Akhtar Mahmood (0333-4281759)

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WAVES & SOUND MIS, DCE, D AS/400e(IBM), OCP(PITB)
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1. The diagram shows the direction of movement of a Wavelength speed

wavefront XY in medium 1 and, later, in A greater in P V1 is greater
medium 2. B greater in P V2 is greater
C greater in Q V1 is greater
D greater in Q V2 is greater

6. A microphone is connected to an oscilloscope. The diagram

shows the trace on the screen when the microphone receives a
pure note.

How do the speed and frequency of the wave change Which trace can be obtained when a musical instrument
when the wavefront passes into medium 2? produces a note of the same pitch but of a different quality?
speed frequency
A decreases decreases
B decreases no change
C increases decreases
D increases no change

2. The speeds of sound in air, in steel and in water are

different.
Which of the following gives the speeds in increasing
order?
slowest fastest
A Air Water Steel
B Steel Water Air
C Water Air Steel
D Water Steel Air

3. A sound wave from a violin has a larger amplitude than

that from a flute. The sound wave from the flute has a
higher frequency than that from the violin.
Which instrument produces the louder sound and which 7. A piece of thin card is held against the teeth of a cog wheel.
produces the sound of higher pitch?
louder sound higher pitch
A flute flute
B flute violin
C violin flute
D violin violin

4. A sound wave is reflected from a brick wall.

When the wheel is turned at high speed, a note is heard.

How can the pitch of the note be raised?
A by pressing the card against the teeth with a greater force
B by turning the wheel more quickly
C by using a thicker card
D by using a wheel with fewer teeth

8. A lightly coiled spring is fixed at one end and held by hand at

the other.

Compared with the incident wave, the reflected wave

has
A a greater amplitude. B a shorter wavelength.
C the same speed. D the same velocity.

5. The diagram shows the waves in a ripple tank in which

the water in parts P and Q is of different depths.
Which hand movements cause first a compression and then a
rarefaction to travel along the spring?
A down then up B up then down
C left then right D right then left

9. On what does the quality (timbre) of a sound wave depend?

A the loudness of the sound B the pitch of the sound
How do the wavelengths and the speeds V1 and V2 of C the shape of the wave D the speed of the wave
the waves compare in P and in Q?

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MIS, DCE, D AS/400e(IBM), OCP(PITB)
teacher_786@[Link]

10. Four different whistles, when blown, emit pure notes

with the frequencies shown.
0.1 kHz 1 kHz 10 kHz 100 kHz
How many of the frequencies are above the normal
audible range for humans?
A1 B2 C3 D4

11. A sonic ‘tape measure’ is used to measure the length of a

room. It measures a time interval of 0.060 s between
transmitting a sound pulse and receiving the echo. The 18. Which set of information about sound waves is correct?
speed of sound in air is 330 m/s. nature of wave speed in glass/ m/s
How far is the reflecting wall from the ‘tape measure’? A longitudinal 5 000
A 5.5m B 9.9m C 11 m D 20m B longitudinal 300 000 000
C transverse 5 000
12. A vibrator sends ripples across the surface of water. D transverse 300 000 000
They run closer together as they travel further from the
vibrator. 19. A child plays a note on a trumpet. She then plays a louder note
This shows that the ripples of higher pitch.
A decrease in frequency. B increase in frequency. How do the amplitude and frequency of the second sound
C slow down. D speed up compare with the first?
amplitude of frequency of
13. A wave source of frequency 1000 Hz emits waves of second sound second sound
wavelength 0.10m. A larger larger
How long does it take for the waves to travel 2500m? B larger smaller
A 2.5 s B 4.0 s C 25 s D 100 s C smaller larger
D smaller smaller
14. Which factors influence the quality (timbre) of sound
waves? The diagram shows a water wave in a ripple tank.
A amplitude only 20.
B fundamental frequency only
C amplitude and fundamental frequency
D fundamental frequency and other frequencies

15. Under normal ‘working’ conditions, radio loudspeakers,

industrial machinery and children in a Play ground all
produce sound waves.
Under the same air conditions, these sound waves all
A have the same amplitude.
B have the same frequency.
C have the same wavelength.
The wave has a speed of 12 cm/s at R. The wave crosses a
D travel with the same speed.
boundary PQ where the distance between crests changes from
3.0 cm to 1.5 cm.
16. The diagram shows waves set up in a rope by a student
What is the velocity of the wave at point S?
moving the free end up and down at a steady rate.
A 3.0 cm/s B 6.0 cm/s C 12 cm/s D 24 cm/s

The diagram shows the variation of the displacement of a

21.
wave with distance from the source.

