Sound Production

Physics ⇒ Waves and Sound

Sound Production starts at 7 and continues till grade 12. QuestionsToday has an evolving set of questions to continuously challenge students so that their knowledge grows in Sound Production. How you perform is determined by your score and the time you take. When you play a quiz, your answers are evaluated in concept instead of actual words and definitions used.

See sample questions for grade 9

A bell is rung inside a jar from which air has been removed. Will you be able to hear the sound? Why or why not?

Describe how sound is produced in a bell.

Describe how sound is produced in a guitar.

Describe how sound is produced in the human voice box (larynx).

Explain the difference between noise and musical sound.

Explain why sound cannot travel through space.

Explain why sound is louder when you strike a drum harder.

Explain why sound produced by a tuning fork is not heard if it is struck in a vacuum.

Explain why we hear an echo when we shout in a large empty hall.

What is sound?

What is the relationship between frequency and pitch of a sound?

What is the source of sound in a drum?

What is the typical range of audible frequencies for a healthy human ear?

What is the unit of frequency?