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The diagram shown represents four waves traveling
to the right in the same transmitting medium.
3.
Which type of wave is represented?
Which wave has the greatest amplitude?
A.
elliptical
B.
A.
C.
torsional
D. transverse
longitudinal
4.
2.
The diagram shown represents four waves traveling
to the right in the same transmitting medium.
A
B.
B
C.
C
D. D
Which waves require a medium for transmission?
A.
light waves
B.
radio waves
C.
sound waves
D. cosmic waves
Within a vacuum, the property common to all
electromagnetic waves is their
A.
amplitude
B.
frequency
C.
wavelength
D. velocity
5.
Which part of the longitudinal waveform shown
represents a rarefaction?
A.
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A
B.
B
C.
C
D. D
6.
For a standing wave, the distance between two
consecutive minimums (nodes) is equal to
A.
1 wavelength
B.
2 wavelengths
C.
1
2
D.
1
4
wavelength
9.
A.
A
B.
B
C.
C
D. D
wavelength
10.
7.
Which wave has the greatest amplitude?
The diagram here represents four waves traveling
to the right in the same transmitting medium.
In the diagram shown, which distance represents
one wavelength?
A.
A to B
B.
A to C
C.
B to D
D. B to F
What is the wavelength of wave A ?
8.
A.
1.00 m
B.
C.
0.50 m
D. 0.25 m
11.
0.75 m
Which wave has the greatest frequency?
A.
A
B.
B
C.
C
D. D
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The diagrams shown represent an undisturbed
medium and a medium through which a
disturbance is moving. Which is represented by
area B ?
A.
amplitude
B.
condensation
C.
rarefaction
D. re ection
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12.
The graph shown represents the displacement of
a point in a medium as a function of time when
a wave passes through the medium. What is the
frequency of the wave?
A.
0.50 Hz
B.
C.
0.25 Hz
D. 4.0 Hz
14.
2.0 Hz
Two pulses are traveling along a string toward
each other as represented in the diagram shown.
Which phenomenon will occur as the pulses meet
A.
re ection
B.
C.
interference
D. refraction
A.
a node
B.
an antinode
C.
maximum amplitude
D. maximum pulse
15.
13.
When the stretched string of the apparatus
represented is made to vibrate, point P does not
move. Point P is most probably at the location of
The speed of a transverse wave in a string is
12 meters per second. If the frequency of the
source producing this wave is 3.0 hertz, what is
its wavelength?
A.
0.25 m
B.
2.0 m
C.
36 m
D. 4.0 m
di raction
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What is the wavelength of the wave shown in the
diagram?
A.
2.5 m
B.
5.0 m
C.
10 m
D. 4.0 m
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18.
What is the frequency of a wave if its period is
0.25 seconds?
A.
1.0 Hz
B.
C.
12 Hz
D. 4.0 Hz
20.
0.25 Hz
Which point on the wave diagram shown is in
phase with point A ?
E
B.
C.
C
D. D
1
B.
constructive interference
B.
refraction
C.
the Doppler e ect
B
How many nodes are represented in the standing
wave diagram?
A.
A.
D. total internal re ection
A.
21.
19.
The diagram pictured shows radar waves being
emitted from a stationary police car and re ected
by a moving car back to the police car. The
di erence in apparent frequency between the
incident and re ected waves is an example of
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C.
3
Two wave sources operating in phase in the
same medium produce the circular wave patterns
shown in the diagram. The solid lines represent
wave crests and the dashed lines represent wave
troughs. Which point is at a position of maximum
destructive interference?
A.
D. 4
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A
B.
B
C.
C
D. D
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22.
23.
24.
The periodic wave in the diagram shown has a
frequency of 40 hertz. What is the speed of the
wave?
A.
13 m/s
B.
C.
60 m/s
D. 120 m/s
25.
27 m/s
Using a ruler, measure the wavelength of the
waves shown and record the value to the nearest
tenth of a centimeter.
