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Sprint (9th Class)

Sound Practice Sheet

SECTION – A SECTION – B
Multiple Choice Questions (1 Marks each) Short Answer Questions (2 mark each)
6. What is sound?
1. Which property of sound determines its pitch?
(A) Amplitude 7. Explain the difference between audible and
(B) Frequency inaudible sounds.
(C) Wavelength
8. How does the pitch of a sound change with the
(D) Speed
change in frequency?

2. What is the unit of measurement for the 9. Explain the concept of echo.
intensity of sound?
10. What is the role of the eardrum in the human ear?
(A) Decibel
(B) Hertz SECTION - C
(C) Watt Long Answer Question (3 Marks each)
(D) Joule 12. Explain the process of sound production and
transmission through a medium. Discuss how sound
waves are generated and travel through air.
3. Which type of waves is sound wave?
(A) Longitudinal waves 13. Describe the characteristics of sound waves and
(B) Transverse waves explain how pitch and loudness are related to the
frequency and amplitude of sound waves. Provide
(C) Electromagnetic waves
examples to illustrate your explanation.
(D) None of these
14. Discuss the factors affecting the speed of sound in a
4. The loudness of a sound depends on its: medium. How do temperature, density, and
elasticity influence the speed of sound, and provide
(A) Amplitude real-world examples to support your explanation.
(B) Frequency
(C) Velocity SECTION - D
Case-Based Questions (5 marks)
(D) Wavelength
15. A group of students conducted an experiment to
study the factors affecting the speed of sound in air.
5. Which of the following materials allows sound They used a metal rod and a wooden rod of the same
to travel the fastest? length and diameter. The students struck both rods
(A) Air simultaneously, and they observed that the sound
traveled faster through the metal rod than the
(B) Water wooden rod. Explain the observations made by the
(C) Steel students and discuss the factors that influence the
(D) Wood speed of sound in solids.
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SECTION – E
Assertion and Reasoning (2 marks)
Direction: In the following questions, a statement of
assertion (A) is followed by a statement of reason (R).
Mark the correct choice as:
16. Assertion (A): Sound waves cannot travel through
vacuum.
Reason (R) : Sound requires a medium (solid,
liquid, or gas) for propagation because it involves
the mechanical vibration of particles in the medium.
(A) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and
reason (R) is the correct explanation of
assertion (A).
(B) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true but
reason (R) is not the correct explanation of
assertion (A).
(C) Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.
(D) Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true.
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Answer Key
1. (B) 9. (Hints & solution)
2. (A) 10. (Hints & solution)
3. (A) 11 (Hints & solution)
4. (A) 12. (Hints & solution)
5. (C) 13 (Hints & solution)
6. (Hints & solution) 14. (Hints & solution)
7. (Hints & solution) 15. (A)
8. (Hints & solution)
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Hints & Solutions

1. (B) 9. An echo is a reflected sound wave that arrives at the
Frequency listener's ears after bouncing off a surface. For an
echo to occur, the distance between the source of
sound and the reflecting surface must be sufficient
2. (A) to allow the sound wave to travel and return after
Decibel reflection. The phenomenon of hearing an echo is
used to estimate the distance between an observer
and a reflecting surface by measuring the time
3. (A) interval between the production of sound and the
Longitudinal waves reception of its echo.

