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The transfer of energy in a material medium due to the periodic motion of its particles is called:

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Important Questions on Wave Motion

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Match the following:

	Column $- I$		Column $- II$
(a)	Transverse wave through a steel rod	(i)	$\sqrt{B + (\frac{4}{3}) \frac{η}{ρ}}$
(b)	Longitudinal waves in earth's crust	(ii)	$\sqrt{\frac{η}{ρ}}$
(c)	Longitudinal waves through a steel rod	(iii)	$\sqrt{\frac{2 π T}{g λ}}$
(d)	Ripples	(iv)	$\sqrt{\frac{λ}{ρ}}$

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When a sound wave is reflected from the boundary of a denser medium, the compression of the incident wave is returned as:

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To propagate both longitudinal and transverse waves, a material must have

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Which of the following is not a transverse wave?

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A transverse wave travels on a taut steel wire with a velocity of

v

when tension in it is

2.06 \times 10^{4} N .

When the tension is changed to

T,

the velocity changed to

\frac{v}{2} .

The value of

T

is close to:

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Define angular frequency. Give the relation between agnular frequency and time period.

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The magnitude of the maximum disturbance in the medium on either side of the mean value is called the ____________ of the wave.

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Define amplitude of a wave.

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Define the term Wave length.

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In case of transverse wave the wavelength is the linear distance between:

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The sound waves in a medium are characterised by the:

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If a vibrator strikes the water

10

times in one second, then the frequency of wave is:

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Amplitude of wave is the

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A _______________ is a disturbance that moves through a medium when the particles of the medium set neighbouring particles into motion.

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Determine the time period of a wave of frequency

10 Hz

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The wavelength is the liner distance between the:

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The physical quantity, which oscillates in most waves, is:

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The frequency of a source of sound is

100 Hz

. How many times does it vibrate in a minute?

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The time period of a vibrating body is

0.05 s

. The frequency of the wave is:

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If

125

oscillations are produced in

5

seconds, what is the frequency in hertz?