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प्रश्न
How is sound perceived by us?
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उत्तर
Sound requires a material medium for its propagation. It is produced when a body vibrates. The vibrations produced at a point are transmitted in the medium (air) from one point to the next and so on in the form of mechanical waves which produce compressions and rarefactions in air. These compressions and rarefactions produce vibrations in the eardrum which are perceived by us as sound.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Why are sound waves called mechanical waves?
The longitudinal waves travel in a coiled spring at a rate of 4 m/s. The distance between two consecutive compressions is 20 cm. Find :
(i) Wavelength of the wave (ii) Frequency of the wave
The sound of an explosion on the surface of a lake is heard by a boat man 100 m away and by a diver 100 m below the point of explosion.
(i) Who would hear the sound first: boatman or diver?
(ii) Give a reason for your answer in part (i).
(iii) If sound takes time t to reach the boatman, how much time approximately does it take to reach the diver?
Describe a simple experiment to determine the speed of sound in air. What approximation is made in the method described by you?
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- no. of waves produced in one second
- time required to produce one wave.
From diagram given below calculate:
- velocity of P and Q
- frequency of P, when frequency of Q is 512 Hz.
Assume that both wave are traveling in same medium.
How does the sound produced by a vibrating object in a medium reach your ears?
