B.C.M.

SCHOOL BASANT AVENUE DUGRI LDH PB

CLASS-IX SUBJECT-SCIENCE (PHYSICS)

CHP. SOUND (PRACTICE ASSIGNMENT)

SECTION-A (MCQ)

Q1. Wave motion transfers

(a) momentum (b) velocity (c) energy (d) mass

Q2. Speed of light or electromagnetic wave is higher than that of the speed of sound in
air by

(a) 10⁶times (b) 10⁸ times (c) 10⁷ times (d) 10⁵ times

Q3. Sound is produced when

(a) The prongs of the fork are vibrated

(b) Stretched rubber band is plucked

(c) Mechanical vibrations are produced

(d) All of these

Q4. The wave having an amplitude of 5 cm and frequency f = 100 Hz can be best
represented by

Q5. Speed of sound in air and water are given Va and Vw respectively. Then -

(a) Va = Vw (b) Vw > Va (c) Va > Vw (d) Va = 2Vw

Q6. Which of the following is not the character of mechanical waves?

(a) Propagation depends on the elasticity of medium

(b) Can be both transverse or longitudinal

(c) Requires a material medium

(d) Speed is comparatively higher.

Q7. The separation between T and C in the figure given is

(a) λ (b) λ/2 (c) 2λ (d) 4λ

Q8. Two sounds of same pitch and loudness differ in their

(a) tone (b) note (c) quality (d) frequency

Q9. A Wave is moving with a speed of 3000 cm/s with reversal after every 0.01 second.
The wavelength of the wave is

(a) 0.06 m (b) 0.6 m (c) 6 m (d) 60 m

Q10. The pitch of the two signals A and B shown below are Pa and Pb respectively.
Then:-

(a) Pa= Pb (b) Pa > Pb (c) Pa < Pb (d) Pa =2Pb

Q11. The frequency of a visible light of wavelength 600 nm is (speed of light = 3 × 10 ⁸

m/ s ) (1nm = 10 - 9 m)-

(a) 5 × 10¹⁴ Hz (b) 0.5 ×10¹⁶Hz (c) 50 Hz (d) 500 Hz

Q12. A bat can hear frequencies upto 120 kHz. Considering the speed of the sound to
be 300 m/s, the wavelength of the signal is

(a) 1.25 m (b) 2.5 m (c) 5 m (d) 2.05 cm

Q13. A pulse

(a) is a short duration disturbance (b) does not travel

(c) can travel (d) remains at rest.

Q14. When we change feeble sound to loud sound we increase its

(a) frequency (b) velocity (c) amplitude (d) wavelength.

Q15. In the curve half the wavelength is:

(a)AB (b) BD (c) DE (d) AE

Q16. Before playing the orchestra in a musical concert, a sitarist tries to adjust the
tension and pluck the string suitably. By doing so, he is adjusting

(a) intensity of sound only (b) amplitude of sound only

c) frequency of the sitar string with the frequency of other musical instruments

(d) loudness of sound

Q17. Note is a sound

(a) of mixture of several frequencies (b) of mixture of two frequencies only

(c) of a single frequency (d) always unpleasant to listen.

Q18. A key of a mechanical piano struck gently and then struck again but much harder
this time. In the second case

(a) sound will be louder but pitch will not be different

(b) sound will be louder and pitch will also be higher

(c) sound will be louder but pitch will be lower

(d) both loudness and pitch will remain unaffected.

Q19. Sound travels in air if

(a) particles of medium travel from one place to another

(b) there is no moisture in the atmosphere

(c) disturbance moves

(d) both particles as well as disturbance travel from one place to another.

Q20. Sound of crackers is heard during festival days, but the sound of supernova
explosion in space is not heard on the surface of earth because of
(a) large distance (b) absence of a medium

(c) lesser gravity (d) the influence of the other planets.

SECTION-B (SUBJECTIVE QS)

Q1. a) What is a transverse wave?

(b) Draw a diagram of transverse wave and label it.

Q2. 'Sound waves are mechanical waves'. Justify it with different examples.

Q3. Find the time period of oscillation if a body vibrates 150 times in a minute.

Q4. If a source of sound produces 500 compressions and 500 rarefactions in air in 25
seconds, find the frequency of sound produced.

Q5. (a) What is pitch of sound?

(b) Distinguish between high pitched and low pitched sound with the help of diagram.

Q6. Sound produced by thunderstorm is heard 10 s after the lightening is seen.

Calculate the approximate distance of the thunder cloud. (Given speed of sound in air
= 340 m/s)

Q7. The successive crest and trough of a wave 30 cm apart. Find the wavelength. Also,
find the frequency of wave if 10 crests and 10 troughs are produced in 2s.

Q8. A sound wave travels at a speed of 342 m/s. If the wavelength is 1.5 cm, what is the
frequency of the wave? Will it be audible?

