Sound Needs a Medium for Propagation

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Sound Needs a Medium for Propagation: Overview

This topic explains that sound needs a medium to travel. It may be solid, liquid or gas. When air has been removed completely from a vessel, then it is said that there is a vacuum in the vessel. Sound cannot travel through vacuum.

Important Questions on Sound Needs a Medium for Propagation

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Sound cannot be heard by us when it is produced by a 

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Sound cannot travel through a -

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Choose the true statement in given sentences: 

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State the factors on which the speed of sound depends.

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A source of wave produces 40 crests and 40 troughs in 0.4 seconds, then the frequency of the wave is

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If 20 waves are produced per second, then its frequency in Hz is

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When a vibrating object moves forward, it pushes the air in front of it creating a region of high pressure. This phenomenon is called_____.

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The pitch of guitar sound is higher because of the frequency of sound produced by guitar is _____ than that of car horn.

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Sound travels through the air if

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In which medium does sound travel faster?

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Speed of sound at 0°C in air is

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Sound will travel slower through an iron bar than an atmosphere of nitrogen.

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Sound can travel in vacuum also.

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Sound can travel only in vacuum.

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Sound cannot travel in _____.

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In which medium sound travels the lowest?

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Can sound travel through vacuum?