PRAKASH COACHING CLASSES

Topic : Study of Sound

Time : 1.30 hrs Marks : 25

Instructions :

1) Do not use mobile phone, smartwatch, earbuds, and any electronic gadgets respectively.
2) Come to exam before 10 minutes & do not carry any blank paper and cheating materials.
3) If you are using supplements please tie the each supplement.

Q. 1. Multiple Choice Question. ----[04]

a. The normal hearing range for humans is ………..
i) 0 Hz to 20 Hz ii) greater than 20,000 Hz
iii) 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz iv) None of these

b. Sound waves with frequency greater than 20 kHz are called …………
i) infrasound ii) ultrasound
iii) sonic iv) damped sound

c. Sound does not travel through ………….

i) amplitude ii) speed
iii) vacuum iv) wavelength

d. The Unit of frequency is …………

i) Hertz ii) m/s2
iii) decibels iv) m/s
Q. 2. Solve any four Questions. ----[08]
a) Match the pair.
Column ‘I’ Column ‘II’ Column ‘III’
1. Amplitude T Pitch of sound
2. Wavelength A Loudness of sound
3. Frequency 𝜆 Reciprocal of frequency
4. Time Period 𝜐 v ⁄𝜐

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 b) Name the following.
1. Repetition of sound due to reflection.
2. A method to obtain images of internal organs of the human body.
c) Give Reason: The roof of a movie theatre and a conference hall is curved.
d) Nita heard the sound of lightning after 4 seconds of seeing it. What was the distance of
the lightning from her? (The velocity of sound in air is 340 m/s)
e) Difference between Infrasound & Ultrasound. (min 2 points)
f) Find the odd man out.
1. Bats, rats, cats, dolphins.
2. Temperature, density, molecular weight, pressure.
Q. 3. Solve any three Questions. ----[09]
1) Defines the following.
a. Echo
b. Transverse waves
c. Longitudinal waves
2) What is an echo? What factors are important to get a distinct echo?
3) Write short note on SONAR.
4) The speed of sound in air at 00 C is 332 m/s. If it increases at the rate of 0.6 m/s per
degree, what will be the temperature when the velocity has increased to 344 m/s?
5) Draw and labelled Human Ear.
Q. 4. Solve any one questions. ----[04]
i. Hydrogen gas is filled in two identical bottles, A and B, at the same temperature. The
mass of hydrogen in the two bottles is 12 gm and 48 gm respectively. In which bottle will
sound travel faster? How many times as fast as the other?
ii. Answer the following questions
a) Study the construction of the Golghumat at Vijapur and discuss the reasons for the
multiple echoes produced there.
b) What should be the dimensions and the shape of classrooms so that no echo can be
produced there?

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- by Harshvardhan Moundekar