Sound consisting of a single frequency is called a .

tone

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note

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The correct option is A tone
Sound consisting of a single frequency is called a tone. On the other hand, a note is usually made up of a number of frequencies. Pitch is a measure of how shrill a sound is.

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Fill in the following blanks with suitable words :

(a) Sound is caused by ______.

(b) A sound wave consists of places of higher pressure called ______ and places of ______ pressure called ______ .

(d) Sound cannot travel through ______ .

(e) The speed of sound in a solid is ______ than the speed of sound in air.

(f) When the frequency of the sound is increased, the wavelength ______ .

'Note' is a sound :

(a) of a mixture of several frequencies

(b) of mixture of only two frequencies

(d) always unpleasant to listen to

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