Chapter 13 Sound

Holy Child Public School
Class – VIII
Subject – Science
Assignment: Ch 13 Sound
Multiple Choice Questions:
1. Which of the following is true for an oscillating pendulum of fixed length?
(a) Frequency depends on amplitude of oscillation.
(b) Frequency and time-period are not related.
(c) Time-period depends on amplitude of oscillation.
(d) Frequency and time-period do not depend on amplitude of oscillation.
2. Sound can travel through
(a) solids only
(b) liquids only
(c) gases only
(d) all of these
3. Which of the following frequencies produces sound that is audible?
(a) 5 Hz (b) 15 Hz (c) 500 Hz (d) 50,000 Hz
4. In order to reduce the loudness of a sound, we have to
(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.
5. What is velocity of sound in air?
(a) 300 m/s. (b) 330 m/s. (c) 280 m/s. (d) 200 m/s.
6. The number of oscillations per second is called:
(a) Time period. (b) Amplitude. (c) Frequency. (d) None.
7. On what factor does loudness of sound depend?
(a) Pitch. (b) Frequency. (c) Time period. (d) Amplitude.
8. Sound is produced when objects:
(a) Rotate. (b) Vibrate. (c) Circulate. (d) None.
9. Name the section of throat in which the human voice is produced.
(a) Wind pipe. (b) Larynx. (c) Vocal cord. (d) None.
10. Bats and dolphins can produce and hear sounds with a frequency of:
(a) 12,000 Hz. (b) 1,20,000 Hz. (c) 1200 Hz. (d) 120 Hz.
11. Shrillness of a sound is determined by the……………… of vibration.
(a) Frequency. (b) Amplitude. (c) Time period. (d) Loudness.
12. Waves of frequency greater than 20,000 Hz are called:
(a) Panasonic. (b) Ultrasonic. (c) Sonic. (d) None.
13. In which medium speed of sound is maximum:
(a) Solid. (b) Liquid. (c) Air. (d) Vacuum.
14. Which is not characteristic of sound:
(a) Pitch. (b) Noise. (c) Loudness. (d) Shrill.
15. Reflected sound is called:
(a) Music. (b) Noise. (c) Echo. (d) None.
Name the following:
16. The maximum displacement of the bob from its mean position on either side.
17. The number of complete oscillations made by a pendulum in one second.
18. The characteristic of sound by which we distinguish a shrill sound from a grave sound.
19. The part of the ear which collects sound waves.
20. The sound having frequency less than 20 Hz.
Give reasons for the following:
21. We can hear the ringing out of the bell when placed in water as shown in picture.
22. Thunder is heard after a flash of lightning is seen.
23. The frequency of a sound produced by women and children is higher than the frequency
of the sound produced by men.
24. When we vibrate our hand forward and backward, we do not hear any sound.
25. You should not play radio, television or stereo system too loudly.
Answer the following questions:
26. Name the part which vibrates to produce sound in the following:
(a) Drums (b) Sitar (c) Flute
27. If 125 oscillations are produced in 5 seconds, what is the frequency in hertz?
28. Name the characteristic of sound which enables us to distinguish between a man’s voice
and a woman’s voice even without seeing them.
29. What are sounds of frequency below 20 Hz called?
30. How does loudness of the sound depends upon amplitude?
31. An alarm bell is kept inside a vessel as shown in Fig. A person standing close to it can
distinctly hear the alarm. Now if the air inside the vessel is removed completely how will
the loudness of alarm get affected for the same person?
Question No. 32 to 34 consist of two statements – Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Answer
these questions selecting appropriate option given below.
(a) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(b) Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(c) Assertion is true but reason is false.
(d) If both assertion and reason is false.
32. Assertion (A): Two person on the surface of the moon cannot talk to each other.
Reason (R): There is no atmosphere on moon.
33. Assertion (A): Every vibrating body is a source of sound.
Reason (R): All sound are audible to us.
34. Assertion (A): Trees should be planted along the roads to control noise pollution.
Reason (R): Trees act as noise buffers.
35. Comprehension Type

PASSAGE
The number of oscillations or vibrations made by a vibrating body in one second is
known as the frequency of the wave. The S.I. unit of frequency is hertz (Hz) which is
named after the name of scientist Heinrich Hertz.
Time taken to complete one vibration by the vibrating body is known as time period.
Time period and frequency are related as
Time period = 1 .
frequency
(a) The frequency of a source of sound is 20 Hz. Find its time period.
(b) A vibrating body vibrates 200 times in 5 second, calculate its frequency?
(c) A boy heard a sound of frequency 100 Hz at a distance of 500 m from the source of
sound. What is the time period of oscillating particles of the medium?

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