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Sound

Appeared in 11 of the 11 available papers.

Examined in
11 of 11 papers

Appears almost every year — treat as core

Typically worth
11.6 marks

Average per paper it appears in · 128 marks in total

Usual form
Short answer

45% of this chapter's 100 questions

Needs a diagram
25%

25 questions carry a figure — practise drawing them

Question-type distribution

  • Short answer45
  • Numerical16
  • Reasoning12
  • MCQ12
  • Definition6
  • Identification4
  • Diagram3
  • Fill in the blank2

Most frequent topics

Sound and vibrations 65Resonance 3Echo and the time of reflection 2Forced vibrations 2Loudness and amplitude 2Quality (timbre) of sound 1Echo and the speed of sound 1Quality of sound 1
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2(vi)

A metal foot ruler is held at the edge of a table. It is pressed at its free end and then released. It vibrates.

7(iii)

We are able to see the T.V. channels clearly when we set T.V. on auto-tuning.

1

Choose the correct answers to the questions from the given options. (Do not copy the questions, write the correct answers only.)

4(i)

Rohit playing a flute and Anita playing a piano emit sounds of same pitch and loudness.

5(ii)

The diagram below shows a vibrating tuning fork E mounted on a sound box X. When the vibrating tuning forks A, B, C and D are placed on the sound box Y one by one, it is observed that a louder sound is produced when the tuning fork B is place on Y.

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6(i)

Study the below figure and answer the following :

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Select the correct option for each of the following questions

20

A boy standing in front of a wall produces two whistles per second. He notices that the sound of his whistling coincides with the echo. The echo is heard only once when whistling is stopped. Calculate the distance between the boy and the wall. (The speed of sound in air = 320 m/s)

1(e)

Give one example of each when :