What is the wavelength of the waves shown, and what

will be the wavelength when the student doubles the
frequency at which the free end is moved up and down?
wavelength as wavelength when
shown frequency doubled
A 0.50m 1.00m What is the amplitude of the wave?
B 0.50m 0.50m A 2.0 cm B 4.0 cm C 20 cm D 40cm
C 1.00m 1.00m
Which of the following does not produce a sound wave?
D 1.00m 0.50m 22. A a bell ringing under water
B a gun fired in a room with no echoes
A set of straight water ripples in a ripple tank travels
C a hammer hitting a block of rubber
17. over a thick, triangular perspex sheet.
D an explosion in outer space
Which diagram shows the wave pattern?
Which change will lower the pitch of a sound?
23. A decreasing its amplitude B decreasing its frequency
C increasing its amplitude D increasing its frequency

A woman tunes her radio to a station broadcasting on 200m.

24. What does the 200 m tell her about the radio wave?
A its time period B its frequency
C its speed D its wavelength

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25. Which diagram shows an example of a longitudinal
wave?
A light travelling from a lamp to a screen

The sound travels at 340 m / s.

What is the width of the valley?
B a spring pushed backwards and forwards
A 85 m B 170 m C 340 m D 680 m

C a spring pushed up and down 31. Waves move from deep water to shallow water where they are
slower. Which diagram shows what happens to the waves?

D a water ripple caused by a dipper moving up and

down

26. The diagram shows part of a spring that is shaken from

side to side to produce a wave.

The distance between successive peaks is 0.60 m and the

frequency is 2.5 Hz.
How long does it take for a wave to travel 3.0 m along
the spring?
A 0.20 s B 0.50 s C 2.0 s D 5.0 s 32. A 100 metre race is started by firing a gun. The gun makes a
bang and a puff of smoke comes out of the gun as shown.
27. The graph shows, at one instant, the pressure variation
along a sound wave.

When does the finishing judge see the smoke and hear the
bang?
Which point on the diagram represents a rarefaction and
28. what is the wavelength of the sound wave?
rarefaction at wavelength is sees the smoke hears the bang

A P X A immediately immediately

B P Y B immediately after about 0.3 s

C Q X C after about 0.3 s immediately

D Q Y D after about 0.3 s after about 0.3 s
33. A vertical stick is dipped up and down in water at P. In two
The drawing shows a wave. seconds, three wave crests are produced on the surface of the
29. water.
Which labelled distance is the wavelength?

Which statement is true?

30. To estimate the width of a valley, a climber starts a A Distance X is the amplitude of the waves.
stopwatch as he shouts. He hears an echo from the B Distance Y is the wavelength of the waves.
opposite side of the valley after 1.0 s. C Each circle represents a wavefront.
D The frequency of the waves is 3Hz.

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34 Four sound waves are displayed on the screen of a 39
cathode-ray oscilloscope.
Which sound wave gets louder and has a pitch that
decreases?

35 A person hears an echo after a sound hits a solid

cliff face.
What causes the echo?
A absorption B dispersion
C reflection D refraction
36 A man stands 80 m in front of a cliff face. He
makes a loud bang and listens for the echo.
He makes a loud bang once every second. He hears
an echo exactly halfway between the bang
that caused it and the next bang.
What is the speed of sound?
A 40 m / s B 80 m / s
C 160 m / s D 320 m / s

37 A ship that is stationary on the surface of the sea

sends pulses of sound vertically downwards
towards the sea bed.
Each pulse that reflects from the sea bed is received
1.0 s after it is sent out.
A whale swims under the boat and a pulse is
received 0.60 s after it is sent out.
The speed of sound in sea water is 1500 m / s.
What is the distance of the whale above the sea
bed?
A 300 m B 450 m
C 600 m D 750 m
38.
An intruder alarm is adjusted to give a quieter
sound without affecting the pitch of the note.
How are the amplitude and the frequency of the
sound affected?

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