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AS Physics U14 Waves Checkpoint Quiz 1
Preguntas del test (10)
1A longitudinal wave travels through a long spring. The spring is shown at one instant.
What is the wavelength of the wave?
- AA
- BB
- CC
- DD
2A sound wave has a frequency of 2500 Hz and a speed of 1500 m.s^–1.
What is the shortest distance from a point of maximum pressure in the wave to a point of minimum pressure?- AA 0.15 m
- BB 0.30 m
- CC 0.60 m
- DD 1.20 m
3A sound wave is displayed on the screen of a cathode-ray oscilloscope (c.r.o.) as shown.
The time-base of the c.r.o. is set at 2.5 ms.cm^–1.
What is the frequency of the sound wave?
- AA 50 Hz
- BB 100 Hz
- CC 200 Hz
- DD 400 z
4The period of an electromagnetic wave is 1.0 ns.
What are the frequency and wavelength of the wave?
- AA
- BB
- CC
- DD
5Which statement about progressive longitudinal waves is not correct?
- AA The oscillations of the particles are parallel to the direction of travel of the wave energy.
- BB They have a series of nodes and antinodes.
- CC They need a medium through which to travel.
- DD They transfer energy.
6A bicycle gear wheel is a disc with 50 ‘teeth’ equally spaced around its edge, as shown. The gear wheel is rotated 10 times each second. A springy strip of metal is vibrated by the rotating ‘teeth’.
The metal strip produces a sound of frequency that is equal to the frequency of vibration of the strip.
The speed of sound in air is 330 m.s^–1.
What is the wavelength of the emitted sound?
- A0.66 m
- B1.5 m
- C6.6 m
- D500 m
7 Which row describes the oscillations of two moving particles in a stationary wave that are separated by a distance of half a wavelength?

- AA
- BB
- CC
- DD
8Two wave sources are oscillating in phase. Each source produces a wave of wavelength λ. The
two waves from the sources meet at point X with a phase difference of 90°.
What is a possible difference in the distances from the two wave sources to point X?- AA λ/8
- BB λ/4
- CC λ/2
- DD λ
9Which statement about electromagnetic waves in a vacuum is correct?
- AA Amplitude is inversely proportional to velocity.
- BB Frequency is inversely proportional to wavelength.
- CC Intensity is proportional to amplitude.
- DD Velocity is proportional to wavelength.
10A transverse wave travels along a rope.
The graph shows the variation of the displacement of the particles in the rope with distance along it at a particular instant.
At which distance along the rope do the particles have maximum upwards velocity?
- AA 0.5 m
- BB 1.0 m
- CC 1.5 m
- DD 2.0 m
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- Descripción
- 9702 Unit 14 Waves Checkpoint Quiz #1.
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- Jeffrey Piggott
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