Sound waves of wavelength greater than that of audible sound are called :

(1) Seismic waves

(2) Sonic waves

(3) Ultrasonic waves

(4) Infrasonic waves

The ratio of masses of nitrogen and oxygen is 14:16. The temperature at which the speed of sound in nitrogen will be same at that in oxygen at 55°C is -

1. 35°C

2. 48°C

3. 65°C

4. 14°C

A wavelength 0.60 cm is produced in air and it travels at a speed of 300 ms^–1. It will be an 

(1) Audible wave

(2) Infrasonic wave

(3) Ultrasonic wave

(4) None of the above

A point source emits sound equally in all directions in a non-absorbing medium. Two points P and Q are at a distance of 2m and 3m respectively from the source. The ratio of the intensities of the waves at P and Q is :

(1) 9 : 4

(2) 2 : 3

(3) 3 : 2

(4) 4 : 9

An observer standing near the seashore observes 54 waves per minute. If the wavelength of the water wave is 10m then the velocity of a water wave is :

(1) 540 ms^-1

(2) 5.4 ms^-1

(3) 0.184 ms^-1

(4) 9 ms^-1

The equation of a wave is $y=2\sin \pi (0.5x-200t)$, where x and y are expressed in cm and t in sec. The wave velocity is :

1. 100 cm/sec

2. 200 cm/sec

3. 300 cm/sec

4. 400 cm/sec

Equation of a progressive wave is given by

$y=0.2\cos \left(0.04\pi t+0.02\pi x-\frac{{\displaystyle \pi }}{{\displaystyle 6}}\right)$

The distance is expressed in cm and time in second. What will be the minimum distance between two particles having the phase difference of π/2 :

1. 4 cm

2. 8 cm

3. 25 cm

4. 12.5 cm

Two waves are given by $y_1=a\sin (\omega t-kx)$ and $y_2=a\cos (\omega t-kx)$. The phase difference between the two waves is :

(1) $\frac{\pi }{4}$

(2) π

(3) $\frac{\pi }{8}$

(4) $\frac{\pi }{2}$

If the amplitude of waves at distance r from a point source is A, the amplitude at a distance 2r will be :

(1) 2A

(2) A

(3) A/2

(4) A/4

A wave is reflected from a rigid support. The change in phase on reflection will be : 

(1) π/4

(2) π/2

(3) π

(4) 2π