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Physics
A. Transverse waves
B. Surface waves
C. EM waves
D. Longitudinal waves
Answer: Sound waves are longitudinal waves with compressions and rarefactions.
Physics
A. Force x distance
B. Work x time
C. Work / time
D. Force / time
Answer: Power is the rate of doing work, P = W/t.
Physics
A. Mass of the bob
B. Amplitude
C. Length of the pendulum
D. Weight of the bob
Answer: Period T = 2pi sqrt(L/g), depends only on length and gravity.
Physics
A. Changes
B. Doubles
C. Remains constant
D. Halves
Answer: Frequency depends on the source and does not change.
Physics
A. Maximum
B. Negative
C. Zero
D. Infinite
Answer: At maximum height, the object momentarily comes to rest.
Physics
A. Maximum displacement
B. Maximum amplitude
C. Zero displacement
D. Moving particles
Answer: Nodes are points of zero displacement in a standing wave.
Physics
A. 2/5 MR2
B. MR2
C. 1/2 MR2
D. 1/3 MR2
Answer: Moment of inertia of a solid sphere is 2/5 MR2.
Physics
A. F = ma
B. Energy is conserved
C. Every action has equal opposite reaction
D. Momentum is conserved
Answer: For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
Physics
A. Sum of masses
B. Inverse of sum
C. Product of masses
D. Independent of masses
Answer: F = Gm1m2/r2, proportional to the product of masses.
Physics
A. Odd multiple of lambda/2
B. lambda/4
C. n lambda where n=0,1,2...
D. 3 lambda/2
Answer: Constructive interference occurs at integer multiples of wavelength.
Physics
A. v = f/lambda
B. v = lambda/f
C. v = f lambda
D. v = f + lambda
Answer: Wave speed equals frequency times wavelength.
Physics
A. Longitudinal waves only
B. Transverse waves only
C. All waves
D. EM waves only
Answer: Superposition applies to all types of waves.
Physics
A. Equilibrium
B. Accelerated motion
C. Circular motion
D. Projectile motion
Answer: Zero net force means the object is in translational equilibrium.
Physics
A. F = kx2
B. F = k/x
C. F = kx
D. F = mg
Answer: Hooke\'s Law: F = kx, where k is spring constant and x is displacement.
Physics
A. N s
B. N/m
C. kg m
D. J/s
Answer: Impulse has units of Newton-second, equal to change in momentum.
Physics
A. 340 m/s
B. 1500 m/s
C. 5000 m/s
D. 300 m/s
Answer: Speed of sound in air is approximately 343 m/s.
Physics
A. Increases
B. Remains same
C. Decreases
D. Becomes zero
Answer: Waves slow down in a denser medium while frequency stays constant.
Physics
A. Crest and trough
B. Any two points
C. Two consecutive crests
D. Wave and medium
Answer: Wavelength is the distance between two consecutive identical points.
Physics
A. Amplitude
B. Speed
C. Frequency due to relative motion
D. Wavelength of source
Answer: Doppler effect causes apparent frequency change due to relative motion.
Physics
A. 4.9 m
B. 9.8 m
C. 19.6 m
D. 2.45 m
Answer: h = 1/2 gt2 = 1/2 x 9.8 x 1 = 4.9 m.