Physics department 3rd trimester – Exam Bank

Sec 13.7
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2.In a transverse wave, how do the particles of the disturbed medium move in relation to the
wave velocity?
a) Perpendicular to the wave velocity
b) Parallel to the wave velocity
c) Opposite to the wave velocity
d) In the direction of the wave velocity

3.Which type of wave exhibits a superposition of both transverse and longitudinal

characteristics?
a) Ocean wave
b) Soliton
c) Longitudinal wave
d) Sound wave

4.What type of wave consists of a solitary wave front that propagates in isolation?
a) Transverse wave
b) Longitudinal wave
c) Soliton
d) Ocean wave

5.How are points of high density represented in a density wave or pressure wave?
a) Crests of the waveform
b) Troughs of the waveform
c) Stretched regions
d) Compressed regions
6.What type of wave do sound waves in air correspond to?
a) Transverse wave
b) Longitudinal wave
c) Soliton
d) Ocean wave

7.What type of motion does a longitudinal wave exhibit?

a) Up-and-down motion
b) Circular motion
c) Back-and-forth motion
d) Parallel to the direction of wave motion

8.How does a longitudinal wave travel through a material medium?

a) With a definite speed
b) By creating compressed and stretched regions that travel parallel to the wave
motion
c) By moving in the direction of the wave
d) By creating disturbances perpendicular to the wave velocity

9.What is the maximum distance the string moves above or below its equilibrium position
called?
a) Frequency
b) Wavelength
c) Amplitude
d) Period

10.What is the distance between two successive points that behave identically in a wave
called?
a) Frequency
b) Wavelength
c) Amplitude
d) Period

11.The lowest part of a transverse wave is known as a (a) .

a) Trough
b) Crest
c) Compression
d) Rarefaction

12.Which wave is pictured?

a) Transverse
b) Longitudinal
c) Both
d) Neither
Sec 13.8

1.How can the speed of a wave be expressed in terms of its frequency and wavelength?
a) v = f ×λ
b) v = λ / T
c) v = λ × T
d) v = λ / f

2-A sound wave has a frequency of 262 Hz and a wavelength of 1.3 m. What is the speed of the wave?
a) 201 m/s
b) 340.6 m/s
c) 263.3 m/s
d) 260.7 m/s

3-What is the relationship between the wavelength of a wave and its frequency?
a) They are inversely proportional
b) They are directly proportional
c) They are unrelated
d) They are equal

4-A wave has frequency of 50 Hz and a wavelength of 10 m. What is the speed of the wave? (a)
a) 500 m/s
b) 50 m/s
c) 5 m/s
d) 0.5 m/s

5-The number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second is:
a) frequency
b) period
c) longitudinal
d) transverse wave

6-A wave has frequency of 50 Hz and a wavelength of 10 m. What is the speed of the wave?
a) 500 m/s
b) 50 m/s
c) 5 m/s
d) 0.5 m/s

7-All waves carry

a) energy
b) light
c) matter
d) particles

8-The distance from one point to the next corresponding point on a wave is called the
a) waveform
b) peak
c) amplitude
d) wavelength
9-wave has wavelength of 10 m and a speed of 340 m/s. What is the frequency of the wave?
a) 34 m/s
b) 3400 Hz
c) 3400 m/s
d) 34 Hz

10-One end of the rope is vibrated to produce a wave with a wavelength of 0.25 m. The Frequency of the
wave is 3.0 Hz. What is the speed of the wave?
a) 3.00 m/s
b) 2.50 m/s
c) 0.75 m/s
d) 1.25 m/s

Sec 13.9

1-What factors affect the speed of a wave on a stretched string?

a) The amplitude of the vibration

b) The tension in the string and the mass per unit length of the string
c) The length of the string and the period of vibration
d) The wavelength of the wave and the speed of the physical string vibrations

2-What is the relationship between the period of a wave and its wavelength?

a) They are inversely proportional

b) They are directly proportional
c) They are unrelated
d) They are equal

3-How does increasing the tension in a string affect the wave speed?
a) It increases the wave speed
b) It decreases the wave speed
c) It has no effect on the wave speed
d) It depends on the mass per unit length of the string

Problems

A uniform string has a mass M of 0.030 0 kg and a length L of 6.00 m.

Tension is maintained in the string by suspending a block of mass m 5
2.00 kg from one end . Find the speed of a transverse wave pulse on
this string.
An ethernet cable is 4.00 m long and has a mass of 0.200 kg. A transverse wave pulse is produced by plucking one
end of the taut cable. The pulse makes four trips down and back along the cable in 0.800 s. What is the tension force
in the cable?

