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प्रश्न
Give a scientific reason.
The sounds generated by a tabla and a sitar are different.
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उत्तर
Due to differences in the pitch and timber, the sound produced by a tabla and a sitar is different.
When fingers or palms thump the leather surface in a tabla with leather fitted, sound is produced.
Thus, the waves produced two-dimensional travel.
The sitar's strings are fastened to a pumpkin-shaped box known as a sound box.
The pitch and frequencies produced by a sitar and a tabla are different, hence they produce different sounds.
संबंधित प्रश्न
What do you understand by the loudness of sound?
In which units is the loudness of sound measured?
The distance from one compression to nearest rarefaction is called wavelength.
The unit of loudness is _______.
Define the following term:
Frequency
Two musical notes of the same pitch and same loudness are played on two different instruments. Their wave patterns are as shown in figure.

How do they differ in
(a) loudness,
(b) pitch and
(c) quality
Explain the following and illustrate your answer by drawing appropriate diagram:
Loudness
Two musical notes of the same pitch and loudness are played on a violin and a piano. Their waveforms are as shown in the figure below:

The frequency of the stretched string of a fixed length is f when it is plucked in the middle. Where should it be plucked so that string vibrates with frequency (i) 2f, (ii) 3f?
Draw diagrams to show these vibrations and name them.
Give a scientific reason.
We can hear the movement of a mosquito’s wings but we cannot hear the movement of our hands.
