PHYSICS CHAPTER # 08

Wave Motion and Sound

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1. According to Hooke’s law the change in the length of a spring is directly proportional to: B
a) Its weight b) Applied force
c) Its temperature d) Current passing through it
2. Mathematically, Hooke’s law is stated as: D
1
a) F = ma b) F = kx2
2
1
c) F = kx d) F = kx
2
3. In simple Harmonic Motion the acceleration of a body is always directed towards and proportional A
to its displacement from:
a) Its mean position b) The point at which it is attached to the wall
c) The point at which force is applied d) None of these
4. One complete round trip of a body about a mean position is called a: B
a) Rotation b) Vibration
c) Period d) Frequency
5. The maximum displacement of a vibrating body from the equilibrium position is called: C
a) Circumference b) Radius
c) Amplitude d) Oscillation
6. A point P is moving with uniform angular speed along a circle of radius r. The speed of its A
projection Q on the diameter will be:
a) V =  r 2  x 2 b) V = 2 (r - x)
 1
c) V = r2  x2 d) V = r2  x2
r 
7. The relation between the time period T and angular velocity  is given by: D
1 
a) T = b) T =
 2
2
c) T = 2  d) T =

8. The displacement of a vibrating mass attached to a spring at time t is given by: B
k k
a) x = xo Sin t b) x = xo Cos t
m m
k
c) x = xo Cos kmt d) x = xo Cos ( t )
m
9. The instantaneous velocity of a mass attached to a spring is given by: C
2
k x m xo
a) V = xo 1 b) V = xo 1
m xo k x2
k x2 k x2
c) V = xo 1 d) V = xo 1 1
m xo2 m xo2

10. The kinetic energy of a mass attached to a spring is given by: B

1 1
a) K.E. = k ( x o 2  x 2 ) b) K.E. = k (xo2 – x2)
2 2
1 1
c) K.E. = k2 (xo2 – x2) d) K.E. = k (x2 – xo2)
2 2
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11. The kinetic energy of a mass attached to a spring is maximum at: A
a) Mean position b) Extreme position
c) Between extreme position and mean position d) None of these
12. The acceleration of a simple pendulum is given by: A
g g
a) a = ( - ) x b) a = - ( ) x
l l
1 g 2
c) a = - glx d) a = - ( ) x
2 l
13. The angular velocity of a simple pendulum is given by: A
g
a)  = b)  = lg
l
l
c)  = d)  = l g
g

14. The frequency of a second’s pendulum is: D

a) 1 Hz b) 2 Hz
1
c) 4 Hz d) Hz
2
15. The waves that require a medium for their propagation are called: D
a) Transverse waves b) Electromagnetic waves
c) Matter waves d) Mechanical waves
16. The speed of propagation of a wave is given by: D
T
a) V =  T b) V =

2 
c) V = d) V =
T T
17. Longitudinal waves are those in which the particles of the medium move: C
a) In the direction of wave motion b) Opposite to the direction of wave motion
c) Back and forth parallel to the direction of the wave motion
d) Perpendicular to the direction of waves
18. A ripple tank is used to study: C
a) Nature of water b) Properties of light
c) Various features of waves d) None of these
19. Wavelength and time period are related to the velocity by the relation: A
V
a)  = VT b)  =
T
T V
c) V = d) T =
 
20. Water waves are not perfectly transverse and their particles move in: B
a) Elliptical orbits b) Circular orbits
c) Straight lines d) Slanting lines
21. The bouncing back of a wave from the boundary of two different media is known as: D
a) Refraction b) Transmission
c) Diffraction d) Reflection
22. The energy transported through a unit area held perpendicular to the wave in one second is: A
1 1 2 2
a) C2 r 2 b) C r
2 2
1 1 2 2 2
c) Cr 2 d)  C r
2 2

