10. The frequencies of two musical notes, P and Q, are 256 Hz and 512 Hz respectively.

If they have the

same amplitude, which of the following statements is/ are true?
(i) Q has a higher pitch than P.
(ii) Q is louder than P
(iii) The wavelength of P is longer than that of Q
A. (ii) only
B. (i) and (ii)
C. (i) and (iii)
D. (i), (ii), and (iii)

15. During a thunderstorm, an observer sees a lightning flash. 6 seconds later, he hears the thunder.
The speed of sound is 330 ms-1. Approximately how far away the observer from the lightning?
1
A. km
20
1
B. km
3
1
C. km
2
D. 2 km
20. Which one of the following statements, concerning the vibration of a spring on violin which is being
played, is true?

A. A longitudinal wave is set up on the string.

B. A transverse wave is set up on the string.

C. The frequency of the note produced is higher if the vibrating length of the string is longer.

D. The velocity of sound wave in the air depends on the tension of the spring.
28. Which of the following statements about sound is correct?

A. Loudness of the sound increase with timbre of the sound.

B. Picth of a sound increases with the frequency of the sound.

C. As the wavelength of the sound increases, pitch of the sound increases.

D. Sound cannot travel through water.

6. A wave has a frequency of 10 kHz. Which pair of values of its speed and wavelength is possible?
 Speed (m/s) Wavelength (m)
A 330 0.33
B 330 33
C 3.00 x 108 330
D 3.00 x 108 3.00 x 104

5. The diagram below shows a larger diameter copper pipe. In an experiment, a student at E bangs the
pipe and his assistant at O hears two sounds, one arriving before other. The most likely explanation for
this is.

A. the speed of sound through copper is greater than that through air.

B. the speed sound through copper is smaller than that through air.

C. the speed if the reflected sound is greater than that of the incident sound.

D. the speed of the reflected sound is smaller than that of the incident sound.
2. A boy stands in front of a cliff. He claps his hands so that every clap coincides with the eco of his
previous clap. He discovers that he claps his hands every 0.8s. The velocity of sound in air is 340 m/s.
What is the separation between the cliff and the boy?

A. 136 m

B. 272 m

C. 425 m

D. 850 m
6. A pure sound frequency 100 Hz propagates in air and results in a series of compression and
rarefaction. The shaded areas P represent regions where air molecules are crowded together.

If the distance between the first and fourth shaded areas is 9 m, what is the speed of the sound?

A. 100 m/s
B. 300 m/s
C. 400 m/s
D. 900 m/s
E. 3. A sound wave is reflected from a brick wall.
3. A sound wave is reflected from a brick wall.

Compared with the incident wave, the reflected wave has

A. a greater amplitude
B. a shorter wavelength
C. the same speed
D. the same velocity

7. The eco sounder of a ship indicates the depth of the water below the keel to be 480 m. If the time
interval for the sounding is estimated to be 0.2 s, the speed of sound in water would be approximately

A. 1200 m/s

B. 2400 m/s

C. 3600 m/s

D. 4800 m/s
8. A bat emits an ultrasonic sound wave at 33 kHz and receive an eco 100 ms later. If the speed of the
sound in air is 330 m/s the distance of the bat from the object producing the eco is

A. 10.0 m

B. 33.0 m

C. 16.5 m

D. 66.0 m

2. A dolphin emits an ultrasonic wave with a frequency of 150 000 Hz. The speed of the ultrasonic wave
in water is 1500 m/s. What is the wavelength of the wave in water?

A. 0.0001 m

B. 0.01 m

C. 0.1 m

D. 10 m
9. A car, which is travelling normally towards a cliff at a speed of 50 m/s, sounds its horn when it is 0.7
km away. Taking speed of sound to be 300 m/s in air. Find the time taken for the driver to hear its eco.

A. 0.004 s

B. 4.0 s

C. 4.7 s

D. 28.0 s

9. A battery-operated bell is surrounded by a box with double walls.

The bell is ringing but no sound at all is heard outside the box. What is in the gap?

A. A solid
B. A liquid
C. A gas
D. A vacuum