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Physics Worksheet – Chapter 4 Nature of Waves
4.2 Particle vibrations and wave motion

1. (a) What is the wavelength of a wave?

The wavelength of a wave is the minimum distance over which the waveform repeats itself

(b) What is the amplitude of a wave?

The amplitude of a wave is the size of maximum displacement measured from the equilibrium
position
(c) Is wave frequency equal to the frequency of vibration of a particle in the medium?
Yes
(d) If the frequency of a vibrating source on a water surface is increased, what is the change to the
(i) wave speed? It remains unchanged
(ii) wavelength? It will decrease
(iii) amplitude? It remains unchanged
(iv) frequency of vibration of a particle in the medium? It will increase

2. The diagram shows a transverse wave. If particle b is moving down,

state
(a) the direction of travel of the wave
The wave is moving to the left
(b) the directions of motion of particles a and c.
Particle a is moving upward
Particle c is moving upward

3. The following diagram shows a wave travelling to the right. Take upward direction as positive.

Name the particle(s)

(a) which is instantaneously at rest: b
(b) which have a positive displacement: a, b, c, f, g
(c) which have a positive velocity: c, g
(d) which is in phase with c: g
(e) which is in antiphase with c: d
(f) which has the highest kinetic energy: e

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4. The following figure shows a waveform at a certain time. The wave is travelling to the right. State the
motion of particle
(a) W: instantaneously at rest
(b) X: moving upward
(c) Y: instantaneously at rest
(d) Z: moving downward

5. The following figure shows three waves travelling at the same speed.
Which of them has
(a) the greatest amplitude? C
(b) the longest wavelength? A
(c) the highest frequency? B

6. The following figure shows the waveform on a string after the vibrator has completed one period of
vibration. The frequency of the vibrator is 5 Hz, and the wavelength is 0.2 cm.
(a) (i) Find the wave speed.
v = f
v = 5 x 0.2
v = 1 cm s-1
(ii) Find the period of the wave.
T=1/f
T=1/5
T = 0.2 s
(b) What will happen to the wave speed if a heavier string (with the same length) is used?
[Hint: p. 21]
The wave speed will decrease

7. The following figure shows a water wave.

(a) What is the wavelength of the wave?
4m
(b) If the crest at X takes 2 s to reach Y, what is the wave speed?
v=d/t
v = 12 / 2
v = 6 m s-1
(c) What is the frequency of the wave?
v = f
6=fx4
f = 1.5 Hz

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