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School Physics Quiz : Sound Waves


Answer the following questions based on sound waves.

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1.

The frequency of a tuning fork that vibrates 4000 times in 4 s is _______.

  1500 Hz

  1250 Hz

  1000 Hz

  750 Hz

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2.

When the movement of a vibrating particle is perpendicular to the direction of the wave, it is termed _______ wave motion.

  transverse

  longitudinal

 

3.

The frequency of a note that is one octave higher than a note of 1024 Hz is _______.

  1032 Hz

  1056 Hz

  1280 Hz

  8192 Hz

  Half-n-half Clue
 

4.

A note of 250 Hz travels through a solid. If the velocity of sound in the solid is 3500 m/s, the wavelength is _______.

  1 m

  7.0 m

  14 m

  21 m

  Half-n-half Clue
 

5.

A low-pitched sound is very shrill in nature.

  True

  False

 

6.

The maximum displacement of a vibrating body from its mean position is called _______.

  frequency

  amplitude

  time period

  Half-n-half Clue
 

7.

The velocity of a wave is equal to the product of the _______ and the wavelength.

  time period

  frequency

  amplitude

  Half-n-half Clue
 


 
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