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1. Sound is produced due to
A. Rotation of objects
B. Vibration of objects
C. Motion of air
D. Friction between surfaces
2. The sensation of hearing is produced in our ears due to
A. Sound energy
B. Light energy
C. Heat energy
D. Chemical energy
3. Which activity shows that vibrating objects produce sound?
A. Touching a stationary tuning fork
B. Plucking a stretched rubber band
C. Heating a metal rod
D. Freezing water
4. The sound of the human voice is produced due to vibration of
A. Tongue
B. Vocal cords
C. Teeth
D. Lips
5. The matter through which sound is transmitted is called
A. Path
B. Medium
C. Channel
D. Source
6. Sound cannot travel through
A. Air
B. Water
C. Iron
D. Vacuum
7. When a vibrating object moves forward, it creates a region of
A. Rarefaction
B. Compression
C. Silence
D. Rest
8. A region of low pressure in a sound wave is called
A. Compression
B. Rarefaction
C. Crest
D. Node
9. In propagation of sound, particles of the medium
A. Move along the wave
B. Travel from source to listener
C. Vibrate about their mean positions
D. Do not move at all
10. Sound waves are also known as
A. Electromagnetic waves
B. Transverse waves
C. Mechanical waves
D. Stationary waves
11. The region of high pressure in a sound wave is called
A. Crest
B. Rarefaction
C. Compression
D. Trough
12. Propagation of sound can be visualised as propagation of
A. Temperature variations
B. Density variations
C. Magnetic variations
D. Electric variations
13. The disturbance in a medium that moves from one point to another is called
A. Frequency
B. Vibration
C. Wave
D. Sound energy
14. In longitudinal waves, the particles of the medium move
A. Perpendicular to wave propagation
B. Randomly
C. Parallel to wave propagation
D. Not at all
15. The slinky experiment demonstrates that sound waves are
A. Transverse waves
B. Longitudinal waves
C. Standing waves
D. Electromagnetic waves
16. In a slinky, the regions where the coils are closer are called
A. Rarefactions
B. Crests
C. Compressions
D. Nodes
17. The regions in a slinky where coils are farther apart are called
A. Compressions
B. Rarefactions
C. Troughs
D. Nodes
18. The motion of particles in a transverse wave is
A. Perpendicular to wave direction
B. Parallel to wave direction
C. Circular
D. Random
19. When we drop a pebble in a pond, the ripples are an example of
A. Longitudinal waves
B. Stationary waves
C. Transverse waves
D. Sound waves
20. Why are sound waves called longitudinal waves?
A. Because particles move in circular paths
B. Because particles move parallel to wave direction
C. Because waves move up and down
D. Because sound reflects easily
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