(English Medium) ICSE Class 10 - CISCE Question Bank Solutions for Physics

Distinguish between longitudinal and transverse waves.

What do you understand by amplitude of an oscillation?

State two factors on which the velocity of a wave depends.

How does the velocity of a wave vary with temperature?

The speed of a wave is 350 ms^-1. Find the wavelength of the wave whose frequency is 700 Hz.

Distinguish between crest and trough.

What do you mean by wave-velocity?

What is the nature of sound waves?

Which has a greater speed: mechanical wave or electromagnetic wave?

Can sound waves pass through vacuum?

What are characteristics of a wave motion?

Define wavelength.

What is the range of hearing for a normal person?

Name the principle used to find the depth of a sea.

What are the ultrasonic waves?

What are infrasonics?

Give two applications of supersonics.

What are the lowest and highest limits of frequencies of sound which is audible to a human ear?

Can sound waves be reflected?

What do you understand by sound signalling?