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Sound Production

Physics ⇒ Waves and Sound

Sound Production starts at 7 and continues till grade 12. QuestionsToday has an evolving set of questions to continuously challenge students so that their knowledge grows in Sound Production. How you perform is determined by your score and the time you take. When you play a quiz, your answers are evaluated in concept instead of actual words and definitions used.
See sample questions for grade 10
A bell is rung inside a jar from which air has been removed. What will you observe and why?
A tuning fork is struck and placed near a ping pong ball suspended by a thread. The ball starts to move. What does this demonstrate?
Describe how sound is produced in a drum.
Describe the process by which a guitar string produces sound.
A bell is rung inside a jar from which air has been removed. What will you observe and why?
A tuning fork is struck and placed near a ping pong ball suspended by a thread. The ball starts to move. What does this demonstrate?
A student notices that when she speaks into one end of a long metal pipe, the sound is heard more clearly at the other end than when she speaks through open air. Explain why this happens.
A student observes that when a glass is filled with more water, the sound produced when tapping the glass becomes higher in pitch. Explain the reason for this observation.
Which of the following frequencies is audible to the human ear? (1) 5 Hz (2) 50 Hz (3) 25,000 Hz (4) 100,000 Hz
Which of the following is necessary for the production of sound? (1) Light (2) Vibration (3) Heat (4) Magnetism
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of sound? (1) Frequency (2) Amplitude (3) Wavelength (4) Transparency
Which of the following is the correct order of sound transmission in the human ear? (1) Pinna → Eardrum → Cochlea → Auditory nerve (2) Cochlea → Pinna → Eardrum → Auditory nerve (3) Eardrum → Pinna → Cochlea → Auditory nerve (4) Pinna → Cochlea → Eardrum → Auditory nerve
Fill in the blank: Sound waves are ________ waves.
Fill in the blank: The ________ of a sound wave is related to its loudness.
Fill in the blank: The ________ of an object determines the pitch of the sound it produces.
Fill in the blank: The minimum distance between two consecutive compressions or rarefactions in a sound wave is called its ________.
True or False: All objects produce sound when they vibrate, regardless of their size.
True or False: Sound can be produced without any vibration.
True or False: Sound travels faster in water than in air.
True or False: The amplitude of a sound wave determines its loudness.