Chapter 4 SOUND MCQs 11 min Score: 0 Attempted: 0/11 Subscribe 1. . The velocity of sound in air at 0°C is: (A) 3 × 10⁸ m/s (B) 330 km/s (C) 331.3 m/s (D) 3300 m/sShow All Answers 2. . Sound waves are: (A) Transverse waves (B) Longitudinal waves (C) Electromagnetic waves (D) Matter wavesShow All Answers 3. . The speed of sound is greatest in: (A) Iron (B) Water (C) Air (D) VacuumShow All Answers 4. . Unit of intensity level of sound is: (A) Graham Bell (B) Hertz (C) W/m² (D) DecibelShow All Answers 5. . Sounds of frequencies higher than 20,000 Hz are called: (A) Harmonic (B) Ultrasonic (C) Supersonic (D) BeatsShow All Answers 6. . The property of sound by which a shrill sound can be distinguished from a grave one is called: (A) Pitch of sound (B) Quality of sound (C) Wavelength of sound (D) Intensity of soundShow All Answers 7. . The unit of intensity of sound is: (A) watt/m (B) watt/m² (C) N/m (D) BellShow All Answers 8. . Ear of a normal human being responds to frequencies between: (A) 20 to 200 Hz (B) 20 to 2000 Hz (C) 20 to 20,000 Hz (D) 2000 to 30,000 HzShow All Answers 9. . For destructive interference of sound waves, the condition for path difference is: (A) S = nλ (B) S = 2nλ (C) S = (2n + 1)λ (D) S = (2n + 1)λ / 2Show All Answers 10. . Two tuning forks of frequencies 250 Hz and 252 Hz are sounded together. The number of beats produced is: (A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) 502Show All Answers 11. . The change in pitch due to relative motion between source and listener is called: (A) Doppler’s Effect (B) Beats (C) Echo (D) AcousticsShow All Answers