Questions
The approximate speed of sound in iron is
- 332 m/s
- 1500 m/s
- 5100 m/s
- 5100 km/s
- 12000 m/s
Which of the following is the source of sound?
- Still body
- Any moving body
- Vibrating body
- Metallic body
- A body in vaccum
What is the speed of sound in air at room temperature?
- 332 m/s
- 332 km/s
- 33.2 m/s
- 33.2 km/s
- 332 cm/s
The speed of sound will be maximum in which of the following?
- Railway tracks
- Bucket of water
- Carbon dioxide gas
- Vaccum
- Refined oil
Which of the following simple instruments is used to produce the sound of a fixed frequency?
- Simple pendulum
- Tongs
- Tuning fork
- Plastic scale
- Metallic scale
Which is the correct order of the speed of sound?
- Solid > Liquid > Gas
- Solid < Liquid < Gas
- Gas < Solid < Liquid
- Solid = Liquid = Gas
- Solid placed in vaccum > Solid placed in air
If a drum is hit gently, why is a soft sound produced?
- The frequency is less.
- The amplitude is less.
- The time period is less.
- The time period is more.
- The amplitude is more.
Which of the following relations is correct?
- Time period = 1/Frequency
- Time period = 1/Amplitude
- Time period = Frequency
- Time period = Amplitude
- Amplitude = Frequency
Which of the following is the correct S.I. unit of frequency?
- Metre
- Metre/Second
- Seconds
- Hertz
- Decibel
The Galton whistle heard by the dogs, produces which kind of vibrations?
- Subsonic vibrations
- Supersonic vibrations
- Sonic vibrations
- Ultrasonic vibrations
- Infrasonic vibrations
Which of the following is/are the uses of Ultrasonic vibrations?
- Relieving joint pain
- Animals catching prey.
- Homogenising milk
- Studying human anatomy
- All of these
The maximum displacement of a wave on either side of its mean position is known as
- time period
- oscillation
- vibration
- amplitude
- frequency
When we pluck a wire of violin and sitar, the notes produced are different. This is referred to as which of the following?
- Timbre
- Pitch
- Frequency
- Noise
- Amplitude
Why does the chirping of birds appear shrill to the ear?
- The Timbre is high.
- The amplitude is high.
- The frequency of sound is low.
- The frequency of sound is high.
- The amplitude is low.
Which of the following is the S.I Unit of measuring sound pressure level?
- Hertz
- Pascal
- Watt
- Decibel
- Ampere
Sonar fitted in ships helps to find
- presence of oil in sea water
- presence of icebergs
- hotness of sea water
- coldness of sea water
- depth of sea water
Why is the roaring of a lion loud?
- It is because the frequency of sound is high
- The amplitude is high
- The pitch is high
- The amplitude is low
- The Timbre is high