The speed of sound in air is:
1. | dependent on pressure. |
2. | decreases with temperature. |
3. | independent of temperature. |
4. | increases with humidity. |
A bat emits an ultrasonic sound of frequency \(1000\) kHz in the air. If the sound meets a water surface, what is the wavelength of the reflected sound? (The speed of sound in air is \(340\) m/sec and in water is \(1486\) m/sec)
1. \(3.4 \times 10^{-4}~\text{m}\)
2. \(1 . 49 \times 10^{- 3} ~ \text{m}\)
3. \(2 . 34 \times 10^{- 2} ~\text{m}\)
4. \(1 . 73 \times10^{- 3} ~\text{m}\)
1. | \(3.4 \times 10^{-4}~\text {m} \) | 2. | \(1.4 \times 10^{-3}~\text {m} \) |
3. | \(2.5 \times 10^{-4}~\text {m} \) | 4. | \(1.8 \times 10^{-3}~\text {m} \) |
A hospital uses an ultrasonic scanner to locate tumors in a tissue. What is the wavelength of sound in the tissue in which the speed of sound is \(1.7~\text{km/s}\)? The operating frequency of the scanner is \(4.2~\text{MHz}\).
1. | \(3.0 \times10^{-4}~\text{m}\) | 2. | \(4.0 \times10^{-4}~\text{m}\) |
3. | \(3.5 \times10^{-4}~\text{m}\) | 4. | \(2.0 \times10^{-4}~\text{m}\) |
1. | \(1.3\) m | 2. | \(3.0\) m |
3. | \(2.5\) m | 4. | \(3.5\) m |
1. | a stationary wave |
2. | a travelling wave |
3. | both stationary and travelling wave |
4. | none of the above |
A wire stretched between two rigid supports vibrates in its fundamental mode with a frequency of 45 Hz. The mass of the wire is kg and its linear mass density is kg/m. What is the speed of the transverse wave on the string?
1. 74.31 m/s
2. 75.70 m/s
3. 78.75 m/s
4. 72 m/s