Sound Quiz - CBSE Class 8 Science

Free practice quiz: Sound (CBSE Class 8 Science). 13 multiple-choice questions with answers and explanations. Play online, no sign-up needed.

This CBSE Class 8 Science practice quiz has 13 multiple-choice questions on Sound, and 13 of them come with an explanation. Try the 5 sample questions below (tap an option to check yourself), then play the full quiz online. No sign-up needed.

Sample questions

1. What is sound?

   1. A form of energy that travels in waves
   2. A type of light
   3. A type of heat
   4. A type of pressure
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   Answer: A. A form of energy that travels in waves

   Sound is a form of energy produced by vibrations and travels as waves.

2. How does sound travel?

   1. Through a vacuum
   2. Through solids, liquids, and gases
   3. Only through solids
   4. Only through air
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   Answer: B. Through solids, liquids, and gases

   Sound needs a medium to travel, such as air, water, or solids. It cannot travel through a vacuum.

3. What is the range of human hearing?

   1. 20 Hz to 20 kHz
   2. 10 Hz to 10 kHz
   3. 200 Hz to 200 kHz
   4. 100 Hz to 100 kHz
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   Answer: A. 20 Hz to 20 kHz

   Humans can generally hear sounds between 20 Hz and 20 kHz.

4. How does the speed of sound change with the density of the medium?

   1. Speed increases with increasing density
   2. Speed decreases with increasing density
   3. Speed is unaffected by density
   4. It depends on the medium
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   Answer: A. Speed increases with increasing density

   Sound travels faster in denser mediums.

5. Why is sound louder near the source?

   1. Sound waves lose energy as they travel
   2. Sound waves diffract as they travel
   3. Sound waves interfere constructively near the source
   4. Sound waves reflect off the source
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   Answer: A. Sound waves lose energy as they travel

   The intensity (loudness) of a sound wave decreases with distance from the source due to energy loss through spreading and absorption.

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Answers and explanations are in the full quiz.

1. What is the unit of frequency?
2. What is the relationship between the frequency of a sound wave and its pitch?
3. Explain the phenomenon of echo.
4. What is the speed of sound in air at room temperature (approximately)?
5. Explain the concept of resonance.
6. Describe how ultrasound is used in medical imaging.
7. What is the difference between infrasound and ultrasound?
8. A bat uses echolocation to navigate. Which property of sound is it primarily utilizing?

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