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SOUND MCQs

Total Questions : 55 | Page 6 of 6 pages
Question 51.


Sound waves will travel the fastest in:


  1.     Liquids
  2.     Solids
  3.     Gases
  4.     Vacuum
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Solids
:
B
Sound wave travels the fastest in solids and the slowest in gases. Sound waves requires a medium for its propagation. Therefore, it cannot travel through vacuum.
Question 52.


Sound is produced in a flute due to the vibration of air column.


  1.     True
  2.     False
  3.     Silencers
  4.     Loudspeakers
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> True
:
A

Vibrations are responsible for the production of sounds. In a flute, air column vibrates to produce sound.


Question 53.


Light waves travel faster than sound waves in air.


  1.     True
  2.     False
  3.     Timbre
  4.     Loudness
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> True
:
A

In air, the speed of light is about 3×108 ms1, while the speed of sound is about 343 ms1. Thus, the given statement is true.


Question 54.


Sound waves are always longitudinal in nature.


  1.     True
  2.     False
  3.     Gases
  4.     Vacuum
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> False
:
B

Sound waves travel as longitudinal waves in liquids and gases. However, in solids, they can propagate as both longitudinal and transverse waves. 


Question 55.


Which among the following frequencies is inaudible to humans?


  1.     20 Hz
  2.     5 Hz
  3.     50 Hz
  4.     30 Hz
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 5 Hz
:
B
The audible range for humans is 20 Hz to 20 kHz. From the above, 5 Hz is not audible to humans. Sounds with frequencies below  20 Hz are called infrasonic sounds and above 20 kHz are called ultrasonic sounds.

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