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The document is a physics worksheet focused on the topic of sound, containing multiple-choice questions, short answer questions, and long answer questions. It covers concepts such as the properties of sound, types of waves, and practical applications like SONAR and stethoscopes. The questions are designed to assess understanding of sound characteristics, wave behavior, and related phenomena.

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[SOUND] | PHYSICS| WORKSHEET FM-30

Chapter-12
SOUND

Very short answer Type Questions


1. Multiple Choice Questions(1 mark)
i. Key of a mechanical piano struck gently and then struck again but mush harder
this time. In the second case
(a) sound will be louder but pitch will not be different
(b) sound will be louder and pitch will also be higher
(c) sound will be louder but pitch will be lower
(d) both loudness and pitch will remain unaffected
ii. In SONAR, we use
(a) ultrasonic waves
(b) infrasonic waves
(c) radio waves
(d) audible sound waves
iii. Sound travels in air if
(а) particles of medium travel from one place to another
(b) there is no moisture in the atmosphere
(c) disturbance moves
(d) both particles as well as disturbance travel from one place to another.
iv. Earthquake produces which kind of sound before the main shock wave begins
(a) ultrasound
(b) infrasound
(c) audible sound
(d) none of the above
v. Before playing the orchestra in a musical concert, a satirist tries to adjust the
tension and pluck the string suitably. By doing so, he is adjusting
(a) intensity of sound only
(b) amplitude of sound only
(c) frequency of the sitar string with the frequency of other musical
instruments
(d) loudness of sound
[Link] Answer Type Questions (2 marks)
A. On what factor does the pitch of a sound depend? On what factors the work
done on a body depends?
B. What are longitudinal waves? Give two examples.
C. Explain the terms crests and troughs of a wave.
D. What is a stethoscope? Name the principle on which a stethoscope works.
E. Why do we hear the sound produced by the humming bees while the sound of
vibrations of pendulum is not heard?

[Link] Answer Type Questions (3 marks)


A. Write the difference between transverse waves and longitudinal waves.
B. Write full form of acronym SONAR. Explain how the method of echo- ranging is
used to determine the depth of sea.
C. In the graphs given below representing the human voice, which of the two graphs
(a) or (b) is likely to be the male voice? Give reason for your answer.
D. In a ripple tank, 12 full ripples are produced in one second. If the distance
between a crest and next trough is 10 cm, find
(a) wavelength,
(b) frequency and
(c) velocity of the wave.
E. Give reasons for the following:
(a) The reverberation time of a hall used for speeches should be very short.
(b) A vibrating body produces sound. How ever no sound is heard when a simple
pendulum oscillates in air.
(c) Sounds of same loudness and pitch but produced by different musical
instruments like a violin and flute are distinguishable.

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