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Draw a displacement-time graph of a longitudinal wave.

Important Questions on Waves and Sound

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A boat at anchor is rocked by waves whose crests are 100 m apart and whose velocity is 25 m s-1. How often do the crests reach the boat in? Choose the correct answer.
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In the curve shown in the figure, half the wavelength is 
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If five waves are produced in one second, then the time period of one wave is
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In the curve shown in figure, half the wavelength is 
  
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The level of normal conversation is about _____ dB.
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In the sound wave produced by a vibrating tuning fork shown in the diagram, half the wavelength is represented by:
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A low note has a time period of 0.0125 s. What is its frequency?
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The frequency of a source of sound is 256 Hz. It vibrates _____( 512 / 256) times in a second.
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When we change feeble sound to loud we increase its
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The amplitude of a wave is a measure of its
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Children under the age of 5 can hear up to _____.
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Distance between two adjacent crests is
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The SI unit of frequency is 
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The figure below shows snapshots of the pressure variation in two different sound waves in air plotted against position. Both the figures are drawn to the same scale.
 
Which of the following statements is true?
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The distance between two consecutive compressions of a sound wave is 5 cm. The wavelength of the wave is.
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When the pitch of the note produced by a harmonium is lowered, then the wavelength of the note:
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Frequency×Time period = _____. (seconds/ per seconds/ one)
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Frequency×Time period= _____.
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The distance between two successive rarefaction is called
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Speed (v), wavelength (λ) and frequency (ν) of sound are related as _________.