PATHMAKER _PHYSICS _ SOUND_1/2 C.

Longitudinal waves
D. Surface waves
QUESTION-25 MARKS-25
10. In a transverse wave, the distance between two consecutive
1. Sound waves cannot propagate through which of the following and crests is called
why? A. Amplitude
B. Frequency
A. Solids, because particles are tightly packed C. Wavelength
B. Liquids, because viscosity absorbs sound D. Period
C. Vacuum, because there are no particles to transmit mechanical
vibrations 11. Which wave can travel through vacuum?
D. Gases, because particles are far apart A. Sound wave
B. Water wave
2. Consider the following statements regarding sound propagation: C. Longitudinal mechanical wave
1. Sound can travel through liquids. D. Transverse electromagnetic wave
2. Sound cannot travel through vacuum.
3. Sound travels slower in gases than in liquids. 12. Which medium supports both transverse and longitudinal
Which of the above statements are correct? waves?
A. 1 and 2 only A. Vacuum
B. 2 and 3 only B. Liquid only
C. 1 and 3 only C. Solid
D. 1, 2 and 3 D. Gas only

13. Earthquake P-waves are examples of

3. Consider the following statements regarding sound propagation: A. Transverse waves
1. Sound can travel through liquids. B. Surface waves
2. Sound cannot travel through vacuum.
C. Longitudinal waves
3. Sound travels slower in gases than in liquids.
Which of the above statements are correct? D. Electromagnetic waves
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 2 and 3 only 14. Earthquake P-waves are examples of
C. 1 and 3 only A. Transverse waves
D. 1, 2 and 3 B. Surface waves
C. Longitudinal waves
D. Electromagnetic waves
4. SONAR used in naval defense works on the principle of
A. Reflection of subsonic sound 15. Wavelength of a wave is defined as the distance between two
B. Refraction of light successive
C. Reflection of ultrasonic sound A. Compressions
D. Interference of light B. Rarefactions
C. Crests or troughs
5. Mach number of a missile depends on
D. All of these
A. Its frequency
B. Its wavelength 16. As frequency of a sound increases, its wavelength (in the same
C. Ratio of missile speed to speed of sound medium)
D. Its loudness A. Increases
B. Decreases
6. Ultrasonography (USG) works on the principle of
C. Remains constant
A. Refraction of light
D. Becomes zero
B. Reflection of ultrasonic waves
C. Interference of sound 17. As frequency of a sound increases, its wavelength (in the same
D. Diffraction of sound medium)
A. Increases
7. Sound produced inside water is not heard clearly outside mainly
B. Decreases
because
C. Remains constant
A. Sound travels slower in water
D. Becomes zero
B. Water absorbs all sound energy
C. Most sound is reflected back at the water–air boundary 18. Which of the following is a correct statement?
D. Sound frequency becomes zero A. Pitch depends on amplitude
B. Loudness depends on frequency
8. Which of the following is an example of a transverse wave?
C. Pitch depends on frequency
A. Sound in air
D. Frequency depends on loudness
B. Water waves on the surface
C. Compression waves in a spring 19. If the frequency of a sound wave doubles, its wavelength will
D. Ultrasound in air A. double
B. remain same
9. Compressions and rarefactions are characteristics of
C. become half
A. Transverse waves
D. become four times
B. Electromagnetic waves
20. Echo can be heard clearly when the distance of the reflecting Select the correct answer using the code below:
surface is at least A. 1 and 2 only
A. 5 m B. 2 and 3 only
B. 10 m C. 1 and 3 only
C. 17 m D. 1, 2 and 3
D. 50 m
30. Which of the following correctly represents the increasing order
21. Which of the following helps bats to locate obstacles? of speed of sound?
A. Refraction of sound A. Steel < Water < Air
B. Reflection of ultrasound B. Air < Water < Steel
C. Absorption of sound C. Water < Air < Steel
D. Diffraction of sound D. Air < Steel < Water

22. Persistence of hearing helps us to enjoy 31. Why do soldiers break step while crossing a bridge?
A. echo only A. To reduce friction
B. noise only B. To avoid resonance of the bridge
C. music and songs C. To reduce load on the bridge
D. ultrasound D. To increase stability

23. The minimum time gap required to hear two sounds separately 32. An ambulance siren sounds shriller as it approaches and duller
is(Persistence of Hearing) as it moves away. This is due to:
A. 0.01 s A. Reflection of sound
B. 0.05 s B. Refraction of sound
C. 0.1 s C. Doppler effect
D. 1 s D. Resonance

24. Harmonies are 33. Which of the following phenomena is explained by Doppler
A. unwanted sounds effect?
B. low-frequency noises 1. Red shift in astronomy
2. Use of speed guns by traffic police
C. frequencies that are integral multiples of the fundamental frequency
3. Pitch change in passing vehicles
D. echoes of sound Select the correct answer:
A. 1 only
25. The primary function of the sound box in string instruments
B. 1 and 3 only
(Violine, Sitar, Guitar etc) is to
C. 2 and 3 only
A. change the pitch of sound
D. 1, 2 and 3
B. increase frequency
C. increase loudness by increasing amplitude 34. Blue shift of light from a celestial object implies that the object is:
D. reduce sound energy A. Moving away from Earth
B. At rest with respect to Earth
26. In auditoriums, false ceilings and sound-absorbing materials are C. Moving towards Earth
used to D. Emitting higher energy photons
A. increase loudness
B. change pitch 35. Which law relates red shift of galaxies to their distance from
C. reduce reverberation Earth?
D. produce echo A. Kepler’s Law
B. Newton’s Law of Gravitation
27. Which phenomenon is responsible for sound being heard better C. Hubble’s Law
on a cold night than a hot day? D. Wien’s Displacement Law
A. Reflection from walls
B. Refraction due to air temperature gradient 36. Speed guns used by traffic police primarily work on the principle
C. Increase in amplitude of waves of:
D. Change in pitch A. Reflection of sound
B. Refraction of light
28. A violin or guitar produces louder sound due to its sound box. If C. Doppler effect
played on a hot day outdoors, the apparent loudness at a distance D. Resonance
will
A. Increase due to resonance 37. A sonic boom is produced when an object:
B. Decrease due to upward refraction of sound A. Approaches the speed of sound
C. Remain same B. Moves at the speed of sound
D. Become zero C. Moves faster than the speed of sound
D. Moves slower than the speed of sound
29. The speed of sound in a medium mainly depends on which of the
following properties? 38. An aircraft flying at Mach 2 means that it is:
A. Flying at twice the speed of light
1. Elasticity of the medium B. Flying at twice the speed of sound
2. Density of the medium C. Producing twice the sound energy
3. Intensity of the sound source D. Producing two sonic boom