Sec 13.10
1-Two crests or two troughs superpose and produce maximum amplitude
a) Constructive interference
b) Destructive interference
c) Reflection
d) Refraction

2-When a crest and a trough interfere, what occurs?

a) They combine to create a higher amplitude wave.
b) They counteract and the wave either lessens or stops completely.
c) The wave changes into a longitudinal wave.

3-What type of interference is represented in this diagram?

a) Constructive
b) Destructive
c) Reflection
d) Refraction

4-Which type of interference occurs when sound waves produced by

wind instruments become louder?
a) Constructive
b) Destructive
c) Reflection
d) Refraction

5-Two waves cannot exist in the same space or in the same medium at the same time.
a) True
b) False

6-What is interference?
a) occurs when two or more waves overlap and combine
b) occurs when two or more waves combine and neutralize each other
c) when one waves travels alone
d) All of the previous

7-Constructive interference will cause the wave to

a) Increase its displacement
b) Decrease its displacement
 c) Make its displacement stay the same
d) None of previous

8-Destructive interference is
a) When the two waves affect each other in a negative way
b) The two waves add together and produce a single wave of greater amplitude
c) Are in phase
d) Make its displacement stay the same

9-Which wave behaviour do noise cancelling headphones use?

a) diffraction
b) refraction
c) constructive interference
d) destructive interference

10-The combination of two waves to form a larger amplitude is what type of interference?
a) Constructive
b) Destructive
c) Diffractive
d) Refractive

11-Waves can meet and form a smaller amplitude. If this occurs, it is called
a) Constructive
b) Destructive
c) Diffractive
d) Refractive

12-What determines the amplitude of a wave?

a) Amount of energy
b) Speed of wave
c) Wavelength
d) Frequency

13- What type of interference is represented in this diagram?

a) Constructive
b) Destructive
c) Diffractive
d) Refractive

14- A principle states that if two or more traveling waves are moving through a medium, the resultant wave is found
by adding the individual waves together.
a) Hooke’s Law
b) Newton second law
c) superposition principle
d) Simple harmonic motion

Problems
A wave of amplitude 30 m interferes with a second wave of amplitude 20 m traveling in the same direction. What
are
(a) the largest
(b) the smallest resultant amplitudes that can occur

Sec 13.11
1-When a traveling wave reaches a boundary, what happens?
a) The wave stops.
b) The wave is absorbed.
c) Part or all the wave is reflected.
d) The wave changes color.

2-What is the characteristic of the reflected pulse when the boundary is free?
a) It is absorbed.
b) It continues moving in the same direction.
c) It is reflected with the same orientation.
d) It is reflected without inversion.

3-How does the boundary being rigid or free affect the reflection of the pulse?
a) It causes the pulse to disappear.
b) It causes the pulse to reflect with the same orientation.
c) It causes the pulse to invert.
d) It causes the pulse to reflect without inversion.

4-What is the characteristic of the reflected pulse when the boundary is not free?
a) It is absorbed.
b) It continues moving in the same direction.
c) It is reflected with the same orientation.
d) It is reflected with inversion.

5-
Sec 14.1
1-Sound is made when a source of energy forces the matter around it to __________.
a) Vibrate
b) Amplitude
c) Stay still
d) Pitch

2-Sound waves CANNOT travel through which of these:

a) Paper
b) Milk
c) Space (vacuum )
d) Any matter

3-A disturbance that travels through a medium as a longitudinal wave

a) sound
b) wavelength
c) pitch
d) frequency

4-The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are close together.
a) rarefaction
b) compression
c) crest
d) trough

5-A part in a longitudinal wave where the particles are spread apart
a) compression
b) rarefaction
c) crest
d) trough

6-What type of wave are sound waves?

a) Transverse waves.
b) Longitudinal waves.
c) Electromagnetic waves.
d) Soliton waves.
7-What is a compression in a sound wave?
a) A region of reduced density.
b) A region of high molecular density.
c) A region of low air pressure.
d) A region of high frequency.

8-How are rarefactions created in a sound wave?

a) By molecules moving closer together.
b) By molecules spreading apart.
c) By a decrease in air temperature.
d) By an increase in air pressure.

Sec 14.2
1. What are audible waves?
a) Longitudinal waves with frequencies below 20 Hz.
b) Longitudinal waves with frequencies between 20 and 20,000 Hz.
c) Transverse waves with frequencies above 20,000 Hz.
d) Longitudinal waves with frequencies above 20,000 Hz.

2. Which of the following is an example of infrasonic waves?

a) Sound from a musical instrument.
b) Earthquake waves.
c) Sound from a dog whistle.
d) Sound from a human conversation.

