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Sound and Waves

Questions about sound waves, vibrations, acoustics, and the physics of sound

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

________ is the maximum displacement of vibrating particles from a mean position.

  1. Depth
  2. Frequency
  3. Amplitude
  4. Oscillation
  5. Time period
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of these is a good example to show that light can travel much faster than sound in air?

  1. Street lights and sounds of people talking
  2. Thunder and lightning
  3. People talking around a camp fire
  4. Lights and crackers during festival times
  5. Film and its sound effects inside a movie theatre
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

________ is stretched across the larynx and its vibration helps to produce sound.

  1. Auditory nerve
  2. Stapes
  3. Cochlea
  4. Incus
  5. Vocal cords
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a wind instrument?

  1. Tabla
  2. Mouth organ
  3. Trumpet
  4. Shehnai
  5. Flute
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Following are the frequencies of sounds made by five different animals. Which of these can we hear better?

  1. Fifth animal = 5 Hertz
  2. First animal = 30,000 Hertz
  3. Second animal = 15 Hertz
  4. Third animal = 60,000 Hertz
  5. Fourth animal = 32 Hertz
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