PHYSICS [ SOUND] Flashcards
When sound propagates in air, it does not carry energy with it
FALSE
In a longitudinal wave, compression and rarefaction are formed
TRUE
The distance from one compression to nearest rarefaction is called a wavelength
FALSE
The frequency is mesasured in seconds
FALSE
The quality of a sound depends on the ampliture of the wave
FALSE
The pitch of sound depends on frequency
TRUE
Decibel is the unit of pitch of sound
FALSE
The time period of a wave is 2s. its frqeuency is ____
0.5
The pitch of a stringed instrument is increased by ____ in the tension of the strings
INCREASE
The pitch of a flute is decreased by ___ in the length of the air column
INCREASE
Smaller the membrane, ______ is the pitch
MORE
If a drum is beaten hard, its loudness ___
INCREASES
A tuning fork produces sound of _____ frequency
SINGLE
Sound cannot travel in?
VACCUM
When sound travels in form of a wave, __________
THE PARTICLES OF THE MEDIUM TRANSFER ENERGY WITHOUT CHANGING THEIR MEAN POSITIONS