3. What are ultrasonic waves?

a) Longitudinal waves with frequencies below 20 Hz.
b) Longitudinal waves with frequencies between 20 and 20,000 Hz.
c) Longitudinal waves with frequencies above 20,000 Hz.
d) Transverse waves with frequencies above 20,000 Hz.

4. What is the frequency range of audible waves?

a) Below 20 Hz.
b) Between 20 and 20,000 Hz.
c) Above 20,000 Hz.
d) Varies depending on the source.

5. Which animals can hear ultrasonic waves?

a) Humans.
b) Dogs.
c) Birds.
d) Fish.

6-When a frequency is higher than 20,000hz it is called:

a) Ultrasonic
b) Infrasonic
c) Audible
d) ViewSonic

7-What is the frequency range of ultrasonic waves?

a) Less than 20 Hz.
 b) Between 20 and 20,000 Hz.
c) Greater than 20,000 Hz.
d) Varies depending on the source.

8-How are ultrasonic waves used in medical applications?

a) To produce detailed x-ray images.
b) To examine internal organs via image reflections.
c) To treat patients with high-frequency waves.
d) To measure the speed of light in the body.

9-Ultrasonic waves can be used to produce images of small objects because Their
a) high frequency and short wavelengths.
b) high frequency and long wavelengths
c) Low frequency and short wavelengths
d) Low frequency and slow speed

10-The speed of the blood flow in the body with a device called
a) ultrasonic flow meter
b) voltmeter
c) Thermometer
d) Scanner

11-Mention 3 Applications of Ultrasound

a) ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
b) ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
c) ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Sec 14.3
1-The speed of a sound wave in a fluid depends on the
a) Type of the fluid
b) fluid’s compressibility and inertia
c) colour of the fluid
d) The fluid's volume and mass.

2-Which of the following actions will increase the speed of sound in air?
a) decreasing the air temperature
b) increasing the frequency of the sound
c) increasing the air temperature
 d) increasing the amplitude of the sound wave
e) reducing the pressure of the air

3-Fluid’s bulk modulus symbolise by

a) ρ
b) B
c) V
d) F
4-The ratio of the change in pressure to changing in volume
a) fluid’s bulk modulus
b) fluid’s temperature change
c) fluid’s expansion
d) freezing point of a fluid

5- Bulk modulus is measured in

a) m/s
b) s.m
c) Pa
d) unitless

6-Young,s modulus is measured

a) m/s
b) s.m
c) Pa
d) unitless

7- Which of the following statements is true regarding the speed of sound in air?
a) The speed of sound increases with increasing air temperature.
b) The speed of sound decreases with increasing frequency of the sound wave.
c) The speed of sound is not affected by changes in air pressure.
d) The speed of sound in air is faster than the speed of light in a vacuum.

8-Which of the following materials would generally have the highest speed of sound?
a) Air
b) Water
c) Steel
d) Helium

9-What factor primarily determines the speed of sound in a solid material?

 a) Density of the material
b) Young's modulus of the material
c) Temperature of the material
d) Pressure of the material
10-When a sound wave travels from air into water, what generally happens to its speed?
a) It increases
b) It decreases
c) It remains the same
d) It depends on the frequency of the sound wave

11-Why does sound travel faster in solids than in gases?

a) Solids have higher density than gases
b) Solids have lower density than gases
c) Solids have stronger intermolecular forces than gases
d) Solids have weaker intermolecular forces than gases

12-How does the speed of sound in air change with increasing temperature?
a) It increases
b) It decreases
c) It remains the same
d) It depends on the pressure of the air

Problems
1- Calculate the speed of sound in air for the following temperatures:
a) 0 o C
b) 25o C c) -

2-Calculate the speed of sound in air at -15o C

3-An explosion occurs to an ice sheet that lies over ocean water. If the air temperature is -7.00°C Calculate the
speed of sound?

Sec 14.4
1- Is the amount of energy transferred across an area in a certain time and influences how far sounds can be heard.
a) Loudness
 b) Intensity
c) Volume
d) Perception
2-Sound ……………..the rate at which energy flows through the surface.
a) Intensity
b) Pitch
c) Amplitude
d) Frequency
3-Sound intensity is measured in _____.
a) Hertz
b) Nanometres
c) Decibels
d) Unitless
4-The intensity of a sound wave increases by 1000 W/m2 . What is this increase equal to in decibels?
a) 10
b) 20 H.
c) 30 J.
d) 40

5-The intensity of a sound wave increases by 1000 W/m2. What is this increase equal to in decibels?
F. 10
G. 20
H. 30
J. 40

6-The property of sound called intensity is proportional to the rate at which energy flows through
a. an area perpendicular to the direction of propagation.
b. an area parallel to the direction of propagation.
c. a cylindrical tube.
d. a sound wave of a certain frequency.
7-The perceived loudness of a sound is measured in
a. hertz. c. watts.
b. decibels. d. watts per square meter.

