EASY
8th Foundation
IMPORTANT
Earn 100

Read the given statements and select the correct option.
Statement 1: Sound would travel faster on a hot summer day than on a cold winter day.

Statement 2: Velocity of sound depends on temperature.

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Important Questions on Sound

EASY
8th Foundation
IMPORTANT
Sound waves were sent down from a ship and they returned after 2 seconds. What is the depth of the sea, if the speed of sound in water is 1.5 km s-1 ?
EASY
8th Foundation
IMPORTANT

A man fires a gun 150 m from a cliff. A second man who is standing 300 m farther away from the cliff hears the gun 1 second after he sees the flash. The second man will hear the echo from the cliff

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EASY
8th Foundation
IMPORTANT

A dog barks in a park and hears its echo after 0.5 seconds. The sound of its bark got reflected by a nearby building. The sound of speed in air is 346 m s-1. The distance between the dog and the building is

EASY
8th Foundation
IMPORTANT

The picture shows a xylophone. A, B, C and D are the rods in it. Which of the following rods has high pitch of the sound and which has low frequency of vibrations?

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  High pitch  Low frequency
A D A
B B and C B and C
C A and D A and D
D A D

 

EASY
8th Foundation
IMPORTANT

A student sets up a slinky PQ on a smooth table top in the manner as shown in figure. How can he produce transverse waves in the slinky by moving its free end Q ?

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