Which one of the following statements is true?
1. | Both light and sound waves in the air are transverse. |
2. | The sound waves in the air are longitudinal while the light waves are transverse. |
3. | Both light and sound waves in the air are longitudinal. |
4. | Both light and sound waves can travel in a vacuum. |
The displacement of a particle is given by , where x is in metres and t is in seconds. The velocity of the wave is:
1. 5000 m/sec
2. 2 m/sec
3. 0.5 m/sec
4. 300 m/sec
If a wave is travelling in a positive X-direction with A = 0.2 m, velocity = 360 m/s, and λ = 60 m, then the correct expression for the wave will be:
1. | \(\mathrm{y}=0.2 \sin \left[2 \pi\left(6 \mathrm{t}+\frac{\mathrm{x}}{60}\right)\right]\) |
2. | \(\mathrm{y}=0.2 \sin \left[ \pi\left(6 \mathrm{t}+\frac{\mathrm{x}}{60}\right)\right]\) |
3. | \(\mathrm{y}=0.2 \sin \left[2 \pi\left(6 \mathrm{t}-\frac{\mathrm{x}}{60}\right)\right]\) |
4. | \(\mathrm{y}=0.2 \sin \left[ \pi\left(6 \mathrm{t}-\frac{\mathrm{x}}{60}\right)\right]\) |
A wave traveling in the +ve x-direction having maximum displacement along y-direction as 1 m, wavelength and frequency of Hz, is represented by:
The equation \(y(x,t) = 0.005 ~cos (\alpha x- \beta t)\) describes a wave traveling along the x-axis. If the wavelength and the time period of the wave are 0.08 m and 2.0 s, respectively, then and in appropriate units are:
1.
2.
3.
4.
The equation of a progressive wave is given by .
Which of the following is correct?
1. v = 5 m / sec
2. λ = 18 m
3. a = 0.04 m
4. n = 50 Hz
If a travelling wave pulse is given by (m), then:
1. | the pulse is traveling along the negative x axis. |
2. | the speed of the pulse is 4 m/s. |
3. | the amplitude of the pulse is 5 m. |
4. | All of these |
A transverse wave is represented by y = Asin(ωt -kx). At what value of the wavelength is the wave velocity equal to the maximum particle velocity?
1. A/2
2. A
3. 2A
4. A
Given the equation for a wave on the string, y = 0.5 sin(5x - 3t) where y and x are in metres and t in seconds, the ratio of the maximum speed of particle to the speed of wave is:
1. 1:1
2. 5:2
3. 3:2
4. 4:5
The wave described by y=0.25 sin(10), where x and y are in metres and t in seconds, is a wave traveling along the:
1. | -ve x direction with frequency 1 Hz |
2. | +ve x direction with frequency π Hz and wavelength λ =0.2 m |
3. | +ve x direction with frequency 1 Hz and wavelength λ = 0.2 m |
4. | - ve x direction with amplitude 0.25 m and wavelength λ = 0.2 m |