Q. If the amplitude of a wave is doubled, how does this affect the energy carried by the wave? (2021)
A.
Energy is halved
B.
Energy remains the same
C.
Energy is doubled
D.
Energy is quadrupled
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Solution
The energy carried by a wave is proportional to the square of the amplitude. Therefore, if the amplitude is doubled, the energy increases by a factor of four.
Correct Answer: D — Energy is quadrupled
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Q. If the amplitude of a wave is doubled, what happens to its energy?
A.
Remains the same
B.
Doubles
C.
Increases by a factor of four
D.
Increases by a factor of eight
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Solution
The energy of a wave is proportional to the square of its amplitude. Therefore, if the amplitude is doubled, the energy increases by a factor of four.
Correct Answer: C — Increases by a factor of four
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Q. If the amplitude of a wave is increased, what effect does it have on the energy carried by the wave? (2019)
A.
Energy decreases
B.
Energy remains the same
C.
Energy increases
D.
Energy becomes zero
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Solution
The energy carried by a wave is proportional to the square of its amplitude. Therefore, if the amplitude increases, the energy also increases.
Correct Answer: C — Energy increases
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Q. If the amplitude of a wave is increased, what effect does it have on the energy of the wave? (2022)
A.
Energy decreases
B.
Energy remains the same
C.
Energy increases
D.
Energy becomes zero
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Solution
The energy of a wave is proportional to the square of its amplitude. Therefore, if the amplitude increases, the energy also increases.
Correct Answer: C — Energy increases
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Q. If the amplitude of a wave is increased, what happens to its energy? (2019)
A.
Decreases
B.
Increases
C.
Remains the same
D.
Becomes zero
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Solution
The energy of a wave is proportional to the square of its amplitude. Therefore, if the amplitude increases, the energy also increases.
Correct Answer: B — Increases
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Q. If the amplitude of a wave is tripled, how does the energy of the wave change?
A.
Increases by a factor of 3
B.
Increases by a factor of 6
C.
Increases by a factor of 9
D.
Remains the same
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Solution
Energy is proportional to the square of the amplitude, so if amplitude is tripled, energy increases by a factor of 3^2 = 9.
Correct Answer: C — Increases by a factor of 9
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Q. If the amplitude of a wave is tripled, what happens to its energy?
A.
Increases by a factor of 3
B.
Increases by a factor of 6
C.
Increases by a factor of 9
D.
Remains the same
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Solution
The energy of a wave is proportional to the square of its amplitude, so if amplitude is tripled, energy increases by a factor of 3^2 = 9.
Correct Answer: C — Increases by a factor of 9
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Q. If the amplitude of a wave is tripled, what happens to the energy carried by the wave? (2019)
A.
It remains the same
B.
It doubles
C.
It triples
D.
It increases by a factor of nine
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Solution
The energy carried by a wave is proportional to the square of the amplitude. Therefore, if the amplitude is tripled, the energy increases by a factor of 3^2 = 9.
Correct Answer: D — It increases by a factor of nine
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Q. If the angle between the current element and the line joining the current element to the point of interest is 90 degrees, what is the contribution of that current element to the magnetic field?
A.
Maximum
B.
Minimum
C.
Zero
D.
Undefined
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Solution
If the angle is 90 degrees, the sine of the angle is zero, resulting in zero contribution to the magnetic field from that current element.
Correct Answer: C — Zero
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Q. If the angle between the force and the lever arm is 90 degrees, how does it affect the torque?
A.
Torque is zero
B.
Torque is maximum
C.
Torque is half
D.
Torque is minimum
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Solution
Torque is maximum when the angle is 90 degrees because τ = F × r × sin(θ) and sin(90°) = 1.
Correct Answer: B — Torque is maximum
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Q. If the angle between the force and the lever arm is 90 degrees, what is the torque produced by a 15 N force applied at a distance of 2 m?
A.
0 Nm
B.
15 Nm
C.
30 Nm
D.
45 Nm
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Solution
Torque (τ) = F × d × sin(θ) = 15 N × 2 m × sin(90°) = 30 Nm.
Correct Answer: C — 30 Nm
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Q. If the angle between the transmission axis of two polarizers is 90 degrees, what is the intensity of light passing through them?
A.
Maximum intensity
B.
Half of the original intensity
C.
Zero intensity
D.
Equal to the intensity of the first polarizer
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Solution
When the angle between the transmission axes of two polarizers is 90 degrees, no light passes through, resulting in zero intensity.
Correct Answer: C — Zero intensity
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Q. If the angle between the transmission axis of two polarizers is 90 degrees, what is the transmitted intensity of light?
A.
Maximum intensity
B.
Half of the original intensity
C.
Zero intensity
D.
One-fourth of the original intensity
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Solution
When the angle between the transmission axes of two polarizers is 90 degrees, no light is transmitted, resulting in zero intensity.
Correct Answer: C — Zero intensity
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Q. If the angle between two vectors A and B is 60 degrees and |A| = 5, |B| = 10, what is the scalar product A · B? (2020)
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Solution
A · B = |A||B|cos(60°) = 5 * 10 * 0.5 = 25
Correct Answer: B — 30
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Q. If the angle between two vectors A and B is 60 degrees and |A| = 5, |B| = 10, what is A · B?
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Solution
A · B = |A||B|cos(60°) = 5 * 10 * 0.5 = 25.
Correct Answer: B — 30
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Q. If the angle between two vectors A and B is 90 degrees, what is the value of A · B?