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23. The points on the cord which do not oscillate in stationary wave are known as: C
a) Crests b) Troughs
c) Nodes d) Antinodes
24. The distance between two consecutive nodes or antinodes is the same and equal to: A
a) Half the wavelength b) Full wavelength
c) Double the wavelength d) Three times the wavelength
25. When two exactly similar waves moving along the same line superimpose _______ are formed: C
a) Transverse waves b) Longitudinal waves
c) Stationary waves d) Mechanical waves
26. If a stretched string of length l and mass m having tension T is plucked at its middle point, the B
frequency of the stationary waves produced in it is given by:
2 T l 1 T l
a) f1 = b) f1 =
l m 2l m
1 T m 1 T l
c) f1 = d) f1 =
2l l 2l m2
27. If a stretched string vibrates in n loops then its frequency fn is given by: A
a) fn = nf1 b) fn = n2f1
1 nf
c) fn = f1 d) fn = 1
n 2
28. A string of length l vibrates in n loops. The wavelength of the stationary waves produced is given D
by:
2l l
a)  n = 2 b)
n 2 n
2n 2l
c) d)
l n
29. The sonometer is used to find out: A
a) Frequency b) Amplitude
c) Velocity d) None of these
30. The frequency of the tuning fork determined with the help of a sonometer is given by: D
1 m 1 m
a) f = b) f =
2l T l T
2 T 1 T
c) f = d) f =
l m 2l m
31. Longitudinal waves are also called: A
a) Compressional waves b) Mechanical waves
c) Transverse waves d) Radio waves
32. If E is the elasticity of a medium and  is its density then according to Newton the velocity of sound B
in that medium is given by the formula:
E E
a) V = b) V =
 

c) V = d) V = E
E
33. In compressional waves, the layer of medium having reduced pressure is called: D
a) Compression b) Elasticity
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34. Sound cannot propagate through: D
a) Walls b) Grass
c) Wood d) Vacuum
35. Velocity of sound increases with the _______ of the medium: C
a) Surface area b) Viscosity
c) Elasticity d) Depth
37. Velocity of sound obtained from Newton’s formula comes out to be: A
a) 280 ms-1 b) 180 ms-1
c) 330 ms-1 d) 110 ms-1
38. After Laplace’s correction, Newton’s formula for the velocity changes to: B
P P
a) V =  b) V =
 
 
c) V = r d) V = P
P 
39. The velocity of sound obtained by Laplace’s formula comes out to be approximately: A
a) 333 ms-1 b) 222 ms-1
-1
c) 1100 ms d) 110 ms-1
40. The exact value of the speed of sound is: B
a) 339 ms-1 b) 333 ms-1
c) 33 ms-1 d) None of these
41. The speed of sound in the air increases approximately by _______ for each degree rise in C
temperature:
a) 1.6 ms-1 b) 2.6 ms-1
c) 0.6 ms-1 d) 6.1 ms-1
42. If V1 and V2 are velocities of sound at absolute temperatures T1 and T2 repectively then they can be D
related by the expression:
V1 T V2 T1
a) = 1 b) =
V2 T2 V1 T2
V2 T V1 T
c) = 2 d) = 1
V1 T1 V2 T2

44. Intensity of sound is the _______ transmitted normally per second through a unit area: D
a) Number of waves b) Number of crests
c) Number of troughs d) Amount of energy
45. Mathematically, the intensity of sound is given by: A
E A
a) I = b) I =
At Et
t
c) I = d) I = EA  t
EA
46. The SI units of intensity of sound are: D
a) Watt/m3 b) Joules/s2
c) Erg m-2s d) Watt/m2
47. Loudness of sound depends on intensity as well as the _______: D
a) Frequency b) Amplitude
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48. According to the Weber-Fechner Law, loudness of sound is directly proportional to the _______ of D
intensity:
a) Square b) Square root
c) Cube root d) Logarithm
49. The difference in _______ of two sounds is known as intensity level: A
a) Loudness b) Frequency
c) Wavelength d) Energy
50. The intensity level of sound of intensity I w.r.t. the intensity of faintest audible sound Io is obtained D
by the formula:
I
a) I.L. = K log ( o ) b) I.L. = KIo log I
I
I
c) I.L. = IK log Io d) I.L. = K log ( )
Io

