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In which medium the speed of sound is maximum at a temperature of around 20°C?

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Which one of the following types of radiation has the shortest wavelength?

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If the amplitude or oscillation of a simple pendulum is very small, then its time period of oscillation
1. depends on the length of the pendulum, L.
2. depends on the acceleration due to gravity, g.
3. depends upon the mass of the bob of the pendulum, m.
4. does not depend upon the amplitude of the pendulum, A.
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Which one of the following statements is not correct?

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Bats can sense obstacles because they produce

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A boy clapped near a rock and after 3 seconds he heard an echo. If the speed of sound is 346 meters sec-1, then what distance is from the boy and the rock?

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Arrange the following medium - solids, liquids and gases, in descending order of speed of sound through them.

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Sound waves with frequency below the audible range are called-

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Sound of frequencies below 20 Hz are called . . . . . . . .

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Stationary waves are so called because in them

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Man cannot tolerate very high sound, what is the highest sound level that human cannot hear-

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Sound waves travel on following-

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Sound waves do not travel in

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Doppler shift in frequency does not depend upon

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The acronym SONAR stands for:

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The quality or tone of a musical sound produced by a stringed instrument depends on

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The time taken for one oscillation at a point in the medium is called.

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What waves cannot be transmitted through vacuum?

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What is called the area of high density of particles in the medium during transmission of sound?

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If a wave completes 40 vibration in 2.5 seconds, then its frequency is:

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