A.
1
B.
0
C.
undefined
D.
1/2
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Solution
If the angle is 90 degrees, A · B = |A||B|cos(90) = 0.
Correct Answer: B — 0
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Q. If the angle between vectors A = 2i + 3j and B = 4i + 5j is 60 degrees, find A · B.
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Solution
A · B = |A||B|cos(60°) = √(2^2 + 3^2) * √(4^2 + 5^2) * 1/2 = √13 * √41 * 1/2 = 20.
Correct Answer: B — 25
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Q. If the angle of elevation of a hill from a point on the ground is 30 degrees and the distance from the point to the base of the hill is 100 m, what is the height of the hill? (2021)
A.
50 m
B.
30 m
C.
20 m
D.
10 m
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Solution
Height = distance * tan(30) = 100 * (1/√3) ≈ 57.74 m, which rounds to 50 m.
Correct Answer: A — 50 m
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Q. If the angle of elevation of the sun is 30 degrees, how tall is a 10 m pole casting a shadow? (2023)
A.
5 m
B.
10 m
C.
15 m
D.
20 m
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Solution
Height = shadow * tan(angle) = 10 * tan(30) = 10 * (1/√3) ≈ 10 m.
Correct Answer: B — 10 m
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Q. If the angle of elevation of the sun is 30 degrees, how tall is a 10 meter pole casting a shadow?
A.
5√3 m
B.
10 m
C.
10√3 m
D.
5 m
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Solution
Height = shadow * tan(angle) = 10 * √3 = 5√3 m.
Correct Answer: A — 5√3 m
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Q. If the angle of incidence in a medium is 45° and the refractive index of the medium is 1.5, what is the angle of refraction in air?
A.
30°
B.
45°
C.
60°
D.
90°
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Solution
Using Snell's law: n1 * sin(θ1) = n2 * sin(θ2), 1.5 * sin(45°) = 1 * sin(θ2) => sin(θ2) = 1.5 * 0.7071 = 1.0607, which is not possible, hence total internal reflection occurs.
Correct Answer: C — 60°
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Q. If the angle of incidence in a medium is 70° and the refractive index of the medium is 1.5, will total internal reflection occur?
A.
Yes
B.
No
C.
Only at certain angles
D.
Not applicable
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Solution
Since 70° > θc = sin⁻¹(1/1.5) ≈ 41.8°, total internal reflection will occur.
Correct Answer: A — Yes
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Q. If the angle of incidence in glass (n=1.5) is 60°, will total internal reflection occur when light travels to air?
A.
Yes
B.
No
C.
Depends on the angle
D.
Not enough information
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Solution
Since the critical angle for glass to air is sin⁻¹(1.00/1.5) ≈ 41.8°, and 60° > 41.8°, total internal reflection occurs.
Correct Answer: A — Yes
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Q. If the angle of incidence is 30° in a medium with a refractive index of 1.5, what is the angle of refraction in air?
A.
19.5°
B.
20.0°
C.
22.5°
D.
25.0°
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Solution
Using Snell's law: n1 * sin(θ1) = n2 * sin(θ2). Here, n1 = 1.5, n2 = 1.0, and θ1 = 30°. Thus, sin(θ2) = (1.5 * sin(30°))/1.0 = 0.75, leading to θ2 ≈ 48.6°.
Correct Answer: A — 19.5°
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Q. If the angle of incidence is 70° in a medium with a refractive index of 1.5, what is the angle of refraction in air?
A.
30°
B.
20°
C.
10°
D.
Total internal reflection occurs
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Solution
Since the angle of incidence (70°) is greater than the critical angle (approximately 41.8° for glass to air), total internal reflection occurs.
Correct Answer: D — Total internal reflection occurs
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Q. If the angle of incidence is 70° in a medium with a refractive index of 1.6, will total internal reflection occur when it hits air?
A.
Yes
B.
No
C.
Only if the angle is less than 90°
D.
Not enough information
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Solution
Critical angle θc = sin⁻¹(1/1.6) ≈ 38.7°. Since 70° > 38.7°, total internal reflection occurs.
Correct Answer: A — Yes
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Q. If the angle of incidence is 70° in glass (n=1.5), will total internal reflection occur when light travels to air?
A.
Yes
B.
No
C.
Only if the angle of refraction is 30°
D.
Only if the angle of refraction is 45°
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Solution
The critical angle for glass to air is sin⁻¹(1/1.5) ≈ 41.8°. Since 70° > 41.8°, total internal reflection will occur.
Correct Answer: A — Yes
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Q. If the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of refraction, what can be said about the two media?
A.
They are the same medium.
B.
They have the same refractive index.
C.
The light is traveling in a vacuum.
D.
The light is not refracted.
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Solution
When the angle of incidence equals the angle of refraction, it indicates that the light is passing from one medium to another of the same optical density, hence they are the same medium.
Correct Answer: A — They are the same medium.
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Q. If the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of refraction, what is the medium?
A.
Vacuum
B.
Air
C.
Glass
D.
Optically denser medium
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Solution
According to Snell's law, if the angle of incidence equals the angle of refraction, the light is traveling in the same medium, which can be vacuum or air.
Correct Answer: A — Vacuum
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Q. If the angle of incidence is equal to the critical angle, what is the angle of refraction?
A.
0°
B.
45°
C.
90°
D.
It cannot be determined.
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Solution
At the critical angle, the angle of refraction is 90°, meaning the refracted ray travels along the boundary.
Correct Answer: C — 90°
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