CHAPTER 6 : WAVES

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Which graph represents the sound wave with the highest pitch?

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The diagram shows an arrangement of apparatus for light diffraction experiment.

Which diffraction pattern appears on the screen?

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The diagram shows an electromagnetic spectrum.

The waves at P, Q, R and S are P A ' ( ) *. ltraviolet !"ra# $icrowave !"ra# Q !"ra# ltraviolet %n&rared %n&rared R $icrowave %n&rared ltraviolet ltraviolet S %n&rared $icrowaves !"ra# $icrowave

At an airport, a passenger's bag is placed in the baggage scanner.

The contents in the +ag are e,amined +# using A !"ra# ' gamma ra#s ( ultraviolet ra#s ) in&rared ra#s

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Ahmad shouts in front of a high wall. He hears the echo of his voice .! seconds later.

The velocit# o& sound in air is .*/ m s"1. What is the distance +etween Ahmad and the wall? A 2/* m ' 20. m ( .*/ m ) */0 m 1 012 m
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The following is a bloc" diagram of a radio transmitter.

! is A ' ( ) a tuner a &ilter a detector a modulator

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A s#stem is oscillating at its natural fre$uenc# without damping. What happens to the total energ# of the oscillating s#stem? A %t remains constant & %t decreases ' %t increases

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Which graph represents a wave with amplitude of (. ) cm and period of ).)* s?

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Which diagram shows the correct pattern o& re&lected water waves?

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The diagram shows an inter&erence pattern o& two coherent water waves o& sources, P and Q. Which o& the positions A, B, C or ), does destructive inter&erence occur?

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The diagram shows an ultrasonic waves transmitted &rom a +oat to the sea+ed to determine the depth, D, o& the sea. The speed o& the ultrasonic waves in water is 1-// m s"1. The echo o& the waves is received 2./ s a&ter the transmission.

What is the value o& D? A 3+* m ' 3-/ m ( 1-// m ) ./// m 1 2///m

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Which phenomenon indicates that light is a transverse wave? A '

' ,eflection ,efraction -olari.ation /iffraction

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Which graph represents amplitude modulated waves?

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A tilted +asin contains water. Water is dripped at a constant rate into the +asin as shown in the diagram +elow.

Which pattern o& the waves&ronts will +e o+served in the +asin?

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%n a 5oung6s dou+le slit e,periment, red &ringes are &ormed on the screen when a red light source is used. What will +e o+served i& the red light source is replaced b# a blue light source?
A 0umber of fringes decreases & &rightness of the fringes increases ' /istance between fringes decreases

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The diagram shows a wave&ront pattern produced +# a dipper vi+rating at a &re7uenc# o& 12 89 in a ripple tan:.

What is the speed o& the waves? A ' ( ) 1 13 2 cm s"1 0 cm s"1 12 cm s"1 10 cm s"1 .2 cm s"1

The diagram shows the wave&ronts o& a plane wave incident on a plane re&lector.

Which statement is correct a+out the re&lected and incident waves? A The speed o& the re&lected waves is the same as the speed o& the incident waves ' The wavelength o& the re&lected waves is shorter than that o& the incident waves
' ) The fre$uenc# of the reflected waves is lower than that of the incident waves The directions o& the re&lected waves are alwa#s at right angles to the incident waves

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The diagram shows the wave pattern &ormed +# waves &rom two coherent sources, ! and 5.

)estructive inter&erence occurs at A ' ( )

, onl#

Q onl# P and Q
- and ,

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The graphs show the cross"sections o& water waves.

Which wave has the greatest energ#?

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2/ A thin guitar string is strummed hard. %t will produce a loud and high pitch sound. The most suita+le graph to represent the a+ove situation is

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The process of combining audio and radio fre$uenc# signals is "nown as

A ' (

resonance damping modulation

recti&ication

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)iagram 10 shows the cross section o& water waves.

Which o& the &ollowing statements is true about the water waves? A ' ( ) 2.
T and 1 have the same phase

Wave energ# is trans&erred &rom position &rom S to The wave length is the distance +etween S and The particle at oscillates in a direction parallel to the direction o& the wave propagation

)iagram 14 shows ripple tan: with a sloping +ase and a vi+rator +eing vi+rated.

Which o& the &ollowing wave patterns can +e seen on the screen?

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)iagram 2/ shows the inter&erence patterns &or water waves &rom two coherent source S1 and S2.

W h i c h o & t h e & o l l o w i n g s h o w s t h e superposition o& the waves at point 5?

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)iagram 21 shows a su+marine transmitting ultrasonic waves directed at a +ig roc: on the sea +ed. A&ter 1/ seconds, the su+marine detects the re&lected wave.

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(alculate the distance o& the su+marine &rom the +ig roc:. ;<elocit# o& ultrasonic wave = 1 -2/ m s"1.> A ' ( ) 1 ..4 :m 3.0 :m 1-.2 ?$ .1.2 :m 1-2.2 :m

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22 )iagram 22 shows a wave pattern on water.

)iagram 22 Wavelength is the distance +etween the points A ' ( )

- and 2 - and ,

Q and S
, and 3

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/iagram !+ shows a load being oscillated on a spring.

)iagram 23 'ased on )iagram 23, which o& the &ollowing displacement"time graphs represents oscillation o& the load &rom P to Q and +ac: to /?

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)irection o& wave propagation

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Shallow area

Which o& the &ollowing characteristics o& waves, changes when the waves are re&lected? A ' ( ) )irection o& propagation Wavelength @r e7uenc# Speed

)eep area )iagram 24

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)iagram 24 shows water waves propagating in an area o& di&&erent depths.

Which o& the &ollowing diagrams shows the propagation o& the waves correctl#?

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./ )iagram 13 shows the displacement"distance graph o& a wave. The &re7uenc# o& wave is -./ 89.

What is the velocit# o& the wave? A ' ( ) -/ cm s"1 3- cm s"1 1// cm s"1 1-/ cm s"1

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What happens to the wave length and the magnitude o& the velocit# o& water waves when it re&lected? Wave length $agnitude o& velocit#

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nchanged %ncreases )ecreases %ncreases

nchanged )ecreases %ncreases nchanged

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)iagram 10 shows water waves passing a +loc: o& roc: in a river.

Which phenomenon e,plains the propagation o& waves at !? A ' ( ) Re&lection Re&raction )i&&raction %nter&erence

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%n which diagram will destructive inter&erence occur when the wave meet?

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What is the correct relationship +etween the wave length o& an electromagnetic radiation and the energ# it carries? A ' ( ) Wave length Short Short Aong Aong 1nerg# carried 8igh Aow 8igh Aow

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