Sound Waves

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What is the speed of sound in air at room temperature?

The speed of sound in air at room temperature is approximately 343 meters per second (m/s).

What is pitch in sound waves?

Pitch is the perceptual property of sounds that allows their ordering on a frequency-related scale, related to frequency.

What happens during the Doppler Effect?

The Doppler Effect occurs when the frequency of a wave changes for an observer moving relative to the source of the wave.

Explain how echo is formed.

An echo is formed when a sound wave reflects off a surface and returns to the listener.

What is resonance in sound?

Resonance occurs when an object vibrates at a particular frequency that matches its natural frequency, amplifying the sound.


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1. What is the speed of sound in air at room temperature?

365 meters per second (m/s)

320 meters per second (m/s)

343 meters per second (m/s)

300 meters per second (m/s)

2. What is pitch in sound waves?

It is the perceptual property that allows ordering of sounds on a frequency-related scale.

It is the intensity of a sound wave, related to amplitude.

It is the speed at which sound travels through a medium.

It is the directional flow of sound in space.

3. What happens during the Doppler Effect?

The frequency of a wave changes for an observer moving relative to the wave source.

Only the amplitude of a wave changes without affecting frequency.

Sound waves reflect at angles, changing their direction.

Waves dissipate energy and decrease in strength over time.

4. Explain how echo is formed.

An echo is a spontaneous formation of new sound waves.

An echo is formed when a sound wave reflects off a surface and returns to the listener.

An echo occurs when sound waves are absorbed by a surface.

An echo happens when sound waves travel through vacuum and return.

5. What is resonance in sound?

It is when sound waves are completely absorbed by a surface.

Resonance occurs when an object vibrates at a frequency that matches its natural frequency, amplifying the sound.

It is the energy dissipation of sound over time in the environment.

It is the conversion of sound energy into heat.