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This document provides 20 multiple choice questions about sound as a physics concept. It defines key terms like frequency, amplitude, wavelength, longitudinal and transverse waves. It explains that sound is an audible mechanical wave propagated through pressure vibrations in a medium. The questions test understanding of properties of sound waves including how speed depends on the medium, and ranges of frequencies audible to humans versus other animals.

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MCQs On Sound

This document provides 20 multiple choice questions about sound as a physics concept. It defines key terms like frequency, amplitude, wavelength, longitudinal and transverse waves. It explains that sound is an audible mechanical wave propagated through pressure vibrations in a medium. The questions test understanding of properties of sound waves including how speed depends on the medium, and ranges of frequencies audible to humans versus other animals.

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MCQs on Sound [Part 1]

According to physics, sound is a vibration that typically propagates as means of an


audible wave of pressure.

Here, in this post, we have come up with a few practice MCQs for your reference.
Have a look.   

Question 1: Our ears are sensitive to a range of frequency:


(a) 20 Hz to 20 kHz 

(b) Below 20 Hz 

(c) Above 20 kHz

(d) There is no limit

Answer: (a) 20 Hz to 20 kHz   


Question 2:  The frequency above 20 kHz is called:
(a) Infrasonic

(b) Ultrasonic  

(c) Radio  

(d) None of these

Answer: (b) Ultrasonic  


Explanation: Human ears cannot detect this sound, but bats can hear this. This type sound is
used for SONAR (for underwater observation), in the industry (for quality control testing),
in medical field (for getting knowledge of internal organs using ultrasonography).

Question 3: The sound frequency below 20 Hz is called


(a) Infrasonic 

(b) Ultrasonic  

(c) Radio  
(d)  None of these

Answer: (a) Infrasonic   


Explanation: Infrasound can be used to send signals in the army to special machines that can
pick them up. These can be used to transmit vital data. Animals are able to pick up some low
infrasonic noises which warn them of natural disasters, generally earthquakes and tsunamis.

Question 4: Can sound propagate without a medium?


(a) Don’t require any medium

(b) Sometimes required, sometimes not required 

(c)  Always require a medium

(d) None of these

Answer: (c) Always require a medium


Explanation: Soundwave reaches to us through the vibration of the particles of medium so
without any medium, sound wave cannot propagate.
Question 5: Speed of sound wave can be expressed in the form of

(a) v= dE−−√dE   

(b) v= d2E−−−√d2E

(c) v= Ed−−√Ed 

(d) v= E2D−−−√E2D

Answer: (c) v= Ed−−√Ed

Explanation: Here E= elasticity of medium, d= density of medium


Question 6: Both infrasonic and ultrasonic sounds are inaudible to human beings.
(a) True 

(b) False
Answer: (a) True 
Explanation: Audible range of human beings is 20 Hz to 20 KHz.

Question 7: The maximum displacement of the particle of a medium on either side of its
mean position is called:
(a) Amplitude 

(b) Frequency

(c) Time period

(d) Wavelength

Answer: (a) Amplitude


Explanation:    

                      
Question 8: The time taken by a particle of medium to complete its one vibration, is called:

(a) Amplitude 

(b) Frequency 

(c) Time period

(d) Wave length

Answer: (c) Time period     


Explanation:

        
Question 9:  The number of vibration, made by the particle of the medium in one second is
called:
(a) Amplitude 

(b) Frequency 

(c) Time period

(d) Wave length

Answer: (b) Frequency 


Question 10: The relation between time period(T) and frequency(f) is
(a) T=  1f−−√1f 

(b) T=2f 

(c) T= 1f−−√1f 

(d)  T= f2−−√f2

Answer: (c) T= 1f−−√1f   

Question 11: The relation between velocity(v), frequency (f), wavelength (), is given by:

(a) v= λfλf  

(b) v= λ/fλ/f

(c) v= f/λf/λ   

(d) v= fλ2fλ2

Answer: (a) v= λfλf  


Question 12: Is the frequency of sound wave dependent on medium?
(a) Yes

(b) No

Answer: (b) No
Explanation: Frequency is dependent only on the source. From a fixed vibrating body frequency
remains always same.

Question 13: During the propagation of sound wave in medium through medium particle
then which energy converts to which energy?
(a) Kinetic energy to potential energy

(b) Potential energy to kinetic energy

(c) Both (a) and (b) happen simultaneously   


(d)  None of these

Answer: (c) Both (a) and (b) happen simultaneously   


Explanation: When medium particles vibrate then kinetic energy changes to potential energy
and vice versa, for this reason, sound wave is called mechanical or elastic wave.
Question 14: When the vibration of medium particles are along the direction of propagation
of sound wave is called:
(a) Longitudinal wave 

(b) Transverse wave

(c) Both Longitudinal wave and Transverse wave

(d) None of these

Answer: (a) Longitudinal wave


Explanation: Sound waves in liquid, air, gas is longitudinal type wave.

Question 15: Which type of waves consist  compressions and rarefactions


(a) Longitudinal wave 

(b) Transverse wave

(c) Both Longitudinal wave and Transverse wave

(d) None of these

Answer: (a) Longitudinal wave


Explanation: In this picture, we can see that compressions and rarefactions happen in medium
simultaneously, for longitudinal wave.

Question 16: When the vibration of medium particles are along the perpendicular direction
of propagation of sound wave is called:
(a) Longitudinal wave 

(b) Transverse wave

(c) Both Longitudinal wave and Transverse wave


(d) None of these

Answer: (a) Transverse wave


Explanation: Sound wave on the surface of a liquid is transverse wave.

Question 17: Which type of waves consist of crests and throughs?


(a) Longitudinal wave 

(b) Transverse wave

(c) Both Longitudinal wave and Transverse wave

(d) None of these

Answer: (a) Transverse wave


Question 18: The speed (v) of a longitudinal wave in a gas gaseous medium of density(d), at 
a pressure( P) is given as

(a) v=  Pd−−√Pd     

(b) v= 2YPd−−−−√2YPd     

(c) v= YP2d−−−√YP2d      

(d) v= YPd−−−√YPd

Answer: (d) v= YPd−−−√YPd

Explanation: Here = the ratio of two specific heats of the medium. For air,

Question 19: The speed of sound increases in gas when temperature


(a) Increases 

(b) Decrease 

(c) Does not depend on the temperature

(d) None of these


Answer: (a) Increases 
Explanation:As we know,  v=  YPd−−−√YPd  ,  so v ∞  1d−−√1d  

When temperature increase density of gas decrease as volume of the gas increase. Now from the
relation, we see that velocity of sound is inversely proportional to density so if temperature
increase then velocity will also increase.

Question 20: The speed of sound decreases in gas when humidity


(a) Increases 

(b) Decrease 

(c) Does not depend on the temperature

(d) None of these

Answer: (a) Decrease


Explanation: As we know, v=  YPd−−−√YPd  ,  so v ∞  1d−−√1d when humidity

presence increase then density also decrease, as well as velocity increase.

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