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Why can not the sound is heard on the Moon?

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Sound moves with higher velocity if

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A biotechnique in which ultrasonic sound is used

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At 20°C, the speed of sound in water approximately

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The velocity of a wave is frequency (f) and wavelength (λ) ?

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Which of the following has the longest wavelength?

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Which of the following are the characteristics of electromagnetic waves?
1. They are elastic waves.
2. They can also move in vacuum.
3. They have electric and magnetic components which are mutually perpendicular.
4. They move with a speed equal to 3 lakh meters per second.
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A source of frequency 500 Hz emits waves of 0.4 m wavelength. How long time will it take by the wave to travel 600 meters?

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What is the repeated reflection of sound from the walls of a large hall, which results in the persistance of sound?

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Which term is not associated with sound wave?

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Speed of sound in seawater . . . . . . . . it occurs.

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Which of the following will have the maximum speed of sound at 25°C?

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Which of the following statements are true/false about the speed of sound in different mediums on 25°C
A. In water (marine), the speed of sound is 1531 m/s.
B. In ethanol, the speed of sound is 1200 km/s.

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Longitudinal waves cannot travel through

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To hear different echoes, the minimum distance of obstruction from the source of sound should be . . . . . . . .

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The velocity of a particle performing simple harmonic motion when it passes through its mean position is

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The sounds having a frequency of 20 Hz to 20000 Hz are known as

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A maritime survey ship sends a sound wave to the ocean floor, which receives an echo or resonance after 2.5 s. The speed of sound in seawater is 1200 ms-1. What is the depth of the ocean?

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Which of the following statements is correct?

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An astronaut cannot hear his companion ar the surface of the Moon because

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