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8.2 Common Properties of All Waves (a)vibrate in a direction perpendicular to the

If sound waves travel from direction of the propagation.
1. air to water, which of the
following remains unchanged? (b) vibrate in a direction parallel to the direction of
(a) Velocity (b) Wavelength the propagation.
(c) Frequency (d) Intensity. (c) move in circle.
2. What will be the wave velocity, (d) move in ellipse.
if the radar gives
54 waves per min and wavelength 9. Distance between two consecutive crests which are on
of the given wave
is 10 m? a string is 5 cm. Velocity of transverse wave is 2 ms.
(a) 4 m/s (b) 6 m/s (c) 9 Then, the frequency is
m/s (d) 5 m/s
The frequency n is given by (a) 5 Hz (b) 40 Hz (c) 20 Hz (d) 15 Hz
3.
1 10. The well known example of longitudinal wave is
(a) (b) n= (a) sound waves (b) light waves
2Tt
(c) wireless waves (d) water waves
2Tt
(c) n= (d) Both (a) and (b) 11. The waves produced by a motorboat, sailing in water,
4. When a tuning fork produces sound waves in air, are
which one of the following is same in the material of (a) Stationary (b) Transverse
(c) Longitudinal
tuning fork as well as in air?
(d) Both longitudinal and transverse
(a) Wavelength (b) Frequency
(c) Velocity (d) Amplitude 8.4 Mathematical Expression of a Wave
5. The diagram below shows the propagation of a wave.
Which points are in same phase? 12. A wave is represented by x = 0.4 cos 8t -
E where x and y are in metres and t in seconds. The
frequency of the wave is
A
4 8
(a) (b)
G Tt
B
5 6
(a) Fand G Cand E
(b) (c) (d)
(c) and G (d) Band F
a wave is
6. Frequency of audible sound waves ranges between 13. The equation of y=4sin 2+
20 Hz and 20 kHz. If the velocity of sound in air is
where y, x are in cm and time is in second. The
320 m/s, the range of the wavelengths of the sound amplitude, wavelength,velocity and frequency of the
in air is wave are respectively
(a) 1.6 cm to l6 m (b) 1.6 m to 16 m
(a) 4 cm, 32 cm, 16 cm/s, 0.5 Hz
(c) 16 cm to 16 m (d) 16 mm to 16 cm
(b) 8cm, 16 cm, 32 cm/s, 1.0 Hz
(c) 4 cm, 32 cm, 32 cm/s, 0.5 Hz
8.3 Transverse Waves and Longitudinal (d) 8 cm, 16 cm, 16 cm/s, 1.0 Hz
Waves 14. The equationy=4+2 sin (6t- 3x) represents a wave
a direction
7. The particles of the medium vibrate in wave. motion. Then, wave speed and amplitude, respectively
parallel to the direction of propagation of the are
Such a wave is called
(a) wave speed unit, amplitude 6 unit
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(a) transverse wave. (b) stationary wave. (b) wave speed 2 unit, amplitude 2 unit
wave.
(c) longitudinal wave. (a) electromagnetic (c) wave speed 4 unit, amplitude 1/2 unit
8. In transverse wave, the particles of the medium
a
(d) wave speed 1/2 unit, amplitude 5 unit
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8.5 The Speed of Travelling Waves
I5. A travelling wave passes through a point of 23. The two waves are given as x, Asin(ot
0.\x)
2nd
observation. At this point, the time interval between x, = A sin ot -[Link]
successive crests is 0.2 s, then, wave ix
The resultant amplitude of combined
(a) wavelength is 5 m.
(b) frequency is 5 Hz. 2A cos
(b) A2cos
(a)
(c) velocity of propagation is 5 m/s. 4

(d) wavelength is 0.2 m.

I6. A transverse wave is propagating on a stretched string
(c) 2Acos 2

whose mass per unit length is 32 g m.

