Philippine Science High School- EVC Pawing, Palo, Leyte Physics 1 Long Exam Nature of Waves

Directions: Read the following items carefully. Choose the best/correct answer from the given options below. Write the letter that corresponds to your answer. Peter saw that a small foam board floated on the water surface in a harbor. Then there was a water wave travelled from north to south across the board. The foam board moved (1) to north. (2) to south. (3) up and down only. A. (1) only B. (2) only C. (3) only D. (1) and (2) only 2. During a tennis match, Sally paces back and forth along the sideline 8 times in 1 minute. What is the frequency of her pacing? A. 8 Hz B. 0.125 Hz C. 0.133 Hz D. 7.5 Hz 3. The diagram shows a displacement-time graph of a particle of a transverse wave. I.

If the wavelength of the wave is twice the magnitude of amplitude, what is the speed of the wave? A. 0.1 m/s B. 0.5 m/s C. 1 m/s D. 10 m/s 4. The speed of a wave is affected by A. the properties of the medium through which the wave travels. B. the wavelength of the wave. C. the frequency of the wave. D. both the wavelength and frequency of the wave. 5. The speed of a wave is affected by A. the properties of the medium through which the wave travels. B. the wavelength of the wave. C. the frequency of the wave. D. both the wavelength and frequency of the wave. 6. Which of the following statements about longitudinal wave is correct? A. Particles vibrate at right angles to the movement of the wave. B. Particles move in the same direction to the propagation of the wave. C. Particles sometimes move in the opposite direction to the propagation of the wave. D. No transmission medium is required. 7. In the following wave, which interval represents one wavelength of the wave? A. A to D B. A to G C. C to E D. C to F

8. One end of a slinky spring is attached to a wall. Simon applied different forces to produce two pulses of different amplitudes and wavelengths in the spring. Which of the following is correct? A. The pulse with a higher amplitude will travel at a higher speed. B. The pulse with a longer wavelength will travel at a higher speed. C. The pulse with a larger applied force will travel at a higher speed. D. The two pulses travel at the same speed. 9. In a transverse wave, the vertical distance between two nearest particles which have the maximum magnitude of displacement from their equilibrium positions is equal to A. twice the amplitude of the wave. B. the amplitude of the wave. C. half the wavelength of the wave. D. the wavelength of the wave. 10. Which of the following about a particle of a wave in one period is correct? A. The particle moves a distance of one wavelength. B. The particle moves a distance of one amplitude. C. The particle has a displacement of four amplitudes. V= 3.0 D. The particle has no displacement. m/s 11. A train wave is moving along a string at 3.0 per second as shown At the right. The wavelength is A. 6.0 m C. 1.5 m B. 2.0 m D. 0.75 m 6.0 12. A wave X meters long passes through a medium and has a speed of Y meters per second. The frequency of the wave could be expressed as A. Y/X Hz C. XY Hz B. X/Y Hz D. X+Y Hz Base your answers to questions 13 through 16 on the diagram, which represents a wave traveling to the right along horizontal material medium. The horizontal distance from b to f is 4.0 m. The vertical distance from x to y is 2.0 meter. 13. If the crest at b takes 2.0 seconds to move from b to f, the speed of V the wave is 4.0 m X A. 8.0 m/s B. 2.0 m/s C. 0.5 m/s D. 4.0 m/s f b 14. If the period of the wave is 2.0 s, its frequency 2.0 m A. 0.50 Hz B. 2.0 Hz C. 5.0 Hz D. 4.0 Hz e g a c 15. The waves amplitude is d h A. 1.0 m B. 2.0 m C. 4.0 m D. 3.0 m Y 16. If the velocity of the wave remains constant, while the frequency is doubled, the wavelength is A. halved C. unchanged B. doubled D. quartered 17. The frequency of the second hand on a clock is A. 1 Hz B. 1/60 Hz C. 60 Hz 18. The amplitude of a particular wave is 1m. The top to bottom distance of the disturbance is A. 0.5m B. 1m C. 2m 19. If you double the frequency of a vibrating object, its period A. doubles B. halves C. is quartered 20. You dip your finger repeatedly into water and make waves. If you dip your finger more frequently, the wavelength of the waves A. shortens B. lengthens C. stays the same II. Draw the two types of wave and completely label its parts. (5 pts. each)