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Sound Waves and Frequency Concepts

The document contains 24 multiple choice questions about properties of sound and waves. Key topics covered include speed of sound, wavelength, frequency, interference, Doppler effect, and modes of vibration in pipes. The questions test understanding of fundamental wave and sound concepts.
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Sound Waves and Frequency Concepts

The document contains 24 multiple choice questions about properties of sound and waves. Key topics covered include speed of sound, wavelength, frequency, interference, Doppler effect, and modes of vibration in pipes. The questions test understanding of fundamental wave and sound concepts.
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1.

stationary waves only of discrete  set of frequencies are set up in medium. this fact is
called
a. harmonics
b. overtones
c. quantization of frequencies
d. superposition of frequencies

[Link] calculated the velocity of the sound in air at S.T.P equal to


a.280 m/s
b.250 m/s
c.300 m/s
d.322 m/s

[Link] one of the following properties of sound is affected by change in air temperature
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[Link] velocity of sound in air would become double than its velocity at200C is
a.313 K
b.586 K
c.899 K
d.1172 K

[Link] 20 waves pass through the medium in 1 second with speed 20 m/s then the wavelength
is
a.20 m
b.2 m
c.400 m
d.1 m

[Link] can be heard when difference of frequency is not more than


a.8
b.10
c.4

d.6

[Link] system followed by newton for the determination of speed of sound in air is
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[Link] moving towards the earth show


[Link] shift
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[Link] speed of sound in air at S.T.P is 300 m/[Link] the air pressure becomes double the
temperature remains the same, the speed of sound would become
a.1200 m/s
b.600 m/s
c.300 under root 2 m/s
d.300 m/s

[Link] interference occurs as


[Link] waves that are in phase and moving in opposite direction meet
[Link] of two waves coincide and topple over
[Link] of two waves coincide
[Link] crest of one wave coincides with the trough of an oncoming wave

[Link] does a wave carry?


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[Link] speed pf sound in steel is greater than it is in air because steel is


[Link] elastic than air
[Link] elastic than air
[Link] dense than air
[Link] dense than air

13.a source produces sound with frequency of 1000 [Link] moves away from the observer at a
speed of [Link] frequency does the observer detect?
a.1000 Hz
b.500 Hz
[Link] than 1 Hz
[Link] hears no sound

[Link] the energy of longitudinal wave travels from south to north, the particle of medium
move
[Link] south to north only
[Link] north and south
[Link] east to west only
[Link] are created by vibrating source

15.a set of 31 tuning forks is so arranged that each gives 5 beats per second with the previous
[Link] the frequency of last tuning fork is double to that of the  first, the frequency of third
tuning fork is
a.250 Hz
b.220 Hz
c.160 Hz
d.150 Hz

[Link] interference there is redistribution of


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[Link] effect is independent of


[Link] between source and listener
[Link] of source
[Link] of listener
[Link] of these

18.a source emits a sound of frequency 400 Hz but the listener hears it to be 300
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[Link] listener is moving toward the source
[Link] source is  moving toward the listener
[Link] is moving away from listener
[Link] listener has a defective ear

[Link] source and observer are moving toward each other with a speed equal to v / 2 where v
is speed of [Link] source is emitting sound of frequency n,the frequency heard by the
listener will be
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b.n
c.n / 3
d.3n

[Link] observer moves towards a  stationary source of sound with speed 1 / 5th of the speed
of [Link] wavelength and frequency of the source emitted are (lambda) and f
[Link] apparent frequency and the wavelength recorded by observer are
respectively
a.1.2 f,lambda
b.f, 12 lambda
c.0.8f , 0.08 lambda
d.1.2 f , 1.2 lambda

21. the wavelength of fundamental mode of vibration og s closed pipe is


a. 2l
b.4l
c.l
d.l/2

22. the number of nodes between two consecutive anti nodes is


a. 0
b.3
c.1
d.2

23. what should be the velocity of sound source moving towards a stationary observer so the
apparent frequency is double the actual frequency
a. v
b.v/2
c.2v
d.v/4

[Link] distance between two consecutive nodes is


[Link] by 2
[Link] by 4
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d.2 lambda

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