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1. What kind of wave is pictured?

A Longitudinal B Transverse

C none of the above D surface

2. A disturbance that travels through a medium as a longitudinal wave

A frequency B sound

C wavelength D pitch

3. The number of wavelengths that pass a point each second

A pitch B wavelength

C amplitude D frequency

4. Standing waves are created by

Two identical waves move through each Two identical waves reflecting off each
A B
other in opposite directions other

Two identical waves being diffracted Two identical waves are diffracted from
C D
together two identical sources

5. In the diagram which letters represent the nodes

A ABC B ACD

C ACE D BDE

E BD 

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6. A violin string of length 0.54 m and wave speed of 565 m/s along
it. Calculate the frequency of the 5th harmonic.

A 1546 Hz B 1046.3 HZ

C 2615.74 Hz D 282.5 Hz

7. Which harmonic is shown?

A 4th B 3rd

C 1st D 2nd

8. How many antinodes does this standing wave have?

A 5 B 6

C 7 D 8

9. What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?

A amplitude B trough

C wavelength D crest

10. When the frequency of a wave increases, what happens to the wavelength?

More specific information is needed to The wavelength is not directly affected by

A B
form a conclusion about the wavelength. the frequency of a wave.

C The wavelength increases. D The wavelength decreases.

11. Standing wave patterns produced in a medium are constrained to integer or half-integer
multiples of resonant wavelengths. If a rope is fixed at both ends 1 m apart, which
wavelength below could not possibly produce a standing wave?

A 2m B 1/3 m

C 3m D 1/4 m

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12. A pipe, opened at both ends (40 cm long) makes a tone travelling
at 330 m/s. Calculate the frequency of the fundamental wave.

A 26400 Hz B 4.125 Hz

C 264 Hz D 412.5 Hz

13. Even numbered harmonics (multiples of fundamental frequency)

do not form in a closed pipe because

the pipe “fits” only an even number of the pipe “fits” only an odd number of
A B
quarter wavelengths quarter wavelengths

the pipe cannot get enough air to vibrate the pipe cannot put an anti-node at the
C D
in the pipe at these lengths open end

14. The pipe length of A is 0.18 m. Sound travels at 343 ms-1

Calculate the frequency of the sound produced.

A 1905.56 Hz B 686 Hz

C 343 Hz D 1429.17 Hz

15. The pipe length of B is 0.25 m. What is the wavelength of the

sound produced?

A 0.5 m B 0.25 m

C 1m D 0.75 m

16. The pipe length of D is 0.65 m. The frequency of the sound

produced is 1200 Hz. Calculate the wave velocity.

A 780 m/s B 343 m/s

C 600 m/s D 120 m/s

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17. Unpolarized light in air is reflected from a liquid surface in such a way that it is completely
polarized. The angle of incidence is 43°. What is the angle of refraction in the liquid?

A 47o B 43o

C 53o D 51o

18. At a distance of 15 m from the source, the intensity of a loud sound is

2.0 × 10−4 W m−2 .

if the Amplitude for this Intensity is A , The amplitude at 120 m from the source is...

A A/8 B 4A

C 8A D A/2

19. What causes refraction?

A A change in speed of a wave. B A change in phase of a wave.

C A change in amplitude of a wave D A change in frequency of a wave.

20. A beam of light strikes a glass block with refractive index of 1.52, at an angle of 5°, what is
the angle of refraction?

A 7.51 B 0.087

C 0.13 D 3.29

21. What is the angle of incidence on a glass block with refractive index 1.52 if the angle of
refraction is 32°?

A 32.0 B 74.3

C 20.7 D 52.6

22. What is the speed of light in water of refractive index 1.33?

A 3.0×108m/s B 2.0×108m/s

C 3.9×108m/s D 2.3×108m/s

23. If the angle of incidence of light traveling through air, and then striking water is 30
degrees what is the angle of refraction? (n=1 air, n=1.33 water)

A 22 degrees B 15 degrees

C 17 degrees D 43 degrees

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24. Based on the image, as light passes from medium 1 to medium 2

light speeds up and bends away from the light speeds up and bends towards the
A B
normal normal

light slows down and bends towards the light slows down and bends away from
C D
normal the normal

25. Based on the image, which medium has a larger index of

refraction?

Both mediums have the same index of Medium 2 has a larger index of
A B
refraction. refraction.

Medium 1 has a larger index of

C Cannot be determined. D
refraction.

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