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School Physics Quiz : Sound Waves


Answer the following questions based on sound waves.

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1.

The frequency of a tuning fork that vibrates 5000 times in 4 s is _______.

  1750 Hz

  1250 Hz

  1500 Hz

  1000 Hz

  Half-n-half Clue
 

2.

A low-pitched sound is very shrill in nature.

  True

  False

 

3.

If the time period of vibration of a tuning fork is 1 / 768 of a second, its frequency of vibration is

  1280 Hz

  768 Hz

  512 Hz

  1024 Hz

  Half-n-half Clue
 

4.

The pitch of a note depends on the _______ of the vibrations.

  amplitude

  frequency

 

5.

The frequency of a note that is one octave higher than a note of 512 Hz is _______.

  520 Hz

  544 Hz

  768 Hz

  4096 Hz

  Half-n-half Clue
 

6.

The velocity of a wave is equal to the product of the _______ and the wavelength.

  time period

  frequency

  amplitude

  Half-n-half Clue
 

7.

When the movement of a vibrating particle is perpendicular to the direction of the wave, it is termed _______ wave motion.

  transverse

  longitudinal

 


 
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