Sound is produced by a vibrating body - class-VIII
sound is produced by a vibrating body
Questions
The back and forth motion of an object is called
- vibration
- rotation
- translation
- linear motion
Sound is produced by vibration. Define vibration.
- Vibration is a rapid to and fro motion of the object.
- Vibration is a circular motion of the object.
- Vibration is a translational motion of the object.
- None of the above
Which of the following will produce sound through vibration.
- A plastic scale when bent over the edge of a bench
- Saying 'Ah' for few seconds
- Plucking a rubber string by fingers
- All of the above
Sound waves are mechanical waves.
- True
- False
Vibrating bodies produce ........
- Sound
- Heat
- Light
- None of these
Which of the following instrument is not a percussion instrument?
- Mri dangam
- Dholak
- Ghatam
- Tabla
The waves that transfer vibrations and disturbance are
- Sound waves
- Light waves
- Infrared waves
- Ultrasonic waves
A to and fro motion by an object is also called
- periodic motion
- oscillatory motion
- cyclic motion
- none of these
Sound is produced in a bamboo flute because:
- air starts vibrating
- bamboo starts vibrating
- air hits the bamboo
- direction of air is changed
The membrane of a drum vibrates to produce sound. Similarly the string of a sitarvibrates to produce sound. Based on these two examples answer the following question. Which part of a whistle vibrates to produce sound?
- body of whistle
- air
- mouth of the person
- all ofthe above
In Dholak sound produce due to which of the following?
- Stretched membrane
- Stretched strings
- Vibration of air
- Air column
What do you think a tabla player does to increase the pitch of the sound produced?
- He strikes the table skin harder.
- The pitch cannot be changed in a table.
- He tightens the skin by stretching the string around it.
- He gets a bigger tabla.
The part of the violin which vibrates while playing it is :
- the wire
- the box of the violin
- both the wire and the box
- none of the above
When a glass filled with water is struck with a stick, ripples are produced in the water. This indicates that
- the glass is not vibrating.
- the glass may or may not be vibrating.
- the glass is vibrating.
- none of the above is true.
Which of the following musical instruments is a wind instruments?
- Flute
- Drums
- Piano
- All of these
Why does a guitarist need to tighten the strings of the guitar to get the correct music and sound ?
- Tight strings force the entire guitar to vibrate.
- It is easy to play a guitar with tight strings.
- Tight strings look good and enhance the look of the guitar.
- It is not important to tighten the string.
One of vibrations of strings makes
- pitch of the instrument
- pitch of the note
- scale of the note
- pitch of the scale
If we tighten the stretched strings of guitar, then pitch will be
- lower
- higher
- same
- dependent upon size of instrument
Tuning fork causes them to vibrate and produce sound. This is due to
- the two metal prongs of that tuning fork
- the length of the prongs of that tuning fork
- the speed of the molecules hit the tuning fork
- both A and B
Which of the following vibrating parts of instrument is not matched with the respective instrument?
- Drum- Stretched Membrane
- Tabla - Stretched Membrane
- Mridangam - Stretched Membrane
- None of the above
Which of the following is the vibrating part of Saxophone?
- Stretched -Membrane
- Stretch-String
- Air column
- None of the above
In violin there is part which is used to adjust the string for getting right pitch. What is the name of that part?
- Tunning peg
- Volute
- Finger board
- Neck
Which of the following is/are percussion instruments?
- Bell
- cymbals
- drum
- All of the above
Which of the following is the vibrating part of Banjo?
- Stretched- Membrane
- Stretched- String
- Air column
- None of the above
Assuming that the period of vibration of a tuning fork depends upon the length $l$ of its prongs density $\rho$ of its material and the elastic constant $E$ of its material what would be the formula for the period of its vibration.
- $\frac{k}{l}\sqrt{\frac{y}{d}}$
- $\frac{2k}{l}\sqrt{\frac{y}{d}}$
- $\frac{k}{2l}\sqrt{\frac{2y}{d}}$
- $\frac{3k}{l}\sqrt{\frac{y}{2d}}$
Match the following and choose the correct answer.
| A | String vibration | 1 | Tabla |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | Membrane vibration | 2 | Bicycle bell |
| C | Vibration of air | 3 | Sitar |
| D | Vibration of plate | 4 | Flute |
- A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
- A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3
- A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2
- A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
The membrane of a drum vibrates to produce sound. Similarly the string of a sitar vibrates to produce sound. Based on these two examples answer the following question. Which part of a whistle vibrates to produce sound?
- Body of whistle
- Air
- Mouth of the person
- All of the above
Percussion instruments are musical instruments that are played by
- banging
- shaking
- both A and B
- hitting
If we strike a water-filled bowl with spoon, then why there is variation in the sound produced due to change in water level of the bowl?
- due to change in pitch
- due to change in amplitude
- both A and B
- None of the above
Name the instruments for which more than one part is responsible for the production of sound.
- Tabla
- Violin
- Guitar
- All of the above