The diagram shown represents a rope along
which two pulses of equal amplitude, A, approach
point P. When the two pulses meet at P, the
vertical displacement of the rope at point P will be
A.
A
B.
2A
C.
0
D.
A
2
The diagram shown represents a wave generator
having a constant frequency of 12 hertz producing
parallel wave fronts in a ripple tank. The velocity
of the waves is v.
Two points on a transverse wave that have the
same magnitude of displacement from equilibrium
are in phase if the points also have the
A.
same direction of displacement and the same
direction of motion
B.
same direction of displacement and the
opposite direction of motion
C.
opposite direction of displacement and the
same direction of motion
26.
Determine the speed of the waves in the ripple
tank. [Show all calculations, including the
equation and substitution with units.]
27.
In the diagram shown, a water wave having a
speed of 0.25 meter per second causes a cork to
move up and down 4.0 times in 8.0 seconds.
What is the wavelength of the water wave?
D. opposite direction of displacement and the
opposite direction of motion
A.
1.0 m
B.
2.0 m
C.
8.0 m
D. 0.50 m
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28.
Base your answers to the following question(s) on
the information and diagram shown.
31.
Two waves, A and B, travel in the same
direction in the same medium at the same
time.
A wave generator located 4.0 meters from a
re ecting wall produces a standing wave in a
string, as shown in the diagram.
If the speed of the wave is 10 meters per second,
what is its frequency?
A.
0.40 Hz
B.
5.0 Hz
C.
10 Hz
D. 40 Hz
On the grid, draw the resultant wave produced by
the superposition of waves A and B.
32.
The accompanying graph shows diplacement versus
time for a particle of a uniform medium as a wave
passes through the medium.
What is the frequency of the wave?
29.
What is the amplitude of the resultant wave?
33.
30.
What is the wavelength of the resultant wave?
A.
10 Hz
B.
C.
50 Hz
D. 100 Hz
Two waves traveling in the same medium interfere
to produce a standing wave. What is the phase
di erence between the two waves at a node?
A.
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20 Hz
0
B.
90
C.
180
D. 360
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35.
Which equation correctly relates the speed v,
wavelength , and period T of a periodic wave?
A.
v=
C.
v=
T
B.
Base your answer(s) to the following question(s)
on the information below.
A periodic transverse wave has an
amplitude of 0.20 meter and a wavelength of
3.0 meters.
v=T
D. v =
T
37.
2
On the grid provided below, draw at least one
cycle of this periodic wave.
T
The accompanying diagram shows two waves, A
and B.
The phase di erence between A and B is
A.
0
B.
45
C.
90
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D. 180
The accompanying diagram shows a standing
wave.
Point A on the standing wave is
36.
In a demonstration, a vibrating tuning fork
causes a nearby second tuning fork to begin to
vibrate with the same frequency. Which wave
phenomenon is illustrated by this demonstration?
A.
a node resulting from constructive interference
B.
a node resulting from destructive interference
C.
A.
the Doppler e ect
B.
an antinode resulting from constructive
interference
C.
resonance
D. interference
D. an antinode resulting from destructive
interference
nodes
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39.
The accompanying diagram shows a plane wave
passing through a small opening in a barrier.
41.
Calculate the speed of the wave. [Show all work,
including the equation and substitution with units.]
42.
Two waves of the same wavelength ( ) interfere
to form a standing wave pattern as shown in
the diagram. What is the straight-line distance
between consecutive nodes?
On the diagram above, sketch four wave fronts
after they have passed through the barrier.
40.
Base your answer(s) to the following question(s)
on the information below.
A periodic wave traveling in a uniform
medium has a wavelength of 0.080 meter, an
amplitude of 0.040 meter, and a frequency of
5.0 hertz.
On the grid below, starting at point A, sketch a
graph of at least one complete cycle of the wave
showing its amplitude and period.
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A.
1
B.
2
C.
1
2
D.
1
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