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Consider the following table.

Animal Frequency range of sound waves
Elephant 15-12000 Hz
Human 20-22000 Hz
Dog 65-45000 Hz
Chicken 125-2000 Hz

A cat made a purring sound that had a frequency of 35 Hz. Which of the animals mentioned in the table can hear the purring?

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Important Questions on Sound

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Which of the following sounds can be classified as noise for humans?
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Which of these will reduce noise pollution?
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Aditi hangs four steel dishes of the same size but different thickness.
She hits each of them with an iron rod.

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  Dish 1 Dish 2 Dish 3 Dish 4
Thickness of the dish 1 mm 1.5 mm 0.5 mm 2 mm

The thicker the dish, the lower will be the vibration. Which dish will produce the loudest sound when hit?

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Which of these statements proves that sound can travel through solids?
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Which part of the human ear vibrates on receiving sound waves?
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On a rainy night, Manu observed that every time there was lightning and thunder, he would usually see the lightning a few seconds before he heard the thunder. What could be the reason for this?
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A ship has anchored in an ocean. The ocean is 10,500 m deep. An engineer from the ship sent a signal straight down into the water. How long will it take for the echo to reach him? (Velocity of sound in water is taken as 1.5 km s-1.)
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An astronaut is moving in space when a big explosion occurs about a hundred meters behind him. How will the astronaut come to know about the explosion?

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