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Problems on sound class-X

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sound wave travels from west to east, in which direction do the particles of air move?

  1. west-east

  2. south-north

  3. up-down

  4. none of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sound waves are longitudinal waves and the particles of the air move in direction of propagation sound. So if the wave will travel in west-east direction,the particles of the air also travels in west-east direction.

Mark the incorrect statement

  1. Sound can be produced by beating an object irrespective of whether there are vibrations or not.

  2. The sound of a tabla normally has a lower pitch than the sound of a violin.

  3. A short flute will produce sound of lower pitch than a long flute.

  4. All


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

(i) False [Sound is produced from a vibrating object.]

(ii) True [The sound of a tabla normally has a lower pitch than the sound of a violin.]

(iii) True[A short flute will produce sound of lower pitch than a long flute.]

Why are the regions of compressions and rare fractions of sound waves formed?

  1. A sound wave undergoes diffraction behind obstacles.

  2. The reflected sound wave at a fixed end interferes with the incident wave.

  3. The longitudinal movement of air molecules produces pressure fluctuations.

  4. The speed of the sound wave changes as its travels through a medium.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Longitudinal waves are made up of compressions and rarefactionsCompression happens when molecules are forced, or pressed, together. Rarefaction is just the opposite, it occurs when molecules are given extra space and allowed to expand. So, the longitudinal movement of air molecules produces pressure fluctuations which results in compression and rarefaction.

The science that treats sound generation and transmission by fluid flow is called.

  1. Acoustics

  2. Hydrology

  3. Hydraulics

  4. Aeroacoustics


Correct Option: D

A source emits the sound of frequency $600\ Hz$ inside water. The frequency heard in air will be equal to (velocity of sound in watere$=1500\ m/s$, velocity of sound in air$=300\ m/s$)

  1. $3000\ Hz$

  2. $120\ Hz$

  3. $600\ Hz$

  4. $6000\ Hz$


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Frequency heard in the air will also be $600\space Hz.$ Whenever, the wave travels from one medium to another medium, its speed and wavelength changes but frequency remains same.

The sound that never changes in pitch, volume, speed or timbre is known as

  1. monologue

  2. monolingual

  3. monophony

  4. monotony


Correct Option: A

The phenomenon of sound propagation in air is 

  1. Isothermal process

  2. Isobaric process

  3. Adiabatic process

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

the point that there is a local change in temperature due to the compression and rarefaction half$-$ cycles of the waveform and that the these changes occur so quickly that no heat can enter or leave the cycle$,$

So$,$ it callesan adiabatic process$.$
Hence,
option $(C)$ is correct answer.

Mark correct option(s): 

  1. In gas sound wave is always longtudinal wave

  2. In liquid, sound wave is always transverse wave

  3. In solid, sound waves may be transverse wave motion

  4. In solid sound wave may be longitudinal wave motion


Correct Option: D

A sound wave travels from south to north, in which direction do the particles of air move?

  1. west-east

  2. south-north

  3. Up-down

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Sound waves are longitudinal waves and the particles of the air move in direction of propagation sound. So if the wave will travel in south-north direction,the particles of the air also travels in south-north direction.

Sound travels in air if

  1. particles of medium travel from one place to another

  2. there is no moisture in the atmosphere

  3. disturbance moves

  4. both particles as well as disturbance travel from one place to another.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A wave is a disturbance caused in a medium. In the case of sound, only the disturbances moves causing the surround air molecules to vibrate to and fro. The disturbance is transmitted in the form of compressions and rarefactions.

An observer heard his echo $2.5$ seconds after he produced the sound by standing before a wall $400$ m away from him. The speed of sound in air is ____ m/s

  1. $320$

  2. $160$

  3. $330$

  4. $200$


Correct Option: D

If d is the distance between the source of sound and reflector $t _1, t _2$ are times at which echoes are heard, the expression for determination of velocity of sound in air by echo method is :

  1. $\displaystyle \frac{2d}{t _2-t _1}$

  2. $\displaystyle \frac{2d}{t _1-t _2}$

  3. $\displaystyle \frac{4d}{t _1-t _2}$

  4. $\displaystyle \frac{2d}{t _1+t _2}$


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The speed of the sound, distance traveled and the time taken relationship if the sound is a reflected sound, that is echo, it is given as follows.
$Speed\; of \; sound=\dfrac { 2\times Distance\; traveled\; (m) }{ Time\; taken(s) } $.
In the question it is given that distance traveled by the sound from the source to the reflector is d and the time taken to hear the echo are $t _1$ and $t _2$ seconds.
The speed of the sound wave is calculated as follows.$v=\dfrac { 2d }{ t _1-t _2 } m/s$.

