Standing waves basic calculations

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Physics
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12th Grade
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Gail Glaister
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
An open pipe (80 cm long) makes a tone travelling at 330 m/s. Calculate the first harmonic wavelength.
40 cm
80 cm
120 cm
160 cm
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NGSS.HS-PS4-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
An open pipe (40 cm long) makes a tone travelling at 330 m/s. Calculate the frequency of the fundamental wave.
4.125 Hz
264 Hz
26400 Hz
412.5 Hz
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NGSS.HS-PS4-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
An open pipe (1.8 m long) makes a tone travelling at 330 m/s. Calculate its frequency for the 3rd harmonic.
183.3 Hz
234 Hz
275 Hz
594 Hz
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NGSS.HS-PS4-1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
A closed pipe (0.36 m long) makes a tone travelling at 342 m/s. Calculate the tones frequency for the harmonic that comes after the fundamental one shown.
712.5 Hz
170 Hz
275 Hz
594 Hz
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NGSS.HS-PS4-1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
A violin string of length 0.54 m and wave speed of 565 m/s along it. Calculate the frequency of the 5th harmonic.
1046.3 HZ
282.5 Hz
3138.89 Hz
1546 Hz
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NGSS.HS-PS4-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What is "Beats"?
The regular pulsing of pitch of a sound which is heard when 2 sources produce sounds of slightly different frequency.
The regular pulsing of loudness of a sound which is heard when 2 sources produce sounds of slightly different frequency.
The regular pulsing of a sound giving a characteristic tone / timbre which is heard when 2 sources produce sounds of slightly different frequency.
The regular pulsing of loudness of a sound which is heard when 2 sources produce sounds of the same frequency.
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NGSS.HS-PS4-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Calculate the beat frequency if a 400 Hz and a 397 Hz sound are heard by Quinn.
1 Hz
2 Hz
3 Hz
4 Hz
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS4-1
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