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GRADE 8 SCIENCE
SOUND
1. Which part of the human throat VIBRATES to produce the voice?
(a) Larynx (b) Vocal cords (c) Pharynx (d) Esophagus
2. Thinner strings produce high pitch sound. (True/ False)
3. Longer the string higher the frequency. (True/ False)
4. A student plucks two stretched metal strings A and E of different thicknesses. The A
string vibrates at the rate of 30 vibrations per second and E string vibrates at a rate of 10
vibrations per second. How many vibrations per second should be given to the string E in
order to produce higher frequency sound than string A?
(a) below 10 vibrations
(b) above 30 vibrations
(c) between 10 vibrations to 20 vibrations
(d) between 10 vibrations to 30 vibrations
5. Which option explains how sound is produced by the voice box in a human throat?
(a) the voice box vibrates by the air coming out from lungs
(b)the vocal cords vibrate by the air coming in through the voice box
(c) the vocal cords stretched across the voice box vibrates by air coming from lungs
(d)the stretched vocal cords across the voice box produce the air to vibrate the voice box
6. Label the amplitude and wavelength in the following picture of a wave.

7. Identify the louder and softer sound. How is it related to amplitude?

a) b)

8. Identify the High pitch and low pitch sound. How is it related to frequency?
 A B

9. A body makes 30 oscillations in five seconds. What is its frequency?

10. Calculate the frequency and time period of an object which vibrates 600 times in 20
seconds.
11. A body makes 50 oscillations in one second. What is its frequency and time period?
12. A tuning fork vibrates with a frequency of 800Hz. Calculate its time period.
13. The amplitude of vibrations increases three times. How will it affect the loudness
produced?
14. A tuning fork was stricken by a rubber pad and touched the surface of water with the
fork. Ripples were produced as a result of this. What can we conclude from this?
15. Males produce higher pitch than females. Why?
16. What is the difference in the given two waveforms of sound. Explain the scientific
reason behind.