M.S.S.G Quiz L.O.

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1. A transverse wave is travelling on a string. The graph above shows position as a function

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of time for a point on the string. If
the frequency of the wave is
doubled, what is the new speed of
the point?d
A. 0 m/s
B. 2.4 m/s

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C. 4.8 m/s
D. 9.6 m/s
2. The diagram shown represents four waves travelling to the right in the same transmitting
medium. Which wave has the greatest frequency? b
A. A

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B. B
C. C
D. D
3. A sound travelling in a gas has a frequency of 400 Hz and a speed of 320 m/s. Two points
in the direction of travel are 0.2 m apart. What is the phase difference between

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the points?B
A. π/4 rad B. π/2 rad C. 2 π/5 rad D. π/5 rad
4. An electromagnetic wave of frequency (f) has
wavelength λ and travels at a speed c in a

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vacuum. What is the wavelength and speed of
an electromagnetic wave of frequency (f/2)?C
5. The diagram shows the shape at a particular
instant of part of a transverse wave
travelling from left to right along a string.

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What are the directions
of the velocities of the points 1,2 and 3 on
the string? d

6. A wave is travelling with a speed v along the

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x-axis in the positive direction. The upper
graph shows the displacemet y versus the
distance x for a given instant of time. The
lower graph shows the displacement y
versus time t for any given point x. From the
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information in the graphs, what is the wave

speed?A
A. 8 m/s B. B. 4 m/s C. 6 m/s D. None of these is correct.
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M.S.S.G Quiz L.O.1
7. An object at the end of a spring oscillates

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vertically with simple harmonic motion. The
graph shows the variation with time t of the
displacement x. The amplitude is xo and the
period of oscillation is T. Which of the
following is the correct expression for the

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displacement x?A
𝟐𝝅 𝟐𝝅 𝟐𝝅 𝟐𝝅
A. −𝒙𝒐 𝒄𝒐𝒔 𝒕 B. 𝒙𝒐 𝒄𝒐𝒔 𝒕 C. −𝒙𝒐 𝒔𝒊𝒏 𝒕 D. 𝒙𝒐 𝒔𝒊𝒏 𝒕
𝑻 𝑻 𝑻 𝑻
8. The same progressive wave is
represented by the following graphs.

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Which of the following gives the speed
of the wave? c

𝒑 𝒒 𝟏
A. Pq B. C. D.
𝒒 𝒑 𝒑𝒒

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9. The diagram above shows two oscillations A and B. What is the phase difference between
the oscillations?B
A. π/2
B. π/4

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C. π
D. π/8
10.A body of mass 0.50 kg moves in simple harmonic motion with a period of 1.5 s and an
amplitude of 20 mm. Which of the following equations correctly represents this
motion?

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A. x = 40 cos(t/1.5) mm B. x = 40 cos(2πt/1.5) mm C. x = 20 sin(t/1.5)mm D. x= 20 sin(2πt/1.5) mm
11.The graph shows a wave travelling to the right with a
velocity of 4m/s. The equation that best represents the
wave is:A
A. Y(x,t)=2 sin(πx/4 – πt) m B. Y(x,t)=2 sin(16πx - 8πt) m

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C. Y(x,t)=2 sin(πx/4 + πt) m D. Y(x,t)=4 sin(πx/4 – πt) m
12.The given graph shows the variation with time t of the
displacement a of a wave at a fixed point. The equation
of motion of the wave is given by: a=aosin(ωt-kx).
Where x is a position coordinate.
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Which labelled point has a displacement equal to

that at the position where x=π/2k at time t=0?.b
A. P B. Q C. R D. S
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M.S.S.G Quiz L.O.1
13.When the Y input terminals of an oscilloscope

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are connected to a microphone, the trace
obtained is as shown in the diagram. The time
base of the oscilloscope was set to 2.00 ms per
division. What is the frequency of the sound?b
A. 62.5 Hz B. 156.2 Hz C. 312.5 Hz D. 166.6 Hz
14.100 m rope is stretched tightly between two poles. When the rope is plucked near

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one pole, a wave with a wavelength of 25 cm reaches the other pole in 2 s. What is the
frequency of the wave?c
A. Zero, since a single wave cannot have a frequency. B. 12.5 Hz
C. 200 Hz D. 400 Hz

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