Chapter 9: Sound Physics Mcqs for High School - Grade 10 - Set 1

1)   The human ear responds to intensities in range

a. 10-12Wm-2 to 1Wm-2
b. 15Wm-2 to 18Wm-2
c. 108Wm-2 to 2Wm-2
d. 10-3Wm-1 to 10-6Wm-1
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 10-12Wm-2 to 1Wm-2

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2)   Sound waves are produced by

a. linear motion
b. circular motion
c. vibrating bodies
d. transitional motion
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: vibrating bodies

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3)   The loudness of sound varies directly with the vibrating body's

a. intensity
b. amplitude
c. pitch
d. quality
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: amplitude

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4)    The sensation of sound persists in our brain for about

a. 0.001s
b. 0.2s
c. 0.1s
d. 10s
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 0.1s

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5)   Sound energy passing per second through a unit area held perpendicular is called

a. intensity
b. frequency
c. amplitude
d. quality
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: intensity

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6)    Sounds of frequency higher than 20,000 Hz which are inaudible to normal human ear are called

a. noise
b. frequency
c. ultrasonic
d. amplitude
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: ultrasonic

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7)   The loudness and amplitude of sound varies

a. directly
b. inversely
c. Not related
d. proportionally
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: directly

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8)   The speed of sound varies with

a. humidity only
b. temperature only
c. pressure
d. humidity and temperature
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: humidity and temperature

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9)   The scale to measure the intensity level of sound is called

a. vector scale
b. measuring ruler
c. bel scale
d. decibel scale
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: decibel scale

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10)   To find the speed of sound, we use the relation

a. v = fλ
b. f = vλ
c. lambda = fv
d. v = f + lambda;
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: v = fλ

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11)    Echoes maybe heard more than once due to

a. multiple reflections
b. single time reflection
c. refraction
d. diffraction of waves
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: multiple reflections

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12)   SONAR is the abbreviation of

a. small navigation and random
b. sky navigation and ranging
c. sun nuclear ranging
d. sound navigation and ranging
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: sound navigation and ranging

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13)   Old people can not hear sounds even above

a. 5,000 Hz
b. 15,000 Hz
c. 10,000 Hz
d. 8,000 Hz
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 15,000 Hz

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14)    Sound waves are

a. Longitudinal
b. Transverse
c. Electromagnetic
d. Only magnetic
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Longitudinal

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15)   The intensity level of the rustling of leaves is

a. 25 dB
b. 0 dB
c. 10 dB
d. 100 dB
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 10 dB

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16)   To communicate with each other, Elephants use

a. low frequency sound waves
b. low frequency light waves
c. high frequency sound waves
d. low frequency heat waves
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: low frequency sound waves

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17)   The technique or method to absorb undesirable sounds by soft and porous surface is called

a. acoustic protection
b. unacoustic protection
c. audible protection
d. decibel protection
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: acoustic protection

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18)   A normal human ear can hear a sound only if its frequency lies between

a. 30 Hz to 30,000 Hz
b. 50 Hz to 50,000 Hz
c. 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz
d. 10 Hz to 10,000 Hz
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz

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19)   The speed of sound in air is

a. 343ms-1
b. 343ms-2
c. 341ms-1
d. 250ms-1
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 343ms-1

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20)   The speed of sound can be found by relation

a. v = cλ
b. v = ma
c. v = fλ
d. f=1⁄T
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: v = fλ

Explanation:
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