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    K.R.

    MANGALAM WORLD SCHOOL, GURUGRAM

    REVISION WORKSHEET

    SA-1

    SOUND

    Multiple Choice Questions


    1. A list of mediums is given below (1)
    (i) Wood (ii) Water
    (iii) Air (iv) Vacuum
    In which of these mediums can sound travel?
    (a) (i) and (ii)
    (b) (i), (ii) and (iii)
    (c) (iii) and (iv)
    (d) (ii), (iii) and (iv)
    2. An object is vibrating at 50 Hz. What is its time period? (1)
    (a) 0.2s
    (b) 0.002s
    (c) 0.02 s
    (d) 2s
    3. In order to reduce the loudness of a sound, we have to (1)
    (a) decrease its frequency of vibration of the sound
    (b) increase its frequency of vibration of the sound
    (c) decrease its amplitude of vibration of the sound
    (d) increase its amplitude of vibration of the sound
    4. 1 Hz is equal to (1)
    (a) 1 vibration per minute
    (b) 10 vibrations per minute
    (c) 60 vibrations per minute
    (d) 600 vibrations per minute
    5.Sound travels in air if (1)
    (a) particles of medium travel from one place to another
    (b) there is no moisture in the atmosphere
    (c) disturbance moves
    (d) both particles as well as disturbance travel from one place to another
    6. When we change feeble sound to loud sound we increase its (1)
    (a) frequency
    (b) amplitude
    (c) velocity
    (d) wavelength
    7. ____________ vibrates in flute to produce sound. (1)
    (a) string
    (b) stretched membrane
    (c) air column
    (d) wood

    8. Sound can travel through (1)


    (a) gases only
    (b) solids only
    (c) liquids only
    (d) solids, liquids and gases

    9. Voice of which of the following is likely to have minimum frequency? (1)


    (a) Baby girl
    (b) Baby boy
    (c) A man
    (d) A woman
    10. Sound waves travel fastest in (1)
    (a) air
    (b) metals
    (c) vacuum
    (d) liquids
    11. Sounds having frequency less than 20 Hz are called (1)
    (a) supersonic
    (b) ultrasonic
    (c) sonar
    (d) infrasonic
    The question below consists of an Assertion and a Reason. Use the following key to choose
    the appropriate answer.
    (a) If both assertion and reason are correct and reason is correct explanation of the assertion.
    (b) If both assertion and reason are correct, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the
    assertion.
    (c) If assertion is correct, but reason is incorrect.
    (d) If assertion is incorrect, but reason is correct.
    (e)If both assertion and reason is incorrect.
    1. ASSERTION: The sound produced by the flute is shriller than the sound produced by a (1)
    table.
    REASON: Frequency produced by the flute will be greater than the frequency produced by
    the table.

    Ans-option a
    2. Assertion : The sound which cannot be heard pleasantly is called noise. (1)

    Reason : The sound above 80 dB becomes painful.

    Ans-option b

    3. Assertion: Even if a loud explosion were to take place at any point on the moon, it would
    not be heard even at nearby points.(1)

    Reason: Unlike the earth, the moon has no atmosphere.

    Ans-option a

    4. Assertion: Vibrations are the basic cause of all sounds. (1)

    Reason: Whenever a source produces a sound there are always some vibrations linked with it.

    Ans-option a

    5. Assertion: We call sounds produced by barking of dogs, honking of horns of trucks, buses
    and cars as noise . (1)

    Reason: They are unpleasant sounds produced due to the regular or periodic vibrations.

    Ans-option b

    6. Assertion: Human being cannot detect the sounds of frequency less than 20 Hz or more
    than 20,000 Hz (1)

    Reason: The audible range of frequency of sound for human beings extends from about 20
    Hz to about 20,000Hz.

    Ans-option a

    Short Answer questions

    1. Which of the two graphs (a) and (b) representing the human voice is likely to be the male
    voice? Give reason for your answer. (2)

    2. Does any part of our body vibrate when we speak? Name the part. (2)
    3. Name two musical instruments which produce sound by vibrating strings. (2)
    4. Why are the voices of men, women and children different? (2)
    5. Define the following terms: (2)
    a. Amplitude
    b. Time period.
    6. A sound of 80 decibels can be harmful to human ears. Explain. (2)
    7. A mosquito vibrates 400 times in one second. Will that sound be audible. Calculate the
    time period of vibration. (2)
    Long Answer questions

    1. A simple pendulum makes 10 oscillations in 20 s. What is the time period and frequency of
    its oscillations?(3)
    2. We have a stringed musical instrument. The string is plucked in the middle first with a
    force of greater magnitude and then with a force of smaller magnitude. In which case would
    the instrument produce a louder sound? Give reason for your answer.( 1+2)
    3.Differentiate between sound and music(two points). Give the health hazards which a person
    can face due to noise pollution. (1+2)

    4. How is sound produced? Explain briefly how this sound reaches our ear. (1+2)

    5. Sketch the larynx and explain the working of larynx.(2+2)

    6. Read the given passage below and answer the question:

    Raghav kept a mini sound player in each of two similar containers. He then tightly covered
    both the containers with stretched plastic sheets. He placed some tiny rubber beads on the
    surface of the sheets. The picture shows what Raghav noticed when he turned on the sound
    player.

    (i) Which of these questions can be answered using the result of Raghav’s activity?(1)
    (a) Does sound travel as waves?
    (b) Does sound produce vibration?
    (c) Does sound travel through a vacuum?
    (d) Does sound travel faster in solids than in gases?

    (ii) Would the result of Raghav’s activity change if fewer beads had been used? Explain your
    answer. (1+2)

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