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Paper 1

Total Marks: 20
Time: 30 minutes

Section A: Multiple Choice Questions (1 mark each)

Sound waves in air are:

a) Transverse waves
b) Longitudinal waves
c) Mechanical waves
d) Both b and c

The speed of sound is slowest in:

a) Solids
b) Liquids
c) Gases
d) None of the above

Sound cannot travel through a:

a) Solid
b) Liquid
c) Vacuum
d) Gas

The part of the ear that amplifies sound is:

a) Cochlea
b) Eardrum
c) Middle ear
d) Inner ear

Section B: Fill in the Blanks (1 mark each)

Sound travels through a medium as a _______ wave.

The _______ of a sound depends on its frequency.

The amount of sound energy passing through a unit area per second is called _______.

Loud sounds have greater _______ than soft sounds.

Section C: Short Answer Questions (2 marks each)

Define "amplitude" in terms of sound waves.

What is an echo, and how is it formed?

Describe the relationship between frequency and pitch.


Section D: Long Answer Questions (4 marks each)

Describe an experiment to show that sound cannot travel through a vacuum.

Explain how musical instruments produce sound.

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