Qualities of Sound
Qualities of Sound: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Pitch, Loudness, Intensity of Sound Waves, Decibel Scale of Sound Waves and, Timbre or Sound Quality
Important Questions on Qualities of Sound
A mosquito produces a sound of high pitch. Justify the statement.


What are the units of intensity and loudness of sound

What is the relation between intensity and loudness of a sound

The relation between amplitude of a wave and its intensity is

Define relationship between intensity and loudness of sound





Name the characteristic which helps us distinguish between a man's voice and a woman's voice, even without seeing them.

A sound level meter placed in front of the loudspeaker of a and audio system reads All else being equal, when placed in front of system, the meter will read ('x' in dB). Write as your answer. (x is in nearest integer and ).

Shortening of strings of a guitar can lower its pitch.


If two sound waves, and are superimposed, the ratio of maximum and minimum intensities of beats is?

A sound source emits sound waves in a uniform medium. If the energy density is and the maximum speed of the particles of the medium is . The plot between and is best represented by

The sound level near a noisy air conditioner is . If two such units operate side by side, the sound level near them would be

A dog is barking at the rate Sound level at a point away from the dog is

At sound level intensity of sound is Now at sound level intensity will be-

Graphically differentiate between high pitch sound and low pitch sound.
