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The document contains 10 multiple choice and numerical questions about characteristics of sound waves including wavelength, amplitude, frequency, period, speed of sound, conduction of sound through different materials, reflection of sound waves, and calculation of related quantities like frequency, period, wavelength and speed of sound using given values.

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Assignment: Sound

The document contains 10 multiple choice and numerical questions about characteristics of sound waves including wavelength, amplitude, frequency, period, speed of sound, conduction of sound through different materials, reflection of sound waves, and calculation of related quantities like frequency, period, wavelength and speed of sound using given values.

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**Assignment: Sound**

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs):

1. **Which of the following is a characteristic of a sound wave?**


a. Wavelength
b. Amplitude
c. Frequency
d. All of the above

2. **What is the unit of measurement for frequency?**


a. Hertz (Hz)
b. Decibels (dB)
c. Watts (W)
d. Amperes (A)

3. **If the frequency of a sound wave is 200 Hz, what is its period?**
a. 0.005 seconds
b. 2 seconds
c. 0.2 seconds
d. 5 seconds

4. **Which of the following materials is a good conductor of sound?**


a. Rubber
b. Wood
c. Metal
d. Glass

5. **What phenomenon occurs when a sound wave encounters a surface and


reflects back?**
a. Refraction
b. Diffraction
c. Echo
d. Absorption

Numerical Questions:

6. **A sound wave has a frequency of 440 Hz. Calculate its period.**

7. **If the speed of sound in air is 343 m/s and the wavelength of a sound wave
is 0.8 meters, what is the frequency of the wave?**

8. **A sound wave travels through a medium with a speed of 1500 m/s. If its
frequency is 300 Hz, what is the wavelength of the wave?**

9. **A person shouts towards a tall mountain and hears the echo after 3
seconds. If the speed of sound is 343 m/s, what is the distance between the
person and the mountain? (Assume the speed of sound remains constant.)**

10. **The frequency of a sound wave is 500 Hz. If the period of the wave is \(2
\times 10^{-3}\) seconds, calculate the speed of the wave.**

**Note: For numerical calculations, you may use the following constants:**
- Speed of sound in air = 343 m/s

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