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School Physics Quiz : Sound


Answer the following questions based on sound.

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1.

The apparatus used in a ship to find out the depth of the sea underneath is called _______.

  sonar

  bell jar

  tuning fork

  Half-n-half Clue
 

2.

Sound can be reflected as well as refracted.

  True

  False

 

3.

An echo from the sea-bed is received 1.50 s after an ultrasonic vibration is sent from a sonar on a ship. If the speed of sound in water is 1500 m/s, then the depth of the sea is _______.

  1000 m

  1125 m

  2250 m

  4500 m

  Half-n-half Clue
 

4.

The lower limit of frequency that can be heard by the average human is about

  2 Hz

  20 Hz

  200 Hz

  2000 Hz

  Half-n-half Clue
 

5.

Ultrasonic vibrations are used in medicine for imaging internal organs of the human body.

  True

  False

 

6.

Dolphins use infrasonic vibrations to locate objects and their prey.

  True

  False

 

7.

Sounds are produced by musical wind-instruments when columns of air are made to vibrate.

  True

  False

 


 
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