.8 m (ii) 200 Hz (ii) 10 cm]
24. From diagram alongside calculate (i) velocity of P and Q (ii) frequency of P, when
frequency of Q is 512 Hz. Assume that both wave are travelling in same medium.
[(i) 204.8 ms-1 for both (ii) 256 Hz.]