4. (A) 10. The eardrum, also known as the tympanic

Amplitude membrane, is a thin, sensitive membrane located at
the end of the ear canal. Its primary role is to vibrate
in response to the incoming sound waves. When
5. (C) sound waves strike the eardrum, it vibrates at the
Steel same frequency as the sound wave and transmits
these vibrations to the three small bones (ossicles) in
the middle ear, initiating the process of auditory
6. Sound is a form of mechanical wave that is signal transmission.
produced by a vibrating source. It travels through a
medium, usually air, and consists of compressions 11 Sound is produced by the vibration of an object.
and rarefactions. When an object vibrates, it creates When an object vibrates, it sets air particles around
a disturbance in the surrounding air molecules, it into motion, creating a series of compressions and
causing them to compress and expand, resulting in rarefactions. These compressions and rarefactions
the transmission of sound waves. form a longitudinal wave known as a sound wave.
The vibrating object is the source of the sound, and
the medium through which sound travels is usually
7. Audible sounds are those that can be perceived by air.
the human ear, typically within the frequency range The process begins with the disturbance or vibration
of 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz. Inaudible sounds, on the of particles in the object. This vibration causes the
other hand, fall outside this range and cannot be adjacent air particles to vibrate as well, transferring
heard by humans. Examples of inaudible sounds the disturbance from one particle to another. As a
include ultrasonic waves (frequency greater than result, a series of compressions and rarefactions are
formed, propagating through the air. In simpler
20,000 Hz) and infrasonic waves (frequency less terms, the air particles get compressed together
than 20 Hz). during the high-pressure regions (compressions) and
spread apart during the low-pressure regions
8. The pitch of a sound is directly proportional to its (rarefactions).
frequency. As the frequency of a sound wave The transmission of sound requires a medium like
increases, the pitch also increases, making the sound air, water, or solids because the particles in these
mediums can easily transfer the vibrational energy.
higher. Conversely, a decrease in frequency results
In a vacuum, where there is no medium, sound
in a lower pitch. This relationship is crucial for cannot travel because there are no particles to carry
understanding how musical instruments produce the disturbance.
different notes based on the varying frequencies of
their vibrations.
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12. Sound waves exhibit several characteristics, denser medium, like cold air, sound waves move
including frequency, wavelength, amplitude, and more slowly. For instance, sound travels faster in
speed. The frequency of a sound wave determines humid air (less dense) compared to dry air (more
its pitch, while the amplitude is related to its dense).
loudness. Elasticity: Elasticity refers to the ability of a
Frequency is the number of oscillations or cycles of medium to regain its original shape after being
a sound wave per unit of time and is measured in distorted. The more elastic a medium is, the faster
Hertz (Hz). High-frequency sound waves produce a sound waves can travel through it. Solids, for
high-pitched sound, while low-frequency waves example, are more elastic than gases, resulting in
produce a low-pitched sound. For example, a higher speeds of sound in solids. This is why sound
whistle produces a high-pitched sound due to its travels faster through a metal rod than through air.
high-frequency vibrations. In summary, temperature, density, and elasticity
Amplitude, on the other hand, is the maximum collectively determine the speed of sound in a given
displacement of particles in a sound wave from their medium, with each factor playing a distinct role in
rest position. It is directly related to the loudness of influencing the propagation of sound waves.
the sound. A larger amplitude results in a louder
sound, while a smaller amplitude produces a softer 14. The students' observation that sound traveled faster
sound. For instance, a loudspeaker generates a high- through the metal rod than the wooden rod can be
amplitude sound, producing a louder volume. explained by the difference in the materials of the
In summary, pitch is determined by frequency, with rods and their physical properties. The speed of
higher frequencies corresponding to higher pitches, sound in a material is influenced by factors like
while loudness is influenced by amplitude, with elasticity, density, and stiffness.
greater amplitudes leading to louder sounds. In solids, sound travels through the vibration of
particles. Metals generally have higher elasticity and
13 The speed of sound in a medium is influenced by stiffness compared to wood. When the rods were
various factors, namely temperature, density, and struck simultaneously, the disturbance caused by the
elasticity. These factors are interconnected and play striking force propagated as a wave through the
crucial roles in determining how fast sound waves rods. In the metal rod, the high elasticity allowed the
travel through a medium. particles to vibrate quickly, transmitting the sound
Temperature: The speed of sound generally wave faster. In contrast, the wooden rod, having
increases with an increase in temperature. In warmer lower elasticity, resulted in a slower transmission of
conditions, the air molecules have higher kinetic the sound wave.
energy, leading to faster vibrations and, Therefore, the key factors influencing the speed of
consequently, a higher speed of sound. Conversely, sound in solids are the elasticity and stiffness of the
in colder temperatures, the speed of sound material. Higher values of these properties lead to
decreases. An example is the faster speed of sound faster sound transmission.
on a hot summer day compared to a cold winter day.
Density: The density of a medium affects the speed 15. (A)
of sound inversely. In a less dense medium, such as Both Assertion and Reason are true, and Reason is
hot air, sound waves can travel more quickly. In a the correct explanation of Assertion.

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