Class 8

Sound
1. Ruchika plays one of her ears on a wooden table and closes the other ear with her hand. She
asked her friend to gently tape on the table. she will
a) Hear the sound that travels through the wood b) Not hear the sound
c) Keep on hearing the sound after a regular interval of time d) none of these
2. Voice of which of the following is likely to have a minimum frequency?
a) Baby girl b) Baby boy c) A man d) A woman
3. An object vibrated with a frequency of 15 Hz. Which of the following is true?
a) It produces sound which we can hear
b) It does not produce sound.
c) It produces sound which we cannot hear.
d) It produces sound which we can hear if we strain our ears.
4. The hearing range of human ear is
a) a) 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz b) less than 20 Hz c) more than 20,000 Hz d) 20 Hz to
25,000 Hz
5. A person, pressing his ear on the railway tracks can hear an approaching train. This is
possible due to
a) Vibrations of railway tracks c) Vibrations of air
b) More speed of sound in solid medium d) Hearing ability of the man
6. Flash and thunder are produced simultaneously. But thunder is heard a few seconds after
the flash is seen. This is because
a) Speed of sound is greater than speed of light
b) Speed of sound is equal to the speed of light
c) Speed of light is much greater than the speed of sound
d) None of these.
7. A person is talking on the phone how does his ear drum work to hear a sound?
a) The sound enters the inner ear and travels to the brain.
b) The sound vibrates the eardrum that sends signals to the brain.
c) The sound vibrates the eardrum that goes into the inner ear and then to the brains.
d) The sound enters the inner ear and vibrates the eardrum that sends the signals to the Brain.
8. An object oscillates 50 times in one second. What should be its frequency?
a) 0.2 Hz b) 0.02 Hz c) 0.002 Hz d) 50 Hz
9. A person works in a factory where a lot of industrial machines run daily. Which one of the
following harmful effects is he likely to suffer from?
a) fever b) contract c) lack of vision d) lack of hearing
10. An electric guitar generates a sound of constant frequency. An increase in which sound
waves characteristics. Would result in an increase in an increase in loudness?
a) Speed b) wave length c) period d) amplitude.
11. An astronaut is moving in space when a big explosion occurs about 15 metres behind him.
How does the astronaut come to know about the explosion?
a) From the sound of the explosion.
b) From the light due to the explosion.
c) From light and sound due to the explosion.
d) From the vibrations due to the explosion.
12. A pendulum oscillates 20 times in 4 seconds. Find its time period.
a) 0.05 sec. b) 0.001 sec. c) 0.2 sec. d) 0.1 sec
13. Sound can travel through
a) gases only b) solids only c) liquids only d) solids, liquids,
and gases
14. Pitch of sound is determined by its
a) Frequency b) amplitude c) speed d) loudness
15. 1 hertz is equal to
a) 1 vibration per minute c) 10 vibrations per minute
 b) 60 vibrations per minute d) 600 vibrations per minute
16. Loudness of sound is measured in units of
a) decibel (dB) b) hertz (Hz) c) metre (m) d) metre/second (m/s)
17. Which of the following statements are correct?
(i) Sound is produced by vibrations.
(ii) Sound requires a medium for propagation.
(iii) Light and sound both require a medium for propagation.
(iv) Sound travels slower than light.
a) i & ii only b) i, ii & iii only c) ii, iii & iv only d) i, ii & iv only
18. Which one of the following options explains how sound is produced by voice box in the
human throat?
a) The voice box vibrates by the air coming out from the lungs.
b) The vocal cords vibrate by the air coming in through the voice box.
c) The vocal cords stretched across the voice box vibrate by the air coming from lungs.
d) The stretched vocal cords produce the air to vibrate the voice box.
19. The ceiling, floor and the walls of cinema halls and auditorium are covered with materials like tiles,
curtains and carpets in order to
a) Reflect the sound to the audience.
b) Absorb the sound coming from speakers.
c) Amplify the sound coming from speakers.
d) Hear the clear sound coming from speakers.
Answer the following questions
1. Differentiate between
a) Noise and Music
b) Ultrasonic and Infrasonic
c) Amplitude and frequency
d) Loudness and pitch.
e) Audible and inaudible sounds
f) Stringed instruments and wind instrument

