WAVE SOUND PHYSICS

GRADE 8
1. Consider the following statement !
(1) Produce by vibration
(2) It speed highest in the space
(3) Reflected
(4) Longitudinal wave
(5) Doesn’t need medium to travel
The right statement about wave sound is ….
a. 1 , 2 , 3 c. 1, 3, 5
b. 1 , 3 , 4 d. 2, 3 , 4
2. If the frequency of the sound source increase, the impact is ….
a. The amplitude decrease
b. The pitch increase
c. The loudness increase
d. The tone more loud
3. If the amplitude of the sound source decrease, the impact is ….
a. The amplitude increase
b. The pitch decrease
c. The loudness decrease
d. The power of the sound bigger
4. The term of sound can be heard is ….
a. The frequency less than 20 kHz, there is medium, there is sound source
b. The frequency is 20 kHz, there is no medium, there is receiver
c. There is sound source, there is medium, the frequency is 20 kHz
d. The frequency is 20000 Hz, there is no medium, there is sound source
5. The following statement that not true about the function of ultrasonic sound is …
a. Measure the speed of sound
b. Detected the fetus by USG
c. Measure the depth of the sea
d. Detect the cracked at metal
6. The acticity that could deccrease the frequency of strings is …
a. Tightening the string
b. Use the lighter string
c. Increase the tension of the string
d. Use thicker string
7. The frequency of guitar can increase, if ….
a. The tension is high and the string is short
b. The tension and the legth is increase
c. The string is long and and the area smaller
d. The tension is smaller and the area bigger
8. Consider the following statement !
 (1) The tone is high if the string is long
(2) If the section area of the string big, the tone is low
(3) If the string have high density the tone is high
(4) More tense the string more high the tone
The true statement about string is ….
a. (1) (2) (3) c. (2) (4)
b. (1) (3) d. (4)
9. The phenomenon of follow to vibrate a body as the effect of vibration of other body is called ….
a. Pitch c. resonance
b. Loudness d. reflected sound
10. The following tools that not make use of resonance is …..
a. Drum c. tuning fork
b. Electric bell d. electric guitar
11. The true statement about the law of sound reflection is ….
a. The incident sound, normal line, and reflected sound are placed on one flat plane, incident
angle smaller than reflected angle
b. The incident sound, normal line, and reflected sound are placed on one flat plane, incident
angle equals to reflected angle
c. The incident sound, normal line, and reflected sound are placed on one line, incident angle
equals to reflected angle
d. The incident sound, normal line, and reflected sound are placed on one flat plane, incident
angle did not equals to reflected angle
12. The reftected sound that is heard after the original sound is called ….
a. Bang c. echo
b. Boom d. fricativeD.
A.
13. The resonance phenomenon is happen if two sound wave have same…..
a. Amplitude c. frequency
b. Wavelength d. speed
14. Consider the following figure !
B. E.

C.
F.

The true statement about the figure is …

a. Figure B has higher frequency than C
b. Figure B has same frequency to C
c. Figure B is louder than C
d. Figure B has lower amplitude than C
15. Calculate the wavelenght of a sound if it travels in water at the speed of 1500 m/s and has a
frequency of 500 Hz.
16. A starting pistol is fired 640 m away from a spectator. The spectator hears the sound of the
starting pistol two second after seeing the flash from the gun. Find the speed of sound in air
produced by the explotion. Show your working and give unit on the final result.
17. The speed of sound in air is 332 m/s. A man stands 249 m from a large flat wall, and claps his
hands once. Calculate the interval between the time when the man claps his hands and the time
when he hears the echo from the wall.
18. The speed of sound in air is 330 m/s. A boy is calling his friend in the distance of 6.6 km from
the source of the sound. Find the time taken by sound to reach his friend. Show your working
and give the answer in SI unit.
19. Radio waves travel at speed of 300 Mm/s, if the frequency of the wave 150000 kHz. What is the
wavelength of this wave !
20. A wave travelling at 230 m/s has wavelength of 2.1 m. what is the frequency of this wave ?
21. A man stands between two cliff, the distance between the 1 st cliff is 165 m and the 2nd cliff is 110
m, what will be the time interval between the two echoes ? (assuming the sound velocity is 330
m/s)
22. Two boys stand in front of tall building, the boy A has distance 340 m from the building, while
the boy B has distance 160 m from boy A. when boy A clap his hands, the boy B hears two claps
that are 4 s apart. Calculate the speed of sound at that place !
23. A sound source has frequency of 800 Hz, this wave is travel through medium, it has wavelength
of 155 cm, the velocity of sound in this medium is…..
24. A student see lightning in the sky and 5 s he hear the sound of the thunder. If the speed of sound
is 340 m/s, calculate the distance of the student !
25. A man shouts in front of cave, 0.6 s later he hear his sound, if the speed of sound is 340 m/s,
calculate the length of the cave !
26. A bomb is explode between two cliffs, the echo from 1st cliff heard after o.8 s and the echo from
2nd cliff heard after 2 s. if the speed of sound is 340 m/s, calculate the distance between the two
cliffs !
27. A ship send a signal to the bottom of sea at speed of 1500 m/s, the distance between the ship and
the bottom is 600 m. calculate the time of signal travelled !
28. A boy put his ears on the rail to hear the sound, if the speed of sound is 5000 m/s, calculate the
far of the train !
29. A ship received an echo from swarms of fishs 0.4 s after the signal is send , if the sound speed in
the water is 1500 m/s, calculate the distance of that fishs !
30. A woman sound her horns of her car, 5 s later someone in front of her car hear the sound. If the
sound speed is 340 m/s, calculate the distance of that man from the car !
31. Figure below shows reflection of sound !
a. Label the incident sound, the normal and reflected sound
b. Label the angle of incident I and the angle of reflection r.
c. If the angle between incident and reflection is 75, calculate the reflection angle !