A man stands at a distance of $250m$ from a cliff. He  fires a gun and heard the echo after $1.5$ second . What will be the velocity of the second?

  1. $333.3m/s$

  2. $330m/s$

  3. $320m/s$

  4. $33.3m/s$


Correct Option: C

A man stands at a distance of $225 m$ from a cliff. He fires a gun and heard the echo after $1.5 sec$. What will be the velocity of the sound?

  1. ${ 300ms }^{ -1 }$

  2. ${ 340ms }^{ -1 }$

  3. ${ 320 ms }^{ -1 }$

  4. ${ 335 ms }^{ -1 }$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The echo is the sound reflection from a surface. Thus, total distance be covered by sound is $d=2\times 225=450 m$.

Using , $S=vt$, we get $v=d/t=450/1.5=300 m/s$

An echo returns in 30 s. What is the distance of the reflecting surface from the source? 

Given that speed of sound= 342m/s

  1. 5100 m

  2. 22.66m

  3. 5130 m

  4. 22.8 m


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Time taken by the wave to travel from the sound to the reflecting surface $= t = \dfrac{30}{2} = 15 m$
Speed $= 342 m/s$ 
Distance of reflecting surface from the sound $= 342 \times 15 = 5130 m$

A man standing in front of a large wall claps at a regular frequency of $10Hz$. He finds that the echoes coincide with his clapping. (The speed od sound in air is $330ms^{-1}.)$
(i) Time taken between successive clapping is $0.1s$.
(ii) The distance between the man and the wall, after he clapping, If he hears one more echo is $33m$.
(iii) The distance between the man and the wall, after he stops clapping, if he hears four more echoes is $66m$.

  1. Only (i) and (ii) are correct.

  2. Only (ii) and (iii) re correct.

  3. Only (i) and (iii) are correct.

  4. All (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct.


Correct Option: A

A man fires a shot and hears an echo from a cliff after $2sec$. He walks $85m$ towards the cliff and the seconds shot is now heard after $1.5sec$. What is the distance o the man from the cliff when the first echo was heard.

  1. $170m$

  2. $340m$

  3. $510m$

  4. $680m$


Correct Option: A

A boy clapped his hands near a cliff and heard the echo after 4s. What is the distance of the cliff from the person if the speed of the sound, v is taken as 346 ms$^{-1}$?

  1. 2 m

  2. 1384 m

  3. 692 m

  4. 2768 m


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Given, Speed of sound, $v = 346 ms^{-1}$ Time taken for hearing the echo, $t = 4 s$
Distance travelled by the sound $ = v \times t = 346 m/s \times 4 s = 1384 m$
In 4 s sound has to travel twice the distance between the cliff and the person.
Hence, the distance between the cliff and the person $= 1384 m/2 = 692 m$

A sound wave of wavelength $\lambda$ travels towards the right horizontally with a velocity V. It strikes and reflects from a vertical plane surface, travelling at a speed v towards the left. The number of positive crests striking during a time interval of three seconds on the wall is :

  1. $3(V+v)/\lambda$

  2. $3(V-v)/\lambda$

  3. $(V+v)/3\lambda$

  4. $(V-v)/3\lambda$


Correct Option: A

A person is in front of a fort wall.  The person can hear an echo of sound produced by him when minimum distance between person and wall is 16.75 m. The velocity of sound in air is:

  1. 330 m/s

  2. 335 m/s

  3. 337.5 m/s

  4. 345 m/s


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Minimum time for echo is $0.15$
So, distance travelled for echo is $=2\times 16.75=$ speed of sound $\times$ minimum time for echo
$\Rightarrow 2\times 16.75=\vartheta _{s}\times 0.1$

$\Rightarrow \vartheta _{s}=\dfrac{2\times 16.75}{0.1}$$=335 m/s$

A boy shouts while standing in front of a hill. He hears an echo after 6 sec. If the speed of sound  in air is 340 m/s. What is the distance of the hill from the position of the body?

  1. 519 m

  2. 1020 m

  3. 2040 m

  4. none


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Let distance of hill from the position of the body = d
Echo is heard after 6 sec
$d = v \dfrac{t}{2}$
$= \dfrac{(340 \times 6)}{2}$
$= 1020 m$

A sonar echo takes 8.8 s to return from a shack. How far away is the shack?

Given speed of sound in sea-water = 1533 m/s

  1. 348 m

  2. 5720 m

  3. 6745 m

  4. 13490 m


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Let $d$ be the distance of shack from the sonar . Therefore  distance covered by sound to come back to sonar after reflection from shack ,  $=d$ ,

given , speed of sound in sea water $v=1533m/s  ,  t=8.8s$ ,
we have , distance=speed$\times time$ ,
               $d=v\times t=1533\times8.8$ ,
or            $d=13490.4m$

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