When a sound is reflected from a distant object, an echo is produced. Let the distance between the reflecting surface and the source of sound production remains the same. Do you hear echo sound on a hotter day?
As the temp. increases, the speed of sound also increases. Therefore, the speed of sound on a hotter day is more. An echo is heard when the time interval between the original sound and the reflected sound is at least 0.1 s.
Explain the working and application of a sonar.
Explain how sound is produced by your school bell.
Explain how defects in a metal block can be detected using ultrasound.
A sound wave travels at a speed of 339 m s-1. If its wavelength is 1.5 cm, what is the frequency of the wave? Will it be audible?
Distinguish between loudness and intensity of sound.
Which characteristic of the sound helps you to identify your friend by his voice while sitting with others in a dark room?
A sonar device on a submarine sends out a signal and receives an echo 5 s later. Calculate the speed of sound in water if the distance of the object from the submarine is 3625 m.
How is ultrasound used for cleaning?
Which wave property determines
(a) loudness, (b) pitch?
Explain how the human ear works.
Which of the following has more inertia: (a) a rubber ball and a stone of the same size? (b) a bicycle and a train? (c) a five-rupees coin and a one-rupee coin?
State the universal law of gravitation.
Which of the following are matter?
Chair, air, love, smell, hate, almonds, thought, cold, cold-drink, smell of perfume.
A force of 7 N acts on an object. The displacement is, say 8 m, in the direction of the force (Fig. 11.3). Let us take it that the force acts on the object through the displacement. What is the work done in this case?
What is meant by a pure substance?
In a reaction, 5.3 g of sodium carbonate reacted with 6 g of ethanoic acid. The products were 2.2 g of carbon dioxide, 0.9 g water and 8.2 g of sodium observations are in agreement with the law of conservation of mass.
sodium carbonate + ethanoic acid → sodium ethanoate + carbon dioxide + water
What are canal rays?
State any two conditions essential for good health.
How is our atmosphere different from the atmospheres on Venus and Mars?
Who discovered cells, and how?
From a rifle of mass 4 kg, a bullet of mass 50 g is fired with an initial velocity of 35 m s-1. Calculate the initial recoil velocity of the rifle.
Define 1 J of work.
Abdul, while driving to school, computes the average speed for his trip to be 20 km h-1. On his return trip along the same route, there is less traffic and the average speed is 40 km h-1. What is the average speed for Abdul’s trip?
If action is always equal to the reaction, explain how a horse can pull a cart.
Which method is commonly used for improving cattle breeds and why?
When do we say that work is done?
If number of electrons in an atom is 8 and number of protons is also 8, then (i) what is the atomic number of the atom? and (ii) what is the charge on the atom?
How will you find the valency of chlorine, sulphur and magnesium?
Complete the following table.
Atomic Number |
Mass Number |
Number of Neutrons |
Number of Protons |
Number of Electrons |
Name of the Atomic Species |
9 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
16 | 32 | - | - | - | Sulphur |
- | 24 | - | 12 | - | - |
- | 2 | - | 1 | - | - |
- | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
With the help of Table 4.1, find out the mass number of oxygen and sulphur atom.