Oscillations & Waves

Q. What is the phase difference between the driving force and the displacement in a forced oscillation at resonance?
  • A. 0 degrees
  • B. 90 degrees
  • C. 180 degrees
  • D. 270 degrees
Q. What is the phase difference between two particles in simple harmonic motion that are in the same position at the same time?
  • A. 0
  • B. π/2
  • C. π
  • D. 3π/2
Q. What is the phase difference between two particles in simple harmonic motion that are 90 degrees out of phase?
  • A. 0 radians
  • B. π/2 radians
  • C. π radians
  • D. 3π/2 radians
Q. What is the phase difference between two particles in simple harmonic motion that are in phase?
  • A. 0 radians
  • B. π/2 radians
  • C. π radians
  • D. 3π/2 radians
Q. What is the phase difference between two particles in the same wave at a distance of λ/2?
  • A. 0 radians
  • B. π/2 radians
  • C. π radians
  • D. 3π/2 radians
Q. What is the phase difference between two points on a wave that are 1/4 wavelength apart?
  • A. 0 radians
  • B. π/2 radians
  • C. π radians
  • D. 3π/2 radians
Q. What is the phase difference between two points on a wave that are half a wavelength apart?
  • A. 0 radians
  • B. π/2 radians
  • C. π radians
  • D. 2π radians
Q. What is the phase difference between two points on a wave that are one wavelength apart?
  • A. 0 radians
  • B. π/2 radians
  • C. π radians
  • D. 2π radians
Q. What is the phenomenon called when sound waves bend around obstacles?
  • A. Reflection
  • B. Refraction
  • C. Diffraction
  • D. Interference
Q. What is the potential energy stored in a spring when it is compressed by a distance x?
  • A. 1/2 kx
  • B. 1/2 kx²
  • C. kx
  • D. kx²
Q. What is the principle behind sonar technology?
  • A. Reflection of sound waves
  • B. Refraction of sound waves
  • C. Diffraction of sound waves
  • D. Interference of sound waves
Q. What is the principle behind the Doppler effect?
  • A. Change in frequency due to relative motion
  • B. Change in amplitude due to distance
  • C. Change in speed due to medium
  • D. Change in wavelength due to temperature
Q. What is the principle behind the working of a sonar?
  • A. Reflection of sound waves
  • B. Refraction of sound waves
  • C. Diffraction of sound waves
  • D. Interference of sound waves
Q. What is the principle of superposition in wave motion?
  • A. Waves can only travel in one direction
  • B. Waves can interfere with each other
  • C. Waves cannot pass through each other
  • D. Waves always lose energy
Q. What is the range of human hearing in Hertz?
  • A. 20 Hz to 20 kHz
  • B. 20 kHz to 20 MHz
  • C. 1 Hz to 100 kHz
  • D. 10 Hz to 10 kHz
Q. What is the range of human hearing in terms of frequency?
  • A. 20 Hz to 20 kHz
  • B. 20 kHz to 20 MHz
  • C. 1 Hz to 100 kHz
  • D. 100 Hz to 10 kHz
Q. What is the relationship between frequency and wavelength in a wave traveling at a constant speed?
  • A. Directly proportional
  • B. Inversely proportional
  • C. Independent
  • D. None of the above
Q. What is the relationship between the amplitude of a damped oscillator and time?
  • A. Exponential decay
  • B. Linear decay
  • C. Quadratic decay
  • D. Constant decay
Q. What is the relationship between the damping coefficient and the type of damping?
  • A. Higher coefficient indicates under-damping
  • B. Lower coefficient indicates over-damping
  • C. Critical damping occurs at a specific coefficient
  • D. Damping coefficient has no effect
Q. What is the relationship between the damping ratio and the type of damping in a system?
  • A. Damping ratio < 1 indicates overdamping
  • B. Damping ratio = 1 indicates critical damping
  • C. Damping ratio > 1 indicates underdamping
  • D. Damping ratio = 0 indicates critical damping
Q. What is the relationship between the damping ratio and the type of damping?
  • A. Damping ratio < 1: Underdamping
  • B. Damping ratio = 1: Overdamping
  • C. Damping ratio > 1: Critical damping
  • D. Damping ratio = 0: Overdamping
Q. What is the relationship between the frequency and period of a wave?
  • A. Frequency = Period × Speed
  • B. Frequency = 1/Period
  • C. Frequency = Speed × Wavelength
  • D. Frequency = Wavelength/Speed
Q. What is the relationship between the frequency and the period of a simple harmonic oscillator?
  • A. f = T
  • B. f = 1/T
  • C. f = T^2
  • D. f = 2T
Q. What is the relationship between the period and frequency of a simple harmonic oscillator?
  • A. T = f
  • B. T = 1/f
  • C. T = f^2
  • D. T = 2f
Q. What is the relationship between the period of a simple harmonic oscillator and its mass and spring constant?
  • A. T = 2π√(m/k)
  • B. T = 2π√(k/m)
  • C. T = m/k
  • D. T = k/m
Q. What is the relationship between the potential energy and kinetic energy in simple harmonic motion at maximum displacement?
  • A. PE = KE
  • B. PE > KE
  • C. PE < KE
  • D. PE = 0
Q. What is the speed of a wave on a string if the tension is 100 N and the mass per unit length is 0.5 kg/m?
  • A. 20 m/s
  • B. 10 m/s
  • C. 5 m/s
  • D. 15 m/s
Q. What is the speed of a wave on a string if the tension is 100 N and the mass per unit length is 2 kg/m?
  • A. 5 m/s
  • B. 10 m/s
  • C. 15 m/s
  • D. 20 m/s
Q. What is the speed of sound in air at 20°C?
  • A. 343 m/s
  • B. 330 m/s
  • C. 300 m/s
  • D. 350 m/s
Q. What is the speed of sound in air at room temperature (20°C)?
  • A. 343 m/s
  • B. 300 m/s
  • C. 1500 m/s
  • D. 1200 m/s
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