The tension 24. Two identical sinusoidal waves each of amplitude
on the string is 80 N. The speed of the wave in the 5 mm with a phase difference of /2 aretraveling
string is the same direction in
a string. The amplitude
ofthe
resultant wave (in mm) is
(a) m
5
(b)
V2
Pms
(a) zero
(b) 5/2 (c)
(d) 2.5

(c) 50 ms-! (d) 2 ms

V5 8.7 Echo, Reverberation and Acoustics
17. Ifthe pressure, temperature and density of an ideal 25. To hear an echo, the total distance covered by sound
gas are denoted by P, T and p, respectively, the
from the point of generation to the reflecting sur
velocity of sound in the gas is
and back should be atleast
proportional to VP, when Tis constant
(a) (a) 36 m (b) 17.2 m (c) 34.4 m (d) 19 m
proportional to 1/ N2.
(b)
(c) proportional to VP, whenp is constant 8.8 Qualities of Sound
(d) proportional to T A note is
26.
18. If the Young's modulus of the material of a rod is (a) pure sine vibration (b) pure tan vibration
2 x 10' Nm and its density is 8000 kg m, the
straight motion
(c) iregular disturbance (d)
time taken by a sound wave to traverse l m of the rod
will be 27. Loudness can be increased by
(a) 3x 10s (b) 2x 10-s (a) increasing distance. (b) resonance.
(c) decreasing intensity. (d) decreasing amplitude.
(c) 3x 10s (d) 2x 10- s
19. A travelling harmonic wave on a string is described 28. Quality of a musical note depends on
by y = 7.5 sin(0.005x + 12t) in metre. Its time period (a) harmonics present. (b) length of the wave.
in second is (c) velocity of sound in the medium.
(a) (b) (c)
(d) fundamental frequency.
12 (d)
6 2
20. The speed of sound in a gas of density p at a pressure 8.9 Doppler Effect
Pis proportional to 29. A train approaches stationary observer, the velocity
1
(a) (b) of train being of the velocity of sound. A sharp
20
blast is blown with the whistle of the engine at equal
(c) (d) intervals of a second. The interval between the
successive blasts as heard by the
observer
21. Atwhat temperature will the speed of sound 1 1

3 times its value at 0°C?

inair be (a) (b) -min (c) 19
(d)
19
-min
20 20 20
(a) 1184°C 20
(b) 1148°C
(c) 2184°C 30. A train moving at a speed of 200 m s towards a
(d) 2148°C
stationary object, emits a sound offrequency 1000 h.
22. If the Young's modulus of the material of a rod is Some of the sound reaching reflected
2x
10" Nm and its density is 8000 kg the object gets
m', the backtothe train as echo. The as

time taken by a sound wave to traverse l m of the rod frequency of the echo
detected by the driver of the train is (speed sound
will be
in air is 300 m s)
(a) 3x 10s (b) 2x 10-s (a) 3500 Hz
(c) 3x 10*s (d) (b) 4000 Hz
2x 10s (c) 5000 Hz
(d) 3000 Hz
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A SOurce of souind S is
31. moving with a velocity of (b) 240 Hz
s0 ms towards a stationary observer. The (a) 1440 Hz
measures the frequencyof source as observer (c) 1200 Hz (d) 96O Hz.
the 1000 Hz. hat
will be the apparent
Ircquency of the source when it 39, When both source and listener approach each other
ismoving away form he observer after
crossing with a velocity cqual to half the velocity of sound, the
Ihe velocily of the sound in the medium s 350 him? change in frequency of the sound
as detected by the

