What Type of Waves Are Sound Waves?

What is Sound Wave
Sound wave is the disturbance of some patterns caused by the movement

of energy travelling through a medium as it propagates away from the
source of the sound. Therefore, it is a mechanical wave that results from
the back and forth vibration of the particles of the medium through which
the sound wave is moving. If sound waves moves left to right through air,
then particles of air will be displaced both rightward and leftward as the
energy of the sound wave passes through it. Since a sound wave consists
of a repeating pattern of high-pressure and low-pressure regions moving
through a medium, it is sometimes referred to as a pressure wave.
In other words we can say that Sound is a wave made up of vibrations in
the air. When something makes a sound, it vibrates the air molecules,
which sends a chain reaction through the air until it reaches our ear
drums. When our ears pick up that sound, signals are sent to our brain so
that we can interpret what we're hearing. This GK Quiz on Sound wave
will help to understand the various terms associated with it and also the
phenomenas.
1. What type of waves are Sound Waves?
A. Latitudinal waves
B. Longitudinal waves
C. Latitudinal mechanical waves
D. Longitudinal waves
Ans. D
Sound Waves are longitudinal mechanical waves.
2. Which of the following is/ are not applications of Ultrasonic
Waves?
(a) For measuring the depth of Sea.
(b) In sterilizing of a liquid.
(c) In Ultrasonography
(d) In sterilizing a needle.
Options are:
A. Both (a) and (b) Only (b)
B. Only (d)
C. Both (c) and (d)
D. Only (b)
Ans. B
Applications of Ultrasonic Waves are: sending signals, for measuring the
depth of sea, for cleaning cloths, aeroplanes, machinery parts of clocks,
for removing lamp-shoot from the chimney of factories, in sterilizing of
liquid and in Ultrasonography.
3. What is the speed of sound in air?
A. 330 m/s
B. 332 m/s
C. 334 m/s
D. 336 m/s
Ans. B
The speed of Sound in Air (0C) is 332 m/s and in Air (20C) is 343 m/s.
4. What will be the effect of temperature on speed of sound?
A. The speed of sound decreases with the increases of temperature of the
medium.
B. The speed of sound decreases with the decrease of temperature of the
medium.
C. The speed of sound increases with the decrease of temperature of the
medium.
D. The speed of sound increases with the increase of temperature of the
medium.
Ans. D
The speed of sound increases with the increase of temperature of the
medium. The speed of sound in air increases by 0.61 m/s when the
temperature is increased by1C.
Sound: Doppler Effect and Echo
5. Name the characteristic of the sound which distinguishes a
sharp sound from a grave or dull sound?
A. Intensity
B. Echo
C. Pitch
D. Resonance
Ans. C
Pitch is that characteristic of sound which distinguishes a sharp or shrill
sound from a grave or dull sound. It depends upon frequency. Higher the
frequency higher will be the pitch and shriller will be the sound and vice
versa.
6. Due to which phenomena sound is heard at longer distances in
nights than in day?
A. Reflection
B. Refraction
C. Interference of sound
D. Diffraction of sound
Ans. B
Due to refraction, sound is heard at longer distances in nights than in
day.
7. When a motor boat in a sea travels faster than sound, then
waves just like shock-waves are produced on the surface of
water. These waves are called ..............
A. Shock waves
B. Doppler’s waves
C. Refracted waves
D. Bow waves
Ans. D
When a motor boat in a sea travels faster than sound, then waves just
like shock-waves are produced on the surface of water. These waves are
called bow waves.
8. What is Intensity of Sound?
A. It is inversely proportional to the square of the distance of point from
the source.
B. It is directly proportional to the square of amplitude of vibration,
square of frequency and density of the medium.
C. Both A and B
D. Neither A nor B
Ans. C
Intensity of any sound at any point in space is the amount of energy
passing normally per unit area held around that point per unit time. S.I
unit of intensity is watt/m2.
9. What is the unit of loudness?
A. Bel
B. Phon
C. Decibel
D. All of the above
Ans D
The sensation of a sound perceived in a ear is measured by another term
called loudness which depends on intensity of sound and sensitiveness of
the ear. Unit of loudness is bel. A practical unit of loudness is decibel (dB)
which is 1/10th of bel. Another unit of loudness is phon.
10. Which of the following statement is or are correct about
longitudinal mechanical waves?
A. The longitudinal mechanical waves which lie in the frequency range 20
Hz to 20000 Hz are called audible or sound waves.
B. The longitudinal mechanical waves having frequencies less than 20 Hz
are called infrasonic.
C. The longitudinal mechanical waves having frequencies greater than
20,000 Hz are called ultrasonic waves.
D. All of the above are correct
Ans. D
Sound or Audible waves are sensitive to human ear and are generated by
the vibrating bodies like tuning fork, vocal cords etc. Infrasonic waves are
produced by sources of bigger size such as earth quakes, volcanic
eruptions, ocean waves etc. Human ear cannot detect Ultrasonic waves.
But dog, cat, bat etc can detect these waves. Bat not only detect but also
produce ultrasonic waves.

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