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Choose the correct statement

A

sound waves are transverse waves

B

sound travels fastest through vacuum.

C

sound travels faster in solids than in gases.

D

sound travels faster in gases than in liquids.

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The correct Answer is:
C
sound travels faster in solids than in gases.
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  2. A boat at anchor is rocked by waves of velocity 25m/s, having crests 1...

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  3. Choose the correct statement

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  4. transverse waves:

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  5. The speed of the wave represented by y =A sin (omega t - k x) is …………....

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  6. The equation of a wave travelling in a string can be written as y = 3...

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  7. A wave of frequency 500 Hz has a velocity 300 m/s. The distance betwee...

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  8. The equation of a wave travelling on a string is y = 4 sin {(pi)/(2) ...

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  9. The equation of a wave travelling on a string is y = 4 sin {(pi)/(2) ...

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  10. The diagram shows the profile of a wave, which of the following pairs...

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  11. Ultrasonic waves are those waves which ……………

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  12. A transverse wave of amplitude 0.5m, wavelength 1m and frequency 2Hz i...

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  13. With the rise of temperature, the speed of sound in a gas ……..

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  14. Speed of sound in a gas in proportional to ………

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  15. Velocity of sound in air is ……….....

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  16. A longitudinal wave is described by the equation y = y(0) sin 2pi (ft ...

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  17. If y(0) and v denote the sound velocity and the rms velocity of the mo...

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  18. With propogation of longitudinal waves through a medium the quantity t...

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  19. If the amplitude of sound is doubled and the frequency reduced to one-...

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  20. When a source of sound is in motion towards a stationary observer, the...

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