(a) 750 Hz
ms! listener is
(b) 857 Hz.
(c) 1143 Hz (a) 300% (b) 100% (c) 150% (d) 200%
(d) 1333 IH%.
Two cars arcapproaching cach 40. Two whistles A and B produce notes of frequencies a
32. other with same 660 Hz and 596 Hz respectively. There is listener
of 20 m/s. A man in car A fires bullets at spced
regular at the midpoint of the line joining them. Both the
intervals of 10 scconds. What will be
the time interval whistle B and the listener start moving with speed
noted by a man in car B between 2 bullcts? away from whistle A. If speed of sound be
(velocity of sound=340 m/s) 30 ms
(a) 11.1s (b) 10 s 330 ms, number of beats heard by the listener is
(c) 8.9 s (d) 12 s (d) 8
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 6
33. A train blowing a whistle is moving towards a a a
stationary observer, with a speed of 34 m/s. The speed 41. A stationary police car sounds siren with frequency m s, an
of 990 Hz. If the speed of sound is 330
of the train is then reduced to 17 m/s. n, and n, are
observer, driving towards the car with a speed of
the apparent frequencies registered by the observer in 33 ms,the frequency heard by the observer is
thefirst and second case. What the ratio "",if the (a) 891 Hz (b) 900 Hz
speed of sound is 340 m/s? (c) 1089 Hz (d) 1100 Hz
(a) 18: 19 (b) 19: 18 (c) 1:2 (d) 2: 1 cm
42. A source of sound producing wavelength of 50
34. A person is standing on a railway platform. An engine is moving away from stationary observer with (1/5)n
blowing a whistle of frequency 640 Hz approaches speed of sound. Then, the wavelength of sound heard
him with a speed of 72 km/hr. The frequency of the by observer is
(a) 70 cm (b) 55 cm (c) 40 cm (d) 60
cm
sound heard by the person is (velocity of sound is
340 m/s) 43. Two trains are moving towards each other with
sand a15 m relative to the ground.
(a) 650 Hz (b) 660Hz (c) 675 Hz(d) 680 Hz 20 m
of s
speeds
35. If a stationary observer notes a change of 25% in the The first train sounds whistle of frequency 600Hz,
a passenger in
frequency of a whistle of an engine coming towards the frequency of the whistle heard by
him, then the velocity of the engine is (velocity of the second train before the trains meet is (the speed
of sound in air is 340 ms)
sound = 332 m/s) (a) 600 Hz (b) 585 Hz (c) 645 Hz(d) 666 Hz
(a) 66.4 m/s (b) 64 m/s
(c) 60 km/hr se (d) 32 km/hr 44. The driver of a car travelling with speed 30 m/s
towards a hill sounds a horn of frequency 600 Hz. If
cm
36.
A
whistle tied at the end of a string of length 50 the velocity of sound in air is 330 m/s, the frequency
revolves in a circular path with angular speed of reflected sound as heard by the driver is
the whistle
O= 20rad/s. The frequency sound from
of (b) 555.5 Hz
(a) 720 Hz
is 385 Hz. What is the minimum
frequency heard (c) 550 Hz (d) 500 Hz
away from the whistle?
by an observer which is far 45.
a
A racing car moving towards cliff sounds its horn.
(v=340 m/s) The driver observes that the sound reflected from
Hz(d) 333 Hz
(a)394 Hz (b) 385 Hz (c) 374 the cliff has a pitch oneoctave
v=
higher than the actual
a the velocity of sound, the
engine driver moving towards a wall with sound of the horn. If
37. An car
a 1400 Hz (speed of velocity of the is
velocity of 60 m/s emits sound of
frequency of the sound (a) v/W2 (b) v/2 (c) v/3 (d) v/4
sound in air ís 340m/s). The as
heard by the engine with
after reflection from the wall 46. A source and an observer approach each other
same velocity 50 m/s. If the apparent frequency is
driver is
(b) 1200 Hz 434 Hz, then the real frequency is
(a) 1600 Hz =
(d) 2000Hz (Given velocity of sound 332 m/s)
(c) 1000 Hz 420 Hz
approaches (a) 320 Hz (b) 360 Hz (c) 390 Hz(d)
38. An object producing a pitch of 600 Hz a velocity n a listener
a stationary person in
a straight line with 47. If a source of sound of frequency and
person a to (1/20)
m/[Link] of sound is 300 m/s. The approach each other with velocity equal
200 by
of
frequency, as the object flies
past of velocity of sound., the apparent frequency heard
will note a change in
the listener is
him, equal to
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(a)
of sound. What is the percentage increase
(9 (b) apparent frequency?
(b) 10%
(a) 5%
48. The apparent frequency of a note is 200 Hz, when a (d) 25%
(c) 209%
listener is moving with a velocity of 40 ms towards
a stationary source. When he moves away fromn
the 50. Dopplers effect in the form of frequency doesn't
same source, the apparent frequency of the same note depend upon
is 160 Hz. The velocity of sound in air in m/s is (a) frequency produced by waves
(a) 340 (b) 330 (c) 360 (d) 320 (b) velocity of source
49, An observer moves towards a stationary source (c) velocity of observer
of sound with a velocity of one fifth of the velocity (d) separation between source and observer.