Home
Class 11
PHYSICS
If we put a glass on our car, humming so...

If we put a glass on our car, humming sound is heard, why?

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

The reason is that in the surroundings various type of vibrations are always present in the atmosphere. Those vibrations whose frequency coincides with the frequency of air in the glass put the air in resonance. This is why humming sound is heard.
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER-2

    ICSE|Exercise SECTION-C|9 Videos

  • SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER-2

    ICSE|Exercise SECTION-D|10 Videos

  • SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER-2

    ICSE|Exercise SECTION-D|10 Videos

  • SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER 5

    ICSE|Exercise SECTION - D (Answer all questions.)|6 Videos

  • SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER-3

    ICSE|Exercise SECTION-D|6 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

In cardiac cycle, "Dup" sound is heard when

Sometimes when a vehicle is driven at a particular speed, a rattling sound is heard. Explain briefly, why this happens and give the name of the phenomenon taking place?

Sometimes when a vehicle is driven at a particular speed, a rattling sound is heard. Explain briefly, why does this happen and give the name of the phenomenon taking place. Suggest one way by which the rattling sound could be stopped.

When the stem of a vibrating tuning fork is gently pressed on the surface of a table louder sound is heard. Why?

why do we hear the sound produced by the humming bees while the sound of vibrations of pendulum is not heard ?

When acoustic resonance takes place, a loud sound is heard. Why does this happen ? Explain.

Doctors use stethoscope to hear the sounds produced during each cardiac cycle. The second sound is heard when

Doctors use stethoscope to hear the sounds produced during each cardiac cycle. The second sound is heard when

A car B, with a hom of frequency 700 Hz moves with a velocity 90 kmh^(-1). It approaches another car A, coming towards it with a velocity 72 kmh^(-1). Calculate the apparent frequency of the sound heard by the driver in the car A (a) before crossing (b) after crossing ? Velocity of sound =350 ms^(-1) .

At which point of a stationary wave the sound heard is maximum, at the node or the antinode ?