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**Step-by-Step Solution:** 1. **Understanding Sound Propagation:** - Sound is a mechanical wave that requires a medium to travel. It cannot propagate through a vacuum because there are no particles to transmit the sound waves. 2. **Identifying the Medium:** - The medium through which sound travels can be a solid, liquid, or gas. Each of these mediums has different properties that affect the speed of sound. ...
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ICSE-PROPAGATION OF SOUND WAVES -EXERCISE -8(A)
  1. Compare approximately the speed of sound in air, water and steel

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  2. Answer the following: Can sound travel in vacuum ?

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  6. The sound of an explosion on the surface of a lake is heard by a boat ...

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  7. How do the following factors affect, if at all, the speed of sound in ...

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  8. How do the following factors affect, if at all, the speed of sound in ...

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  9. How do the following factors affect, if at all, the speed of sound in ...

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  10. How do the following factors affect, if at all, the speed of sound in ...

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  11. How does the speed of sound change with change in amplitude .

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  12. How does the speed of sound change with change in wavelength of sound ...

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  13. In which medium the speed of sound is more : humid air or dry air ? Gi...

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  14. How does the speed of sound in air vary with temperature ?

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  15. Describe a simple experiment to determine the speed of sound in air. W...

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  18. Complete the following sentence : A longitudinal wave is composed o...

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  19. Complete the following sentence : A transverse wave is composed of ...

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