Regents Physics: Waves

In a longitudinal wave, the particles

• remain stationary

• move forward with the speed of the wave

• move backwards and forwards parallel to the direction of travel of the wave

• move from side to side, perpendicular to the direction of travel of the wave

Plane water waves which travel from deep water to shallow water

• are diffracted

• increase their speed

• undergo a change in frequency

• undergo a change in wavelength

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Which of the following statements about waves is true

• Only transverse waves undergo reflection

• Longitudinal waves do not undergo refraction, but may be reflected

• Diffraction can only take place with light waves

• All waves undergo reflection, refraction and diffraction

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Which of the following statements about sound is NOT correct?

• Sound is transmitted as transverse waves

• Sound may be produced by vibrating systems

• Sound does not travel through a vacuum

• Sound travels slower than light

Whenever there is complete destructive interference between two coherent wave trains, the waves must be

• in phase

• out of phase by half of a wavelength

• out of phase by one wavelength

• out of phase by a quarter of a wavelength

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Which of the following statements provide a reason why the diffraction of light is NOT usually observed?

• It's wavelength is too small

• It's frequency is too high

• It's speed is too high

• It's wavelength is too large

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The spreading of a wave into the region behind an obstruction is called

• Diffraction

• Refraction

• Superposition

• Interference

If sounds of differing frequencies are played in succession, in which of the following would a change be detected? (Assume amplitude constant)

• Loudness

• Speed

• Pitch

• Wavelength

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An explosion causes the emission of the following types of radiation

I Light

II Sound

III Infra-red

Which of these will be received first by a person some distance away from the source?

• I and II only

• I and III only

• II and III only

• I, II and III

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