51. The unit of intensity level of sound is called a: B

a) Joule b) Bel
c) Lumen d) Hertz
52. The intensity of ordinary conversation is: B
a) 10-3 watt/m2 b) 10-6 watt/m2
c) 10-9 watt/m2 d) 10-12 watt/m2
53. The intensity level of ordinary conversation is: D
a) 30 db b) 40 db
c) 50 db d) 60 db
54. The intensity level of fainted audible sound is: D
a) 0.1 db b) 10-3 db
c) 10-6 db d) 0 db
56. The minimum frequency that a human can detect is: B
a) 2 Hz b) 20 Hz
c) 200 Hz d) 2,000 Hz
57. The maximum frequency a human ear can detect is: C
a) 2,000 Hz b) 10,000 Hz
c) 20,000 Hz d) 2  106 Hz
58. The human ear is most sensitive in the frequency range of: A
a) 2,000 to 4,000 Hz b) 4,000 to 8,000 Hz
c) 3,000 to 6,000 Hz d) 5,000 to 11,000 Hz
59. Pitch is a sensation produced by sound that depends upon its _______: D
a) Velocity b) Intensity
c) Amplitude d) Frequency
60. The characteristic of sound by which a sound of exactly the same pitch and loudness coming from A
another source is called the _______ of sound:
a) Quality b) Quantity
c) Sensitivity d) Intensity
61. When two waves superimpose on each other, their combined effect is called: B
a) Enhancement b) Interference
c) Interaction d) None of these
62. When two bodies of slightly different frequencies are sounded simultaneously there are rises and C
falls in the loudness of the resultant sound called:
a) Alterations b) Beads
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63. Doppler’s effect is the change in the _______ of sound caused by the relative motion of the source B
and the listener:
a) Velocity b) Frequency
c) Amplitude d) Loudness
64. If V is the velocity of sound and ‘a’ is the velocity of the source approaching a listener then the D
frequency heard by the listener will be:
Va aV
a) f  = f b) f  = f
V V
aV V
c) f  = f d) f  = f
V Va
65. Applications of the results of scientific studies in the designs of buildings etc. is called: C
a) Optics b) Wave mechanics
c) Acoustics d) Statics
66. Echoes are produced by the _______ of sound: A
a) Reflection b) Interference
c) Deflection d) Diffraction
67. The echoing effect in which sound to be prolonged is called: D
a) Doppler effect b) Constructive interference
c) Beats d) Reverberation
68. Radio and Television programmes are produced by _______ for us: B
a) Sound waves b) Electromagnetic waves
c) Translatory waves d) None of these
69. _______ medium is essential to produce sound waves: A
a) Material b) Vibratory
c) Elastic d) Light
70. The waves which require medium for their motion are called _______ waves: A
a) Mechanical b) Vibratory
c) Simple d) None of these
71. The waves which do not require any medium for their motion are called _______ waves: B
a) Mechanical b) Electromagnetic
c) Positive d) Horizontal
72. In pendulum, the to and fro motion is called _______ motion: C
a) Mechanical b) Elastic
c) Vibratory d) None of these
73. “Simple Harmonic Motion” is a type of _______ motion: A
a) Vibratory b) Elastic
c) Mechanical d) Magnetic
74. A motion which repeats itself in equal intervals of time is called _______: B
a) Displacement b) Periodic motion
c) Negative d) Vertical motion
75. The one complete round trip of a body is called _______: A
a) Vibration b) Circle
c) Cable d) Equilibrium
76. The time required to complete one vibration is called: B
a) Frequency b) Time period
c) Amplitude d) None of these
77. The total number of vibrations executed by a body in one second is called its _______: D
a) Time period b) Amplitude
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78. The unit of frequency is _______: A
a) Hertz (Hz) b) Newton
c) Cycles d) None of these
79. The relation of frequency and time period is shown by the formula _______: A
1
a) f = b) f = T
T
c) f = 2T d) None of these
80. The maximum displacement of the body on either side of its equilibrium position is called _______: D
