Question

    Consider the following statements: 1. A flute of

    smaller length produces waves of lower 2. Sound travels in rocks in the form of longitudinal elastic waves Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
    A 1 only Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 2 only Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Both 1 and 2 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Neither 1 nor 2 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. A flute of smaller length produces waves of higher frequency. Sound waves travels through medium even through extremely dense medium like rocks in the form of longitudinal waves only. A good example is the shock wave from an Earthquake, which can be heard hundreds of miles away from the epicenter after travelling through rocks in the ground.

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