Physics (Class 9 Level Questions)
Physics (Class 9 Level Questions)
Physics (Class 9 Level Questions)
1. The speed of sound in air is 332 m/s at 0°c. At what temperature will the velocity become 1/2
times that at 0°C?
(a) –819°C (b) –204.8°C (c) 204.8 K (d) –819°F.
3. How far does the sound travel in air when a tuning fork of frequency 560 Hz makes 30
vibrations?
(given speed of sound in air = 336 m/s)
(a) 18 cm (b) 18 m (c) 18 km (d) 180 km.
4. A bat emits ultrasonic sound of frequency 1000 KHz in air. If this sound meets a water surface,
wavelength of the reflected sound is : (speed of sound = 340 m/s)
(a) 3.4 × 10–4 m (b) 3.4 × 10–4 cm (c) 3.4 × 10–2 m (d) None of these.
5. A stone dropped from the top of a tower 300 m high splashes into water of a pond near the base
of tower. When is the splash heard at the top given that the speed of sound in air 340 m/s? (g =
9.8 m/s2)
(a) 7.82 s (b) 8.7 s (c) 7.74 s (d) 8.62 s.
6. The increase in speed of sound when the temperature changes from –3°C to 27°C. Speed of
sound at –3°C is 300 m/s 10 3.2
(a) 318.3 m/s (b) 320 m/s (c) 18.3 m/s (d) 20 m/s.
7. A boy stands 60 m in front of a tall wall and claps. The boy continues to clap every time an echo
is heard. Another boy finds that the time taken between the first and fifty first clap is 18 s. The
speed of sound is
(a) 340 m/s (b) 333 m/s (c) 170 m/s (d) 166.5 m/s
11. Bats detect the obstacles in their path by receiving the reflected
(a) Infrasonic waves (b) Electromagnetic waves
(c) Radio waves (d) Ultrasonic waves
12. The quality of a musical sound depends on
(a) Frequency (b) Loudness (c) both (a) & (b) (d) None of theses
14. An increase in intensity at a point by 100 times the initial value, the increase in sound level will
be
(a) 100 dB (b) 10 dB (c) 20 dB (d) No Increase
15. The Relation between frequency (f) and Time period (T) of a wave of
T f
1 1
(a) f f (b) T (c) Tf 1 (d) T + f = 1