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ICSE-SOUND-TEST YOURSELF (SHORT/LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS)
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  2. You recognize your friend by hearing his voice on a telephone. Explain...

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  5. How does a musician playing on a flute change the pitch of sound produ...

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  6. Why are musical instruments provided with more than one string?

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  7. How can the pitch of sound produced in a piano be changed ?

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  8. Explain why you can predict the arrival of a train by placing your ear...

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  9. State the speed of sound in air ?

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  10. Write the approximate speed of sound in water

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  11. Write the approximate speed of sound in steel

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  12. During a thunderstorm, the sound of a thunder is heard after the light...

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  13. Describe an experiment to estimate the speed of sound in air.

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  14. Can sound travel through solids and liquids? In which of these does it...

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  15. What do you mean by reflection of sound?

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  16. State one use of reflection of sound.

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  17. What is an echo?

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  18. What minimum distance is required between the source of sound and the ...

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  19. List four substances which are good absorbers of sound.

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  20. List the measures that you will take when designing a sound-proof room...

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