Oscillations & Waves

Q. A pendulum swings back and forth with a period of 1 second. If the length of the pendulum is doubled, what will be the new period?
  • A. 1 s
  • B. 1.41 s
  • C. 2 s
  • D. 4 s
Q. A pendulum swings with a maximum angle of 30 degrees. What is the approximate period of the pendulum if its length is 1 m?
  • A. 1.0 s
  • B. 1.5 s
  • C. 2.0 s
  • D. 2.5 s
Q. A pendulum swings with a period of 1 second. If the length of the pendulum is increased to four times its original length, what will be the new period?
  • A. 1 s
  • B. 2 s
  • C. 4 s
  • D. √4 s
Q. A pendulum swings with a period of 1 second. If the length of the pendulum is increased by a factor of 4, what will be the new period?
  • A. 1 s
  • B. 2 s
  • C. 4 s
  • D. √4 s
Q. A pendulum swings with a period of 1 second. If the length of the pendulum is tripled, what will be the new period?
  • A. 1 s
  • B. 2 s
  • C. 3 s
  • D. √3 s
Q. A pendulum swings with a period of 1 second. What is the length of the pendulum?
  • A. 0.25 m
  • B. 0.5 m
  • C. 1 m
  • D. 2 m
Q. A pendulum swings with a period of 1.5 seconds. What is the angular frequency of the pendulum?
  • A. 2π/1.5 rad/s
  • B. 4π/3 rad/s
  • C. π/1.5 rad/s
  • D. 3π/2 rad/s
Q. A pendulum swings with a period of 2 seconds. What is the length of the pendulum?
  • A. 0.5 m
  • B. 1 m
  • C. 2 m
  • D. 4 m
Q. A pendulum swings with a period T. What is the period of a pendulum of length 4L?
  • A. 2T
  • B. T/2
  • C. T√2
  • D. 2√2T
Q. A pendulum swings with a small amplitude. The restoring force acting on the pendulum is proportional to which of the following?
  • A. Displacement from equilibrium
  • B. Velocity
  • C. Acceleration
  • D. Mass
Q. A pendulum swings with a small amplitude. What type of motion does it exhibit?
  • A. Linear motion
  • B. Rotational motion
  • C. Simple harmonic motion
  • D. Circular motion
Q. A simple harmonic oscillator has a frequency of 5 Hz. What is the time period of the oscillator?
  • A. 0.2 s
  • B. 0.5 s
  • C. 1 s
  • D. 2 s
Q. A simple harmonic oscillator has a mass of 2 kg and a spring constant of 200 N/m. What is the angular frequency of the oscillator?
  • A. 5 rad/s
  • B. 10 rad/s
  • C. 20 rad/s
  • D. 15 rad/s
Q. A simple harmonic oscillator has a mass of 2 kg and a spring constant of 50 N/m. What is the angular frequency of the oscillator?
  • A. 5 rad/s
  • B. 10 rad/s
  • C. 15 rad/s
  • D. 20 rad/s
Q. A simple harmonic oscillator has a maximum displacement of 0.1 m and a maximum speed of 2 m/s. What is the angular frequency?
  • A. 10 rad/s
  • B. 20 rad/s
  • C. 5 rad/s
  • D. 15 rad/s
Q. A simple harmonic oscillator has a maximum displacement of 0.1 m. What is the maximum potential energy if the spring constant is 200 N/m?
  • A. 1 J
  • B. 2 J
  • C. 3 J
  • D. 4 J
Q. A simple harmonic oscillator has a spring constant of 200 N/m and a mass of 2 kg. What is its period?
  • A. 0.5 s
  • B. 1 s
  • C. 2 s
  • D. 4 s
Q. A simple harmonic oscillator has a total energy E. If the amplitude is halved, what will be the new total energy?
  • A. E/4
  • B. E/2
  • C. E
  • D. 2E
Q. A simple harmonic oscillator has a total energy of 50 J and an amplitude of 10 cm. What is the spring constant?
  • A. 200 N/m
  • B. 500 N/m
  • C. 1000 N/m
  • D. 2000 N/m
Q. A simple harmonic oscillator has a total energy of 50 J. If the amplitude is doubled, what will be the new total energy?
  • A. 50 J
  • B. 100 J
  • C. 200 J
  • D. 400 J
Q. A simple harmonic oscillator has an amplitude A and a maximum speed v_max. What is the relationship between v_max and A?
  • A. v_max = Aω
  • B. v_max = A/ω
  • C. v_max = A²ω
  • D. v_max = A/2ω
Q. A simple harmonic oscillator has an amplitude of 5 cm. What is the maximum displacement from the mean position?
  • A. 0 cm
  • B. 2.5 cm
  • C. 5 cm
  • D. 10 cm
Q. A sound wave travels at 340 m/s. If its frequency is 170 Hz, what is its wavelength?
  • A. 0.5 m
  • B. 1 m
  • C. 2 m
  • D. 3 m
Q. A sound wave travels at a speed of 340 m/s in air. If its frequency is 1700 Hz, what is its wavelength?
  • A. 0.2 m
  • B. 0.5 m
  • C. 1.0 m
  • D. 2.0 m
Q. A sound wave travels at a speed of 340 m/s. If its frequency is 170 Hz, what is its wavelength?
  • A. 0.5 m
  • B. 1 m
  • C. 2 m
  • D. 3 m
Q. A sound wave travels from air into water. What happens to its speed?
  • A. Increases
  • B. Decreases
  • C. Remains the same
  • D. Becomes zero
Q. A sound wave travels in air at a speed of 340 m/s. If the frequency of the sound is 1700 Hz, what is the wavelength?
  • A. 0.2 m
  • B. 0.5 m
  • C. 2 m
  • D. 1 m
Q. A sound wave travels in air at a speed of 340 m/s. If the frequency of the sound wave is 1700 Hz, what is its wavelength?
  • A. 0.2 m
  • B. 0.5 m
  • C. 2 m
  • D. 1 m
Q. A sound wave travels in air at a speed of 340 m/s. If the frequency of the sound is 170 Hz, what is the wavelength?
  • A. 2 m
  • B. 1 m
  • C. 0.5 m
  • D. 0.2 m
Q. A sound wave travels through a medium with a speed of 340 m/s and has a frequency of 1700 Hz. What is its wavelength?
  • A. 0.2 m
  • B. 0.5 m
  • C. 2 m
  • D. 1 m
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