UNIT:2- WAVES & ULTRASONIC WAVES

Q. No. Question Correct Answer

1 What is the most fundamental property of sound wave? Frequency

2 In which medium sound travels faster? Solid

3 What type of waves are Sound Waves? Longitudinal waves

4 What do we call the distance between two consecutive compressions of a sound wave? Wavelength

5 In which medium, sound cannot travel? Vacuum

6 What is the time taken by two consecutive compressions or rarefactions to cross a fixed point in a sound wave known as? Time Period

7 When two sound waves of same frequency colloid with each other, the phenomenon is known as? Resonance

8 The property of the mouth of resonator to allow the air to escape less easily is denoted by the term ________ of the mouth. Acoustic conductivity

9 According to the theory of Resonator, the frequency of the resonator is inversely proportional to the square root of its _______. Volume

10 In transverse mode of vibration, if number of loops are 6 then in longitudinal mode of vibration the number of loops will be __. 3

11 Which powder is used in Kundt's tube? Lycopodium

12 Kundt's tube method is used to find the velocity of ________ in medium. Sound

13 What is the frequency of ultrasonic waves? >20,000 Hz

14 What is the audible hearing limit of human? 20 Hz - 20 kHz

15 Write name of any one piezo material. Quartz/Tourmaline/Rochelle

16 Sound waves of frequency less than 20 Hz is known as ________. Infrasonic

17 Speed exceeding the speed of sound is known as __________. Supersonic

 When pressure is applied to two opposite faces of a crystal like quartz, equal and opposite charges develop on a pair of perpendicular
18 Piezoelectric effect
faces. This effect is called as ____

When potential difference is applied to two opposite faces of a crystal like quartz, there is either compression of expansion of the
19 Inverse Piezoelectric effect
crystal across a Perpendicular axis. This effect is known as ________.

20 The change of length of a ferromagnetic substance when placed parallel to magnetic field is known as ______. Magnetostriction effect

21 Which waves are used to find the depth of sea? Ultrasonic