Oscillations and Waves

A wave has a frequency of 8 Hz and a wavelength of 4 meters. What is the period of the wave?

• 16 sec
• 2 m
• 0.5 sec
• 0.125 sec

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The maximum distance an object in simple harmonic motion moves from equilibrium is called the ____ .

• period
• node
• amplitude
• refraction

A wave has wavelength of 10 m and a speed of 340 m/s. What is the frequency of the wave?

• 34 m/s
• 3400 Hz
• 3.4 Hz 
• 34 Hz

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Which of the following represents the wavelength?

• G
• H
• F
• J

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When two waves combine to form a new wave with a larger amplitude, it is called 

• Diffraction
• Destructive Interference
• Resonance
• Constructive Interference

The type of waves that require medium to pass:

• Mechanical Waves
• Electromagnetic Waves

A stiff ideal spring has a:

• high spring constant
• low spring constant
• a varying spring constant depending on displacement
• spring constant which is difficult to predict

A pair of trapeze performers at the circus is swinging from ropes attached to a large elevated platform. Suppose that the performers can be treated as a simple pendulum with a length of 16 m. Determine the period for one complete back and forth cycle.

• 2 sec
• 12 sec
• 8 sec
• 10 sec

A wave in which the oscillation are parallel to the direction of wave travel is a...

• transverse wave
• parallel wave
• longitudinal wave
• oscillating wave

Waves are a transfer of what?

• Heat
• Light
• Energy
• Food

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