Q9. A sound wave has a frequency of 2 kHz and a wavelength of 45 cm. It takes 4 s to
travel. Calculate the distance it travels.

Q10. A sound wave travels at a speed of 339 m/s. If the wavelength is 1.2 cm, what is
the frequency of the wave?

Q11. A sound wave has frequency of 3 kHz and a wavelength 45 cm. How long will it
take to travel 1.8 km?

Q12. State the relationship between frequency and time period of a wave. The
wavelength of vibrations produced on the surface of water is 2 cm. If the wave velocity
is 16m / s find its frequency and Time period.

Q13. A construction worker's helmet slips and falls when he is 78.4 m above the
ground. He hears the sound of the helmet hitting the ground 4.23 seconds after it
slipped. Find the speed of sound in air.
Q14. The stone is dropped from the top of a tower 500 m high into a pond of water at
the base of the tower. When is the splash heard at the top? (Given g = 10m/s²)and
speed of sound = 340m/s)

Q15. In the figure given here, a displacement-distance graph for a wave is shown. The
wave velocity is 320 m/s. Find

(a) Wavelength (b) Frequency (c) Amplitude.

Q16. Calculate time period, frequency and wavelength if disturbance travels with a
velocity of 1500 m/s in the following case:

Q17. Waves of frequency 100 Hz are produced in a string as shown in the figure. Give
its:

(a) amplitude (b) wavelength (c) velocity (d) nature.

Q18. The given graph shows the displacement versus time relation for a disturbance
travelling with a velocity of 1500 m/s.

(a) Calculate the time period and frequency.

(b) Find the wavelength of disturbance.

(c) The velocity of sound in air is 340 m/s. Compute its wavelength when the frequency
is 250 Hz.

(d) Find its frequency when the wavelength is 85 cm.

Q19. The given graph shows the displacement versus time relation for a disturbance
travelling with a velocity of 1200 m/s.

(a) Calculate the wavelength of the disturbance.

(b) Find its time period.

(c) On what factors does speed of sound in a medium depend

(d) The given sound is audible to human ear. State true/false and justify.

Q20. Distinguish between transverse wave and longitudinal wave.

SECTION-C

Q21. What is reverberation? Suggest two methods to reduce it in big halls.

Q22. (a) Why the stage of an auditorium has curved background curtains, carpets and
false ceiling?

(b)The sound of a ringing bell inside a vacuum chamber cannot be heard. Why?

Q23. A person produced a sound with a siren near a cliff and heard echoes after six
seconds. Find the distance of the siren from the cliff if velocity of sound waves
produced is 330 m/s?

Q24. a) Why is the ceiling and wall behind the stage of good conference halls or
concert halls made curved?

(b) Which property of sound leads to the formation of echoes? Briefly explain.

(c) What is reverberation? What will happen if the reverberation time in a big hall is too
long? How can we reduce it?
Q25. What are infrasonic and ultrasonic sounds? Write three medical applications of
ultrasound.

Q26. (a) What is the audible range of sound for human beings?

(c) It is observed that some animals get disturbed before earthquakes. How?

Q27. What is an echo? State two conditions for an echo to be heard. Bats cannot see,
then how do they catch their prey? Explain.

Q28. Establish the relationship between speed of sound, its wavelength and
frequency. If velocity of sound in air is 340 m /s. Calculate (a)wavelength when
frequency is 256 Hz. (b) frequency when wavelength is 0.85 m.

SECTION-D ( CASE STUDY Qs)

Q29. Read the given passage and answer the questions based on the passage and
related studied concepts. Reflected sound is called echo. Sometimes echo results in
reverberation. It is not possible for us to hear an echo every-time. Bats use reflected
ultrasonic squeaks from prey to detect its location. Ultrasound finds endless
applications in the fields of medicine as well as industry.

(a) State any one application of echo ranging.

(b) List two applications of ultrasound in medicine.

(c) How is echo different from reverberation?

Or

(C)How is ultrasound useful in industry?

Q30. Speed of sound travelling through three different media at a particular

temperature is given below. Observe the table and answer the following questions:

(a) It is possible to hear the sound of an approaching train in the rails, but not in the air,
much before the train comes. Why?
(b) On what factors does speed of sound in a medium depend?

(c) Why is sound wave called longitudinal wave?

Or

(c) We receive heat and light from the sun but cannot hear the sound of explosions
occurring on its surface. Give reason.

Q31.

The propagation of a wave travelling through a medium at a velocity of 340 m/s is

shown in the graph above.

(a) Find the wavelength from the above graph.

(b) Find the frequency from the above graph.

(c) Find the time period from the above graph.

Or

(C)Find the amplitude from the above graph.

Q32. Two waves are shown below:

(a) Which of the two waves corresponds to high pitched sound?

(b) Name the characteristics of sound the graphs represent.

(c) Define the characteristic.

(d) Explain the reason why sound of school bell is heard over long distance while that
of a blow by hand on a wooden desk remains limited to room.