Given below are two statements:
 
Statement I: Sound waves travelling from air into water, incident obliquely, bend towards the normal.
Statement II: Sound waves travel more slowly in water than in air.
 
1. Statement I is incorrect and Statement II is correct.
2. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
3. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.
4. Statement I is correct and Statement II is incorrect.
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When sound waves produced under water emerge into the air, then:
1. the frequency increases, and wavelength decreases.
2. the frequency remains constant, but the wavelength decreases.
3. the frequency decreases, wavelength remains constant.
4. the frequency remains constant but the wavelength increases.
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The speed of sound in air within a room:
1. changes with pressure and temperature
2. changes with pressure only
3. changes with temperature only
4. is unaffected by changes in pressure and temperature
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If the ambient pressure of air increases by \(2\%,\) the speed of sound in air:
1. increases by \(2\%\)
2. increases by \(1\%\)
3. remains unchanged
4. decreases by \(1\%\)
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The square of the speed of sound in a mono-atomic gas is proportional to:
1. its internal energy 
2. its internal energy per unit volume 
3. its internal energy per unit mass 
4. its internal energy per unit temperature  
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In which of the following media is the speed of sound the highest?
1. Air 2. Hydrogen
3. Water 4. Steel
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If the absolute temperature of a gas is increased by \(1\text{%},\) the speed of sound in the gas:
1. increases by \(\sqrt{1} \text{%}\)
2. decreases by \(\sqrt{1} \text{%}\)
3. increases by \(1\text{%}\)
4. increases by \(0.5\text{%}\)

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If the absolute temperature increases by \(1\%\), the frequency of an organ pipe will:
1. increase by \(1\%\) 2. decrease by \(1\%\)
3. increase by \(0.5\%\) 4. decrease by \(0.5\%\)
Subtopic:  Speed of Sound |
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Given below are two statements: 
Statement I: The speed of sound waves in a medium depends on the elastic modulus and the density of the medium.
Statement II: The speed of sound in a gas is independent of its temperature.
 
1. Statement I is incorrect and Statement II is correct.
2. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
3. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.
4. Statement I is correct and Statement II is incorrect.
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The sound of thunder is heard \(3~\text s\) after the flash of lightning is observed. The speed of sound in air is nearly \(330~\text{m/s}.\) The distance of the lightning strike is nearly: (assume speed of light is infinite)
1. \(500~\text {m}\)
2. \(1~\text {km}\)
3. \(2~\text {km}\)
4. \(1.5~\text {km}\)
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