Sound – MCQs
1. Sound is produced by:
a) A vibrating object
b) A moving object
c) A light object
d) A static object
Answer: a) A vibrating object
2. Sound requires:
a) A solid medium
b) A liquid medium
c) A gaseous medium
d) A medium to travel
Answer: d) A medium to travel
3. The speed of sound is highest in:
a) Solids
b) Liquids
c) Gases
d) Vacuum
Answer: a) Solids
4. The speed of sound in air is approximately:
a) 340 m/s
b) 300 m/s
c) 1500 m/s
d) 150 m/s
Answer: a) 340 m/s
5. Sound cannot travel through:
a) Air
b) Water
c) Vacuum
d) Wood
Answer: c) Vacuum
6. The frequency of sound is measured in:
a) Hertz (Hz)
b) Decibels (dB)
c) Meters (m)
d) Joules (J)
Answer: a) Hertz (Hz)
7. A sound with high frequency will have:
a) Low pitch
b) High pitch
c) No pitch
d) Moderate pitch
Answer: b) High pitch
8. The loudness of sound depends on:
a) Amplitude
b) Frequency
c) Wavelength
d) Speed
Answer: a) Amplitude
9. The pitch of a sound is determined by:
a) Amplitude
b) Frequency
c) Wavelength
d) Medium
Answer: b) Frequency
10. The unit of loudness is:
a) Hertz
b) Decibel
c) Newton
d) Watt
Answer: b) Decibel
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11–20: More MCQs
11. Which of the following sounds has the highest frequency?
a) A drum beat
b) A bird's chirp
c) A lion's roar
d) A guitar string vibrating
Answer: b) A bird's chirp
12. A sound wave is a:
a) Transverse wave
b) Longitudinal wave
c) Electromagnetic wave
d) Surface wave
Answer: b) Longitudinal wave
13. In which of the following mediums is sound the slowest?
a) Water
b) Air
c) Steel
d) Vacuum
Answer: b) Air
14. A sound of frequency 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz is called:
a) Infrasound
b) Ultrasound
c) Audible sound
d) Subsonic sound
Answer: c) Audible sound
15. The human ear can hear sounds with frequencies between:
a) 0 Hz and 100 Hz
b) 20 Hz and 20,000 Hz
c) 100 Hz and 1,000 Hz
d) 20,000 Hz and 50,000 Hz
Answer: b) 20 Hz and 20,000 Hz
16. The speed of sound in water is approximately:
a) 1500 m/s
b) 340 m/s
c) 500 m/s
d) 1000 m/s
Answer: a) 1500 m/s
17. The bouncing back of sound waves after striking a surface is called:
a) Reflection
b) Refraction
c) Diffraction
d) Absorption
Answer: a) Reflection
18. The phenomenon of sound bending around corners is called:
a) Diffraction
b) Reflection
c) Refraction
d) Absorption
Answer: a) Diffraction
19. Sound waves travel faster in:
a) Cold air
b) Hot air
c) Vacuum
d) A solid medium
Answer: d) A solid medium
20. When the frequency of sound increases, the pitch:
a) Decreases
b) Increases
c) Remains the same
d) Becomes zero
Answer: b) Increases
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21–40: Additional MCQs
21. Which of the following is a good conductor of sound?
a) Wood
b) Air
c) Steel
d) Vacuum
Answer: c) Steel
22. The sound waves that are used in medical imaging are:
a) Ultrasound
b) Infrasound
c) Audible sound
d) Subsonic waves
Answer: a) Ultrasound
23. The echo of sound is due to:
a) Refraction of sound waves
b) Reflection of sound waves
c) Diffraction of sound waves
d) Absorption of sound waves
Answer: b) Reflection of sound waves
24. Which of the following is an example of infrasound?
a) A musical note
b) The sound of a drum
c) A dog’s bark
d) The sound of thunder
Answer: d) The sound of thunder
25. The range of frequencies that humans can hear is between:
a) 0 Hz and 100 Hz
b) 20 Hz and 20,000 Hz
c) 20 kHz and 40 kHz
d) 100 Hz and 1,000 Hz
Answer: b) 20 Hz and 20,000 Hz
26. The Doppler effect refers to:
a) The change in frequency of a sound due to the motion of the source or observer
b) The bending of sound waves around corners
c) The reflection of sound waves
d) The decrease in sound speed with altitude
Answer: a) The change in frequency of a sound due to the motion of the source or observer
27. The amount of energy carried by a sound wave depends on:
a) Amplitude
b) Frequency
c) Wavelength
d) Medium
Answer: a) Amplitude
28. What causes the frequency of sound waves to increase?
a) Decreasing the temperature
b) Increasing the temperature
c) Increasing the amplitude
d) Increasing the wavelength
Answer: b) Increasing the temperature
29. What happens to the wavelength of sound when the frequency increases?
a) The wavelength decreases
b) The wavelength increases
c) The wavelength remains the same
d) The wavelength becomes zero
Answer: a) The wavelength decreases
30. Which of the following is an example of a longitudinal wave?
a) Light wave
b) Radio wave
c) Sound wave
d) Water wave
Answer: c) Sound wave
31. Sound is faster in:
a) Cold air
b) Vacuum
c) Steel
d) Water
Answer: c) Steel
32. A sound with low frequency has:
a) A low pitch
b) A high pitch
c) No pitch
d) A constant pitch
Answer: a) A low pitch
33. The speed of sound in air is:
a) Faster at higher altitudes
b) Faster in cooler air
c) Faster in warmer air
d) The same in any condition
Answer: c) Faster in warmer air
34. Which of these materials will allow sound to pass through the fastest?
a) Air
b) Water
c) Wood
d) Metal
Answer: d) Metal
35. The pitch of a sound is determined by its:
a) Amplitude
b) Frequency
c) Speed
d) Wavelength
Answer: b) Frequency
36. An object that vibrates 1000 times in 1 second has a frequency of:
a) 100 Hz
b) 1000 Hz
c) 10 Hz
d) 10,000 Hz
Answer: b) 1000 Hz
37. The highest frequency sound that can be heard by humans is:
a) 2000 Hz
b) 20,000 Hz
c) 40,000 Hz
d) 60,000 Hz
Answer: b) 20,000 Hz
38. The loudness of a sound depends on the:
a) Pitch
b) Frequency
c) Amplitude
d) Speed
Answer: c) Amplitude
39. The phenomenon of sound travelling faster in a warmer medium is due to:
a) The increase in the density of the medium
b) The increase in the temperature of the medium
c) The increase in the speed of molecules in the medium
d) The decrease in the elasticity of the medium
Answer: c) The increase in the speed of molecules in the medium
40. Which of the following factors does NOT affect the speed of sound?
a) Medium
b) Temperature of the medium
c) Frequency of sound
d) State of the medium (solid, liquid, gas)
Answer: c) Frequency of sound
