ICSE Class 9 Physics Question 19 of 19

Propagation of Sound Waves — Question 15

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Question 15

Complete the following sentences —

(a) Sound cannot travel through ............... ; it requires a ...............

(b) When sound travels in a medium, the particles of medium ............... but the disturbance...............

(c) A longitudinal wave is composed of compression and ...............

(d) A transverse wave is composed of crest and ...............

(e) Wave velocity = ............... x wavelength

Answer

(a) Sound cannot travel through vacuum ; it requires a medium.

(b) When sound travels in a medium, the particles of medium do not move but the disturbance moves ahead.

(c) A longitudinal wave is composed of compression and rarefaction.

(d) A transverse wave is composed of crest and trough.

(e) Wave velocity = frequency x wavelength