Longitudinal & Transverse Waves (OCR A Level Physics)

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A stationary sound wave formed in a tube is shown below.

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The tube is closed at one end. The length of the tube is 3.5 m.
The speed of sound is 340 m s–1.

What is the frequency of the sound wave?

  • 97 Hz

  • 120 Hz

  • 240 Hz

  • 486 Hz

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A progressive wave of amplitude a has intensity I. This wave combines with another wave of amplitude 0.6a at a point in space. The phase difference between the waves is 180°.

What is the resultant intensity of the combined waves in terms of I?

  • 0.16 I

  • 0.4 I

  • 1.6 I

  • 2.6 I

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A small loudspeaker emits sound uniformly in all directions.
The amplitude of the sound is 12 μm at a distance of 1.5 m from the loudspeaker.

What is the amplitude of the sound at a distance of 4.5 m from the loudspeaker?

  • 1.3 μm

  • 4.0 μm

  • 6.9 μm

  • 12 μm

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The displacement against time graph for a progressive wave is shown below in Figure 1

Figure 1

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Which statement is correct about the phase difference ? between points A and B?

  • 0° <  σ < 90°

  •  σ  = 90°

  • σ  = 180°

  • 90° <  σ  < 180°

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The graph in Figure 2 shows how a sound signal wave displacement varies with time t. The speed of the signal is 334 m s−1.

Figure 2

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What is the time period T (µs) of the sound signal?

  • 29.9 µs

  • 299 µs

  • 2990 µs

  • 29900 µs

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