2. How does speed of sound change in solids, liquids and gases?

3. Why can two astronauts not hear each other on the moon?
4. We cannot hear the sound of the exploding meteors in the sky, though we can see them. Why?
5. Kartik puts an electric bell in an air tight glass jar. At first, Nawaz hears the bell ringing,But when his
teacher pumps the air out of the jar, he is not able to hear the bell.
a) Why is Kartik unable to hear the bell when air has been pumped out of the jar?
b) Explain how sound travels from its source to the receiver.
6. Your parents are going to buy a house. They have been offered one on the roadside and another
three lanes away from the roadside. Which house would you suggest your parents should buy?
Explain your answer.
Answer -Purchasing a home three lanes from the roadside is preferable since the noise level will be
lower than on the main road. Vehicles may be the source of the noises; the noise strength
diminishes with increasing distance from the source to the listener. Therefore, purchasing a property
that is three lanes away from the roadside is preferable.
7. A simple pendulum makes 20 oscillations in 40 seconds. What is the time period and frequency of
its oscillation?
8. How is sound produced and how is it transmitted and heard by us?
9. When we speak and hear, does any part of our body vibrate? Name them.
10. . Difference between the vocal cord of men and women?
11. A pendulum oscillates 40 times in 4 seconds. Find its period and frequency.
12. The sound from a mosquito is produced when it vibrates its wings at an average rate of 500
vibrations per second. What is the period of the vibration?
13. Explain the working of Ear with the help of diagram.
14. How will you show that sound requires a medium? Explain with diagram
15. What does the working of a toy telephone tell us about sound?
16. What is the relation between ‘time-period’ and ‘frequency’ of an oscillating body?
17. What is the relation between amplitude and loudness?
18. What is noise pollution? What are the ways to reduce noise pollution?

19. Divya heard sound of thunderbolt 5 second after she saw flash of lightning. How far is she from the
place where lightning occurs? (speed of sound = 330 m/s)
20. Why should we not put a sharp, pointed or hard thing into our ears?
21. What differences will you hear in a sound if there is an increase in (i) amplitude, and (ii) frequency?
Answer: (i) The sound will become loud on increasing the amplitude.
(ii) The sound will become shrill on increasing the frequency.
22. How does sound of a bird differ from roar of a lion?
Answer: A bird makes a high-pitched sound whereas a lion makes a low-pitched roar. However, the
roar of a lion is very loud while the sound of the bird is quite feeble.
23. Which produces sound of a higher pitch: a drum or a whistle? Why?
Answer: A drum vibrates with a low frequency. Therefore, it produces a low-pitched sound. On the
other hand, a whistle has a high frequency and therefore, produces a sound of higher pitch.
24. How does loudness depend on the amplitude of vibrations?
Answer: Loudness of sound is proportional to the square of the amplitude of the vibration
producing the sound. For example, if the amplitude becomes twice, the loudness increases by a
factor of 4.
25. What can be done along the roads to reduce noise pollution caused by traffic from reaching the
residents of the area?
Answer: Trees must be planted along the roads and around buildings to cut down on the sounds
reaching the residents, thus reducing the harmful effects of noise pollution.
26. How is pitch related to frequency?
Answer: The frequency determines the shrillness or pitch of a sound. If the frequency of vibration is
higher we say that the sound is shrill and has a higher pitch. If the frequency of vibration is lower,
we say that the sound has a lower pitch
27. The sound from a mosquito is produced when it vibrates its wings at an average rate of 500
vibrations per second. What is the time period of the vibration?
Time period = 1/(Frequency of Oscillation)
Frequency of oscillations = 500 Hz
Time period = 1/500 = .002 s
28. What is the frequency of a vibrating body whose time-period is 0.05 second?
Answer: Time period = 1/(Frequency of Oscillation)
Or, Frequency = 1/ Time period
= 1/0.05 second
= 20 Hz
29. By how much the loudness of a sound change will when the amplitude of vibrations is: (a) doubled?
(b) Halved?
Answer: (a) If the amplitude of vibrations is doubled, then the loudness will become four times.
(b) If the amplitude of vibrations is halved, then the loudness will become one-fourth
30. The town hall building is situated near Boojho house. A clock is on the top of the town hall building.
The clock rings the bell every hour. Boojho has observed that the sound of the clock ring appears to
be clearer at night. Explain.
Answer. When sound is initiated, speed, pitch, and loudness are all initiated with vibration. During
the daytime, there are several vibrations around us. This results in a decrease in the amplitude of
vibrations. At night, there will be no such distractions, which will make the sound clearer.