BISMILLAH ACADMEY OF SCIENCES KHANPUR

NAME:----------- TEST : 1st YEAR TOTAL MARKS :20

Encircle the correct answer.

1- Beats are used top find :

a- Wavelength b- frequency b- speed d- intensity
2- It becomes difficult to recognize beats when the difference between the frequencies of two
sounds is more than :
a- 10 Hz b- 20 Hz c- 30 Hz d- 40 Hz
3- Path difference for constructive interference should be :
λ 5λ 3λ
a- b- c- m λ d-
2 2 2
4- Distance between consecutive node and anti-node is:
λ λ
a- λ b- c- d- 2 λ
2 4
5- In stationary waves Velocity of particle at the node is :
a- Maximum b- zero c- infinite d- variable
6- Two identical tunning forks are operating simultaneously , the number of beats per second will
be :
a- Zero b- 1 c- 2 d- 3

Write short answers of the following .

1- How are beats useful in tunning musical instruments ?

2- Describe reflection of waves from rare and denser media ?
3- Two waves travelling in opposite direction completely cancel each other as they pass . What
happens to the energy possessed by the waves ?

Extensive questions.

1- What is interference ? Describe its types . Also write down conditions for constructive and
destructive interference .
2- An open organ pipe has a length of 50 cm . find the frequency of its fundamental note when it is
a- open at both ends b- close at one end