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The document discusses sound, including its definition as vibrations that travel through a medium and can be heard. It describes the types of sound as audible (20 Hz to 20 kHz) or inaudible, which includes infrasonic sounds below 20 Hz and ultrasonic sounds above 20 kHz. Noise pollution from high or unwanted sounds can cause health issues, and reducing sources of noise and planting trees can help manage noise pollution. Key characteristics of sound are also outlined, such as amplitude, time period, frequency, loudness, pitch, and quality.

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Sound

The document discusses sound, including its definition as vibrations that travel through a medium and can be heard. It describes the types of sound as audible (20 Hz to 20 kHz) or inaudible, which includes infrasonic sounds below 20 Hz and ultrasonic sounds above 20 kHz. Noise pollution from high or unwanted sounds can cause health issues, and reducing sources of noise and planting trees can help manage noise pollution. Key characteristics of sound are also outlined, such as amplitude, time period, frequency, loudness, pitch, and quality.

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1. What is the Sound?

Sound is those vibrations that travel either through the air or another
medium and at the same time can be heard when they reach a person's or
animal's ear.

2. Musical Sound: The sound which leads to a pleasing effect on the ear.

3. Noise: The sounds which cause a jarring or an unpleasant effect.

Types of Sound:
a. Audible Sound: Those vibrations whose frequency lies between 20
Hertz to 20,000 Hertz (20 kHz) can be easily heard by the human ear.

b. Inaudible Sound: Sounds that have frequencies either above 20,000


Hertz or below 20 Hertz cannot be heard by the normal human ear.

4. The low frequency sounds which cannot be heard by ear are known as
infrasonics whereas the high frequency sounds which cannot be heard are
known as ultrasonics.

5. The vibration of the vocal cords in human beings produces sound.

6. Sound requires a medium to travel. This medium could be gas, liquid or


solid but it cannot travel through the vacuum.

7. The eardrums in the ear are receptors of the vibrations of sound. It


further sends those vibrations to the inner ear. From there, these signals
are carried to the brain and interpreted as sound. 

8. Higher or unwanted sounds lead to noise pollution. Noise pollution can


lead to serious health problems in human beings. For example, Lack of
sleep, high blood pressure, anxiety and many other health disorders could
be consequences to noise pollution. A person who is continuously
exposed to a loud sound can get either temporary or even cause
permanent impairment of hearing.

9. How can we manage noise pollution?


We should try to reduce noise pollution. 
a. In aircraft engines, transport vehicles, industrial machines and home
appliances, silencing devices must be installed.

b. Planting more trees on the roadside and in parks can also reduce noise
pollution.

10. Amplitude: It is the maximum extent of vibration of the vibrating body


from its mean position.

11. Time Period: One complete to and fro movement of the pendulum
around its mean position is one oscillation and the time taken by any
vibrating particle to complete its one oscillation is known as time period.

12. What is the frequency?


It is the number of vibrations produced by the vibrating body in one
second. SI unit of frequency - hertz (Hz).

13. What are the characteristics of Sounds?


a. Loudness: The vibrations produced in the ear which allow us to
distinguish between a loud and a faint sound. The larger the amplitude of
vibration, the louder the sound. Loudness of sound is directly proportional
to the square of the amplitude.

b. Pitch: The characteristics of sound that make a difference between a


shrill sound and a soft sound. The higher the frequency of vibration is, the
higher is the pitch.

c. Quality: It is the characteristic that allows distinguishing between


musical notes emitted by different musical instruments or voices even
though they have the same pitch and loudness.

An object is vibrating at 50 Hz. What is its time period?.


Frequency = 50 Hz
Time period=1/f= 1/50=0.02

A simple pendulum makes 20 oscillations in 40 seconds. What is the time period and
frequency of its oscillation?
Answer:
Time period =  Time  No. of oscillation =4020 = 2 sec.
Frequency =  No. of oscillation  Time =2040 = 0.5 Hz
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)
Answer:
Distance of Sonali from the place of lightning = 330 × 5 = 1650 m

tate the differences between ultrasonic sound and infrasonic sound?


Answer:

Ultrasonic sound Infrasonic sound

(i) Sound of frequency higher than 20,000 Hz is (i) Sound of frequency lower than 20 Hz is c

called ultrasonic sound. the infrasonic sound.

(ii) Animals like dog, bat, monkey, deer, etc., can (ii) Animals like whale, elephant, hippopotam

hear 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.

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