What is a wave?

  • A
    $A$ physical movement of matter from one place to another.
  • B
    $A$ disturbance in a medium due to repeated periodic motion of particles about their mean position,transferring energy without the actual net transport of the medium.
  • C
    The random motion of particles in a vacuum.
  • D
    $A$ stationary state of matter where particles do not move.

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$A$ sound wave with frequency higher than $20 \,kHz$ is not audible for human ear. Answer the following in respect of this statement:
$(i)$ What is the term used for such a sound?
$(ii)$ Name two organisms producing sound in this range.
$(iii)$ Write an application of such a wave.

State three factors on which the speed of sound in a medium depends.

$(a)$ What is the cause of the sensation of sound due to the rolling of thunder?
$(b)$ Give the audible range of the human ear.
$(c)$ What are infrasonic and ultrasonic waves?

Draw a curve showing density or pressure variations with respect to distance for a disturbance produced by sound. Mark the position of compression and rarefaction on this curve. Also,define wavelengths and time-period using this curve.

$(a)$ The sound of an explosion on the surface of a lake is heard by a boatman $100 \ m$ away and a diver $100 \ m$ below the point of explosion. Of the two persons mentioned (boatman or diver),who would hear the sound first and why?
$(b)$ Calculate the wavelength of a sound wave whose frequency is $220 \ Hz$ and speed is $440 \ m \ s^{-1}$ in a given medium.

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