Which of the following substances will have the lowest speed of sound?
A. Water
B. Steel
C. Glasss
D. Air
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What is the approximate range of sound for humans?
A. 20Hertz to 2000 Hertz
B. 20Hertz to 200Hertz
C. 20 Hertz to 20000 Hertz
D. 2 Hertz to 2000 Hertz
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Loudness of sound depends upon which of the following?
A. Frequency
B. Wavelength
C. Amplitude
D. Overtones
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Sonar is a device that uses ultrasonic waves to measure the distance, direction and speed of object . . . . . . . .
A. On land
B. In air
C. In space
D. Underwater
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It is a quantity that does not describe the nature of a wave-
A. Height
B. Wavelength
C. Wave speed
D. Frequency
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A person clapped near the rock and he was heard echo after 4 seconds. So what is the distance of the rock from the person?
(Speed of sound = 346m/s)
A. 1384 m
B. 173 m
C. 692 m
D. 346 m
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Echocardiogram is more closely related to?
A. Doppler effect
B. Zeeman effect
C. Photoelectric effect
D. Magnetic effect
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With the propagation of a longitudinal wave through a material medium, the quantities transferred in the direction of propagation are
A. energy and momentum
B. energy, momentum and mass
C. energy and mass
D. energy
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Which of the following statements is true? The velocity of sound is
A. less in summer than in winter
B. more in summer than in winter
C. independent of seasons
D. same in winter and summer
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A worker was working on the rail track. A boy at a distance holds his ear near the rail track. This boy was able to hear sound of the blow of workman twice. It is because of
A. The speed of sound is greater in steel than in air
B. The speed of sound is greater in air than in steel
C. Part of the sound wave is reflected between the rail tracks
D. His ears are at different distance from the source
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The area of high density of particles in the medium at the time of sound transmission is called:
A. refraction
B. resonance
C. vibration
D. compression
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The Doppler's effect is applicable for
A. Light waves
B. Sound waves
C. Space waves
D. Both A and B
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Assertion (A): Radio waves bend in a magnetic field.
Reason (R): Radio waves are electromagnetic in nature.
A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
C. (A) is true, but (R) is false
D. (A) is false, but (R) is true
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To hear a clear echo, the minimum distance between the reflecting surface and the observer should be
A. 165 feet
B. 165 metre
C. 16.5 feet
D. 16.5 metre
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What is the distance between two consecutive compressions in a longitudinal wave?
A. matter
B. wavelength
C. magnitude
D. energy
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What causes sound?
A. Refraction
B. The vibration
C. Reflection
D. Rotation
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Which of the following is not a transverse wave?
A. Light wave
B. Radio wave
C. Electromagnetic wave
D. Sound wave
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One important characteristic of sound is 'Pitch', which depends upon
A. intensity
B. frequency
C. quality
D. amplitude
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Dilution occurs where there is air pressure-
A. Low
B. High
C. Same
D. Cannot be determined
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The repeated reflection that results in persistance of sound is called:
A. reflection
B. echo
C. rarefaction
D. reverberation
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