8-The decibel level at the threshold of human hearing is a.

 a) 1 dB.
b) 0 dB.
c) 1 dB.
d) 10 dB

Problems
1-What is the intensity of the sound waves produced by a trumpet at a distance of 3.2 m when the power output of
the trumpet is 0.20 W? Assume that the sound waves are spherical

2-Calculate the intensity of the sound waves from an electric guitar’s amplifier at a distance of 5.0 m when its
power output is equal to each of the following values: a. 0.25 W b. 0.50 W c. 2.0 W

Sec 14.6
1-When you hear the sound from a vehicle that is moving toward you, the pitch is higher than it would be if the
vehicle were stationary.
a) The pitch sounds higher because the a. sound waves arrive more frequently.
b) sound from the approaching vehicle travels faster.
c) wavelength of the sound waves becomes greater.
d) amplitude of the sound waves increases.
2. Suppose you are on a moving bus as it passes a stationary car in which a stereo is playing music. As the bus goes
past the car, you will hear the pitch of the music
a. become higher.
b. become lower.
c. remain constant.
d. become lower, then highe

3-The Doppler effect is seen when a wave-making source moves

toward an observer.
a) True
 b) False

4-What is the Doppler Effect?

a) A change in frequency due to the relative motion of a wave source and an observer
b) When a wave overlaps with another wave
c) When a wave bounces off of another object
d) When a wave bends due to traveling through a different medium

5-The pitch of a sound wave relates to the wave's _________________.

a) Amplitude
b) Frequency
c) Wavelength
d) Period

6-look at the picture. Who is experiencing a lower pitched sound?

a) Observer A
b) Observer B
c) There is no difference
d) The fire truck

7-What is the change in frequency heard by an observer moving towards a stationary sound source?
a) Decreases
b) Increases
c) Remains the same
d) Fluctuates

8-When does the Doppler effect occur?

a) Only when the source is moving
b) Only when the observer is moving
c) Only when both the source and the observer are moving
d) Only when the medium is moving

9-If the observer moves away from a stationary sound source, what happens to the frequency heard?
a) Decreases
b) Increases
 c) Remains the same
d) Fluctuates

10-What happens to the wavelength of sound when the source is moving towards the observer?
a) Increases
b) Decreases
c) Remains the same
d) Fluctuates

11-If the source of sound is moving away from the observer, the observed frequency will be:
a) Lower than the emitted frequency
b) Higher than the emitted frequency
c) Equal to the emitted frequency
d) Zero

12-If both the source and the observer are moving towards each other, what happens to the observed frequency?
a) Increases
b) Decreases
c) Remains the same
d) Fluctuates

13-The Doppler effect occurs in all but which of the following situations?
a) A source of sound moves toward a listener.
b) A listener moves toward a source of sound.
c) A listener and a source of sound remain at rest with respect to each other.
d) A listener and a source of sound move toward or away from each other
14-If a sound seems to be getting louder, which of the following is probably increasing?
a) speed of sound
b) frequency
c) wavelength
d) intensity
15-If an observer is moving away from a stationary source, the observed frequency is lower than the source
frequency.
a) True
b) False

16-Which of the following statements is correct regarding the scenario where an observer is moving away from a
stationary source?
 a) The observed frequency is higher than the source frequency.
b) The observed frequency is lower than the source frequency.
c) The observed frequency is equal to the source frequency.
d) The observed frequency is zero.

17-When a source is moving toward an observer, the observed frequency is higher than the source frequency.
a) True
b) False

18-What happens to the observed frequency when the source is moving toward the observer?
a) It decreases.
b) It increases.
c) It remains the same.
d) It fluctuates.

19-Suppose you’re on a hot air balloon ride, carrying a buzzer that emits a sound of frequency f. If you accidentally
drop the buzzer over the side while the balloon is rising at constant speed, what can you conclude about the sound
you hear as the buzzer falls toward the ground?
a) The frequency and intensity increase.
b) The frequency decreases and the intensity increases.
c) The frequency decreases and the intensity decreases.
d) The frequency remains the same, but the intensity decreases.

20-The Doppler effect occurs in all but which of the following situations?
a. A source of sound moves toward a listener.
b. A listener moves toward a source of sound.
c. A listener and a source of sound remain at rest with respect to each other.
d. A listener and a source of sound move toward or away from each other.