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How oscilloscope is used for analysing the frequency of sound.

Important Questions on Sound

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A wire length

1 m

and mass

2 g

is in unison with a tuning fork of frequency

300 Hz

. Calculate the tension produced in the wire.

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Describe a simple experiment to show that the prongs of a sound-producing tuning fork are vibrating.

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Which of the following represents the cosine wave pulse?

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How do you lower the pitch of the note made by a stringed instrument like a guitar?

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This is the pulse of a cosine wave.

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How does a vibrating tuning fork produce sound waves?

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Loudspeakers produce sound waves by causing a thin _____ to vibrate and disrupt the air pressure around it in the form of the intended sound wave.

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A tuning fork has a number

384

marked on it. What does this number signify?

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What conclusion can be obtained from the observation that when the prongs of a sound making tuning fork touch the surface of water in a beaker, the water gets splashed?

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Why do large musical instruments usually make deeper sounds than small musical instruments?

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How could you use a microphone and an oscilloscope to see what the sound waves made when you speak look like?

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Which of the following represents the sine wave pulse?

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Explain the two ways by which the pitch of the sound generated by a stretched string can be changed.

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What conclusion can be obtained from the observation that when the prongs of a sound-making tuning fork touch the surface of water in a beaker, the water gets splashed?

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Will shortening a guitar string make the pitch of the note higher or lower? Explain your answer.

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Which of the following insect makes buzzing sound?

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Cotyledons are also called-

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What does it mean if we say that a tuning fork has a frequency of