3B Wave Motion II Chapter 4 Nature of Waves

Practice 4.3 (p.29) (b) s/

cm
1 C 0.5
Time taken to make 2 complete vibrations
t/s
= 2  period 0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2

=22 0.5

=4s
2 C 8 (a) Particles B, D, J and K
Distance travelled by a particle in one period (b) 5s= =
= 4  amplitude = 4  1 = 4 cm
3 A At t = 1 s, particle C is moving upwards.
By v = f, The st graph of particle C from t = 0 to
t = 5 s:
f= = = 0.4 Hz

The frequency is 0.4 Hz.

4 C
Frequency f = = = 0.25 Hz

By v = f,

= = = 40 cm 9 (a) Amplitude A = 1 cm

The wavelength is 40 cm. Period T = 2 s

5 (a) 20 cm (b) Downwards

(b) Wave speed v (c)

= = 200 cm s1 = 2 m s1

6 The sd graph from P to Q after 0.2 s (i.e.

):
10 (a) (i) Amplitude A = 15 cm
(ii) Wavelength  = 2 m
(iii) Wave speed v = = 5 m s 1

(iv) By v = f,
f= = = 2.5 Hz
7 (a) Amplitude A = = 0.5 cm The frequency is 2.5 Hz.
(b) Particle X is on a wave crest.
Period T = = = 0.05 s

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