Work sheet of sound

1. Sound waves are produced by

A. linear motion
B. circular motion
C. vibrating bodies
D. transitional motion

2. Human ear responds to intensities in range

A. 10-12Wm-2 to 1Wm2
B. 108Wm-2 to 2Wm-2
C. 15Wm-2 to 18Wm-2
D. 10-3Wm-1 to 10-6Wm-1
3. Loudness of sound varies directly with vibrating body's

A. intensity
B. amplitude
C. pitch
D. quality
4. Sound energy passing per second through a unit area held perpendicular is called

A. intensity
B. frequency
C. amplitude
D. quality
5. Sounds of frequency higher than 20,000 Hz which are inaudible to normal human ear are called

A. noise
B. frequency
C. ultrasonic
D. amplitude
6. Loudness and amplitude of sound varies

A. directly
B. inversely
C. Not related
D. proportionally
7. Scale to measure intensity level of sound is called

A. vector scale
B. measuring ruler
C. bel scale
D. decibel scale
 8. To find speed of sound, we use relation

A. v = fλ
B. f = vλ
C. lambda = fv
D. v = f + lambda

9. Echoes may be heard more than once due to

A. multiple reflections
B. single time reflection
C. refraction
D. diffraction of waves
10. SONAR is an abbreviation of

A. small navigation and random

B. sky navigation and ranging
C. sun nuclear ranging
D. sound navigation and ranging
11.Sound waves are

A. Longitudinal
B. Transverse
C. Electromagnetic
D. Only magnetic
12. Technique or method to absorb undesirable sounds by soft and porous surface is called

A. acoustic protection
B. unacoustic protection
C. audible protection
D. decibel protection
13. A normal human ear can hear a sound only if its frequency lies between

A. 30 Hz to 30,000 Hz
B. 50 Hz to 50,000 Hz
C. 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz
D. 10 Hz to 10,000 Hz
14. Pitch of sound depends upon

A. frequency
B. distance of sound
C. amplitude
D. temperature
15. Main sources of noise pollution are

A. Transportation equipment only

B. Heavy machinery only
C. musical instruments
D. Transportation equipment and heavy machinery

16. Astronauts in space communicate with each other by radio links because

A. Sound waves travel slowly in space

B. sound waves can't travel in space
C. sound waves travel fastly in space
D. sound waves have low frequency
17. Area and loudness are

A. inversely related
B. directly related
C. not related at all
D. inversely proportional
18. A ship sends an ultrasound that returns from the seabed and is detected after 3.42 s. If the speed
of ultrasound through seawater is 1300 ms-1, then distance of the seabed from the ship would be
A. 3000 m
B. 2600 m
C. 2200 m
D. 2800 m
19. Sound waves can be transmitted by any

A. medium
B. vacuum
C. empty
D. none of above
20. When sound is incident on the surface of a medium it bounces back into the first medium.
phenomenon is called

A. refraction of sound
B. deflection of sound
C. diffraction of sound
D. reflection of sound
21. In a market, the intensity level of sound recorded is 80 dB, intensity level of sound should be

A. 10-4Wm-2
B. 10-6Wm-2
C. 10-8Wm-2
D. 10-5Wm-2
22. 1 bel is equal to

A. 100 dB
B. 50dB
C. 10dB
D. 20dB
23. Characteristic of sound by which we can distinguish between a shrill and a grave sound is known
as

A. quality
B. intensity
C. loudness
D. pitch
24. SI unit of intensity of sound is

A. W m-2
B. W m-1
C. m-2
D. W -1
25. Sound which has Jarring effect on ears is

A. Noise
B. Music
C. pleasant sound
D. soul music
26. Sound produced by a large drum is louder than a small drum because of its

A. distance from sticks

B. small vibrating area
C. large vibrating area
D. none of above
27. If speed of sound in air is 330 ms-1 and wavelength is 10 cm. frequency of sound should be
A. 3.9×103 Hz
B. 4.7×103 Hz
C. 3.3×103 Hz
D. 5.3×103 Hz
28. Sound energy passing per second through a unit area held perpendicular to direction of
propagation of sound waves is called

A. loudness of sound
B. pitch of sound
C. quality of sound
D. intensity of sound
29. Time a sound wave having frequency 2 KHz and wavelength 35 cm requires to cover distance of
1.5 Km is

A. 2.1 s
B. 10 s
C. 20 s
D. 8 s
30. When frequency of sound increases, wavelength and period

A. becomes negative
B. remains constant
C. also increases
D. decreases
31. If speed of sound wave is 340ms-1 and wavelength is 0.5m then frequency is
A. 720Hz
B. 680Hz
C. 10Hz
D. 240Hz
32. Sound waves are mechanical because

A. They require medium for propagation

B. They don't require medium for propagation
C. They are longitudinal
D. They are transverse
33. Ultrasonic waves carry more

A. energy only
B. frequency only
C. heat
D. energy and frequency
34. Difference between loudness (L) of an unknown sound and loudness Lo is known as
A. intensity level of the unknown sound
B. intensity level of the known sound
C. quality of sound
D. pitch of sound
35. If a normal conversation have sound intensities of 3×10-6Wm-2. intensity of sound for 100dB would
be
A. 0.05 Wm-2
B. 0.01 Wm-2
C. 0.08 Wm-2
D. 0.68 Wm-2
36. A boy clapped his hands near a cliff and heard echo 3 s later. If speed of sound is 346 ms-1, then
distance of cliff from boy is
A. 345 m
B. 289 m
C. 519 m
D. 600 m
37. If intensity of rustle leaves is 10-11 Wm-2 then intensity level due to rustling is
A. 10dB
B. 11dB
C. 100dB
D. 50dB
38. If a doctor counts 80 heartbeats in 1 minute, then frequency of heartbeats should be

A. 1.33 Hz
B. 1.99 Hz
C. 1.39 Hz
D. 2.33 Hz
39. Intensity level of faintest audible sound is

A. 25 dB
B. 0 dB
 C. 10 dB
D. 100 dB
40. Characteristic of sound by which we can distinguish between two sounds of same loudness and pitch
is known as

A. loudness
B. pitch
C. quality
D. intensity
41. Decibel scale is a logarithm measure of amplitude of

A. sound waves
B. light waves
C. heat waves
D. electric current
42. A marine survey ship sends a sound wave to seabed which receives an echo after 2.5 s. speed of sound
in seawater is 1200 ms-1. depth of sea is
A. 1200 m
B. 1500 m
C. 750 m
D. 1000 m
43.Echo of sound is more prominent if surface is

A. soft
B. rigid
C. porous
D. smooth
44. Ultrasonic waves are very useful for detecting

A. large objects
B. small objects
C. gases
D. none of above
45. From following, example of a longitudinal wave is

A. radio wave
B. sound wave
C. water wave
D. heat wave
46. As compared to men, frequency of voice of ladies and kids is

A. equal
B. higher
C. lower
D. negative

47. Difference between loudness of unknown sound and loudness is

A. intensity level of unknown sound

 B. intensity level of known sound
C. quality of sound
D. pitch of sound
48. Unit of intensity is

A. ms-2
B. watt
C. Wm-2
D. Hz
49. Technique used to absorb noise by using soft and porous surfaces is called

A. acoustic protection
B. refraction
C. absorption
D. semi lunar protection
50.Multiple reflections are called

A. reverberations
B. refraction
C. echo
D. compressions
51. Wavelength of ultrasonic waves is

A. very small
B. very large
C. zero
D. negative
52.Frequency range for ultrasound is

A. 20,000 Hz above
B. less than 20,000 Hz
C. 25,000 Hz
D. less than 20Hz