Cluster · Wave Properties and Sound Phenomena

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Properties and Behaviour of Sound Waves
Questions
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Questions in this cluster
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Question Category Subtype Difficulty

The repeated reflection that results in persistence of sound is called:

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The sound waves of frequency greater than 20 kHz are known as?

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Calculate the time period if the frequency of the sound wave is 2Hz?

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In which of the following medium, the speed of the sound is highest?

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Sound waves are classified as which type of waves?

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What happens when sound waves propogate from one medium to another?

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Which among the following can hear ultrasonic waves?

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Keeping the size of the molecules same, if sound travels in a denser medium, it's velocity ________

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Identify the type of wave in which the movement of the particles is parallel to the motion of the energy.

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The rolling of thunder occurs due to?

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The sound waves having frequencies less than ________ Hz are called infrasonic waves.

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Speeds greater than the speed of sound of air is known as ______.

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Which of the following statement is true?

The velocity of sound is:

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A sound wave has a frequency of 4 kHz and a wavelength of 40 cm. The time taken by the sound wave to travel a distance of 3.2 km is:

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Which of the following is not a characteristic of Sound?

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Sound waves travel fastest in

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Which of the following is not a characteristic of a sound wave?

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Identify the type of wave in which the movement of the particles is parallel to the motion of the energy.

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Sound is a:

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Sound Cannot travel through:

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Which of the following waves are classified as transverse?

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Sound travels at a speed of 333 ms-1 in the air, thus, in 1 s, a distance of 333 m is travelled by:

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The loudness of the sound depends upon which of the following factors?

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Which one of the following plays an important role in the fine recording of audio signals on magnetic tape recorder?

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The speed of sound wave is zero in ________.

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the 'wave'?

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Ultrasonic sounds are the sounds which have frequencies _______.

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Among the following, in which material the speed of sound is highest? (at 25°C) [CHSL Exam 2022 Tier I]

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________ is a wave that is an oscillation of matter and is responsible for the transfer of energy through a medium. 

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Which of the following is NOT a medium for a mechanical wave, that is sound, to travel?
[Constable GD 2021]

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Which of the following material has the fastest speed of Sound?

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The speed of sound depends on the type and properties of the medium through which it travels, including ________.

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Which among the following can hear ultrasonic waves?

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A boy fires a gun and hears the echo 3 seconds later. If he is 360 m away from a wall, calculate the velocity of sound in the air.

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The time period of a vibrating body is 0.05 s. The frequency of waves it emits will be:

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How do bats navigate and locate its food in dark?

[RRB NTPC CBT]

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For communication, elephants can make noise as loud as 103 decibels but they often use low frequency sound, some of which is passed through the ground. These sounds are called:

[RRB NTPC CBT]

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The sound waves having frequencies less than ___________ Hz are called infrasonic waves.

[SSC GD 2022]

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The persistence of sound in an auditorium is the result of repeated reflections of sound and is called _____.

[RRB NTPC CBT]

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Which of the following is used to detect cracks and flaws in metal blocks?

[RRB NTPC CBT]

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A boat at anchor is rocked by waves whose consecutive crests are 100 m apart. The wave velocity of the moving crests is 25 ms-1. What is the frequency of rocking of the boat?

[RRB NTPC CBT]

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The way the brain interprets the frequency of an emitted sound is called the ________.

[RRB NTPC CBT]

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The audible range of sound for human beings extends from about:

[NTPC CBT 2]

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In which type of waves do the vibrations move parallel to the direction of travelling of wave?

[RRB NTPC CBT]

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How long will a sound wave take to travel 1.5 km, which has a frequency of 5 kHz and wavelength of 6 cm?

[SSC CGL 2024]

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What is the speed of sound in air?

[RRB NTPC CBT]

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The device that uses ultrasonic waves to measure the distance, direction and speed of underwater objects is called:

[RRB NTPC CBT]

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The repeated reflection that results in the persistence of sound is called:

[RRB NTPC CBT]

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Among the following, in which material the speed of sound is highest ? (at 25°C)

[RRB NTPC CBT]

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Which wave oscillates parallel to the motion of the sound wave ?

[SSC CPO 2024]

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