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Question 40: Fill in the following blanks with suitable words.
(a) Sound waves are caused by ____________.
(b) A sound wave consists of places of higher pressure called ____________ and places of lower pressure called ____________.
(c) Wave speed in meters per second equals frequency in ____________ multiplied by ____________ in ____________.
(d) Sound cannot travel through ____________.
(e) The sound travels ____________ in a solid than in a gas.
(f) When the frequency of the sound is increased, the wavelength ____________.

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Answer: (a) Sound waves are caused by vibrations.
(b) A sound wave consists of places of higher pressure called compressions and places of lower pressure called rarefactions.
(c) Wave speed in meters per second equals frequency in hertz multiplied by wavelength in meters.
(d) Sound cannot travel through vacuum.
(e) The sound travels faster in a solid than in a gas.
(f) When the frequency of the sound is increased, the wavelength decreases.
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Question 40: Fill in the following blanks with suitable words.
(a) Sound waves are caused by ____________.
(b) A sound wave consists of places of higher pressure called ____________ and places of lower pressure called ____________.
(c) Wave speed in meters per second equals frequency in ____________ multiplied by ____________ in ____________.
(d) Sound cannot travel through ____________.
(e) The sound travels ____________ in a solid than in a gas.
(f) When the frequency of the sound is increased, the wavelength ____________.
TopicSound
SubjectScience
ClassClass 9
Answer TypeText solution:1
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