a) Displacement b) Vibration
c) Time period d) Amplitude
81. A force of 0.03N is required to displace a body attached to a spring through 0.2m from its D
equilibrium position, calculate the spring constant of the spring:
a) K = 1.50 N/m b) K = 15.0 N/m
c) K = 51.0 N/m d) K = 0.15 N/m
82. A force of 15N is required to displace a body attached to a spring through 0.3 from its equilibrium A
position, calculate the spring constant of the spring:
a) 50 N/m b) 5.0 N/m
c) 0.5 N/m d) 0.05 N/m
83. If the force applied on a spring is 50N and its displacement is 0.3m, find the value of spring C
constant:
a) 4.7 N/m b) 76.76 N/m
c) 166.67 N/m d) 67.77 N/m
84. If the displacement of a spring is 0.5m and the spring constant value is 0.8N/m, then find the applied A
force:
a) 0.4 N b) 0.6 N
c) 0.8 N d) 0.12 N
85. If the value of spring constant of any spring is 0.04 N/m and the value of displacement for spring is A
3m, then find the required force:
a) 0.12 N b) 12.0 N
c) 1.2 N d) 2.1 N
86. The formula for Hooke’s law is _______: B
a) F = ma b) F = Kx
mv 2 1
c) Fc = d) Fc = mv2
r 2
87. When a mass ‘m’ is attached to a spring then its acceleration will be _______: C
k 3 m
a) a = a b) a = x
m k
k k
c) a = - x d) a = x0
m m
88. If the time period of a body which is attached with spring is 7.26 sec, then find its frequency: C
a) 9.13 vib s-1 b) 0.614 vib s-1
-1
c) 0.138 vib s d) 0.194 vib s-1
89. If the time period of a body which is attached with spring is 3.43 sec, then find its frequency: D
a) 3.29 vib s-1 b) 9.29 vib s-1
c) 2.39 vib s-1 d) 0.292 vib s-1
90. If the frequency of an object which is attached with a spring is 0.57 vibs-1, then find its angular speed D
(  ):
a) 6.35 rad s-1 b) 5.36 rad s-1
-1
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91. If the frequency of a body which is attached to a spring is 0.636 vib s-1, then find its angular speed: D
a) 6 rad s-1 b) 5 rad s-1
-1
c) 8 rad s d) 4 rad s-1
92. The curve which gives the displacement as function of time is known as the wave form of _______: A
a) Simple Harmonic Motion b) Simple Motion
c) Pendulum motion d) None of these
93. The time period of second pendulum is _______: C
a) 4 sec b) 3 sec
c) 2 sec d) 5 sec
94. Those pendulums which have same lengths, have also same _______: A
a) Natural Period b) different frequency
c) Different period d) None of these
95. We can say that the frequency is the _______ of the time period T. A
a) Reciprocal b) Relation
c) Directly d) Crests
96. The general equation of wave-motion is _______: B
f
a) V = b) V = f 


c) V = d) V = f2 
f
97. The wave in which any particle vibrates along the perpendicular line of wave propagation, are C
known as _______ waves:
a) Crest b) Sound
c) Transverse d) General
99. When the wave advances through a surface of water, then water molecules move around circular B
paths at their _______ positions:
a) Transverse b) Respective
c) Inverse d) None of these
100. A human ear can hear a sound of frequency _______: B
a) 80Hz ----- 100Hz b) 20Hz ----- 20,000Hz
c) 200Hz ----- 500Hz d) None of these
101. The characteristic of sound by which a shrill sound can be distinguished from a grave one is called a C
_______ sound:
a) Musical sound b) Sound waves
c) Pitch of sound d) None of these
102. If a stretched string vibrates in a loop then its frequency ‘fn’ is given by: A
a) fn = nf1 b) fn = nf2
c) fn = nf3 d) None of these
103. Velocity of sound _______ with the elasticity of the medium: B
a) Decreases b) Increases
c) Zero d) None of these
104. The value of the speed of sound is _______: D
a) 301 m/s b) 741 m/s
c) 504 m/s d) None of these
105. The unit of intensity level of sound is called _______: A
a) Bel b) Joule
c) watt d) None of these

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