SOUND
QUESTIONS
ONE WORD ANSWERS:
1. What does voice box or larynx of human produces?
2. In which medium sound propagates the maximum?
3. Name the sound producing organ in human.
4. What is vibration?
5. How is sound produced?
6. Name a musical instrument which produces sound by vibration of the air
column in it.
7. What is the unit of frequency?
8. What is the maximum displacement of an oscillating object is called?
9. What is unit of Loudness?
10. What is audible sound?
11. In which medium sound travels faster?
12. What is the property of vibration which determines the pitch of the sound?
Short Answer Questions
Question 1.
A simple pendulum makes 20 oscillations in 40 seconds. What is the time period and
frequency of its oscillation?
Question 2.
Sonali heard sound of thunderbolt 5 second after she saw flash of lightning. How far
is she from the place where lightning occurs? (speed of sound = 330 m/s)
Question 3.
What is frequency?
Question 4
Two astronauts are floating close to each other in space. Can they talk to each other
without using any special device? Give reasons.
Question 5
What do you mean by time period?
Question 6
What are the harms of noise pollution?
Answer:
Lack of sleep, hypertension, anxiety and temporary or even permanent impairment
of hearing.
Question 7.
What are infrasonic sounds?
Answer:
Sounds which have frequency lower than 20 Hz are called infrasonic sounds.
Question 8.
What is noise pollution?
Answer:
The presence of unwanted and excessive sound in the environment is called noise
pollution.
Long Answer Questions
Question 1.
State the differences between ultrasonic sound and infrasonic sound?
Answer:
Ultrasonic sound Infrasonic sound
(i) Sound of frequency higher than 20,000 Hz is called (i) Sound of frequency lower than 20 Hz is ca
ultrasonic sound. the infrasonic sound.
(ii) Animals like dog, bat, monkey, deer, etc., can hear (ii) Animals like whale, elephant, hippopotam
ultrasonic sound. giraffe, etc., can hear infrasonic sound.
Question 2.
What are the methods to control noise pollution?
Answer:
Following are the methods to control noise pollution:
The noise pollution can be controlled by reducing the respective sources of
noise pollution.
The blowing of horns and speaker should be strictly avoided near schools and
hospitals.
More and more trees should be planted on roadside because trees absorb
sound.
Question 3.
A string musical instrument was first plucked with a force of smaller magnitude and
then with a force of greater magnitude. In which case would the instrument produce
a louder sound?
Answer:
The loudness of sound depends upon the amplitude of vibration. The amplitude of
string is larger when it is plucked with greater force and hence the sound will be
louder in that case.
Question 6.
Differentiate between musical sound and noise.
Answer:
Musical sound Noise
(i) Musical sound is pleasant, smooth and agreeable (i) Noise is unpleasant, jarring and disagreea
to the ear. the ear.
(ii) It is produced by periodic vibrations which are (ii) It is produced by irregular vibrations which
regular and continuous. discontinuous.
(iii) There are no sudden changes in loudness and (iii) There are sudden changes in loudness a
pitch of musical sound. pitch of noise.