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The velocity of sound in air is not affected by change in 

physics world of sounds characteristics of sound wave time period, frequency and amplitude of sound sound waves are longitudinal waves

  1. the moisture content of the air.

  2. the temperature of air.

  3. the atmospheric pressure.

  4. the composition of air.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The speed of sound depends on temperature. The formula relating speed of sound and temperature is as follows:

$v = 331 + 0.6 \times T$, where $T$ is temperature in absolute scale and $v$ is in $m/s$.
Humidity has little effect on the speed of sound.
Air pressure has no effect at all in an ideal gas approximation. This is because pressure and density both contribute to sound velocity equally, and in an ideal gas the two effects cancel out each other, leaving only the effect of temperature.
Composition of air has also almost no effect on the speed of sound.

Consider the following
l. Waves created on the surfaces of a water pond by a vibrating source.
ll. Wave created by an oscillating electric field in air.
lll. Sound waves travelling under water. 
Which of these can be polarized

physics world of sounds characteristics of sound wave time period, frequency and amplitude of sound sound waves are longitudinal waves

  1. l and ll

  2. ll only

  3. ll and lll

  4. l, ll, and lll

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sound waves are longitude and can not be polarized. Answer A