Stationary wave is formed by
A. a transverse wave superposing a longitudinal wave
B. two waves of the same speed superposing
C. two waves of same frequency travelling in the same direction
D. two waves of same frequency travelling in the opposite direction
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Sound is one of the following-
A. Tidal wave
B. Mechanical wave
C. Surface wave
D. Electromagnetic wave
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Noise is measured in
A. watt
B. REM
C. centigrade
D. decibel
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The visible portion of the electromagnetic spectrum is
A. infrared
B. radio wave
C. microwave
D. light
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The amplitude of the sound wave depends on-
A. Temperature of object
B. Material of object
C. Quality of material
D. Force required to vibrate an object
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Put in ascending order the speed of sound in the mediums.
1. Water
2. Steel
3. Nitrogen
A. 3, 2, 1
B. 3, 1, 2
C. 1, 3, 2
D. 2, 1, 3
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Quality of a musical note depends on
A. fundamental frequency
B. amplitude of the wave
C. harmonics present
D. velocity of sound in the medium
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Resonance is an example of
A. tuning fork
B. forced vibration
C. free vibration
D. damped oscillation
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When a vibrating tuning fork is placed on a table, a loud sound is heard. This is due to
A. reflection
B. refraction
C. forced vibrations
D. damped vibrations
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Which technique is used to determine the depth of the ocean, explore underwater hills, valleys, submarines, icebergs etc.?
A. absorbent sound
B. sound absorption
C. SONAR
D. MRI
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The technique used to transmit audio signals in television broadcast is
A. Amplitude modulation
B. Pulse code modulation
C. Frequency modulation
D. Time dimension multiplication
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Sound is a form of . . . . . . . . that produces sensation of heating.
A. mechanical energy
B. electromagnetic wave
C. echoing
D. vibrational energy
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Speed of sound at 0° C in air will be:
A. 331 meters per second
B. 330 meters per second
C. 330 meters seconds
D. 331 meters seconds
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Consider the following statements.
1. In sound waves, the vibrations are perpendicular to the direction in which the wave travels.
2. Sound waves are elastic waves.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A. Only 2
B. Only 1
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
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A sound wave has a frequency of 4 kH2 and a wavelength of 40 cm. The time taken by a sound wave to cover a distance of 3.2km is-
A. 0.5 s
B. 4.0 s
C. 2.0 s
D. 1.0 s
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Noise pollution is created if noise is in excess to
A. 70 - 75 db
B. 50 - 60 db
C. 80 - 99 db
D. 40 - 65 db
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Calculate the wavelength of a sound wave that has a frequency of 200 Hz and its speed in a given medium is 400 ms-1 .
A. 20 m
B. 0.2 m
C. 0.5 m
D. 2 m
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The velocity of sound in air is approximately
A. 10 km/s
B. 10 mile/min
C. 330 m/s
D. 3 × 1010 m/s
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A boat at anchor is rocked by waves whose consecutive crests are 100 m apart. The velocity of the wave of the moving crests is 25 ms-1 . What is the frequency of the rocking of the boat?
A. 100 Hz
B. 0.25 Hz
C. 250 Hz
D. 0.20 Hz
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The amount of sound energy passing in the unit area per second is called-
A. Intensity
B. Note
C. Pitch
D. Music
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