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American System Physics

A Physics Toolkit

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Representing Motion

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Accelerated Motion

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Forces in One Dimension

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Displacement and Force in Two Dimensions

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Motion in Two Dimensions

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Gravitation

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Rotational Motion

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Momentum and Its Conservation

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Energy and Its Conservation

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Thermal Energy

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States of Matter

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Vibrations and Waves

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Sound

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Fundamentals of Light

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Reflection and Refraction

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Interference and Diffraction

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Electrostatics

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Electric Current and Circuits

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Magnetic Fields

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Electromagnetic Induction and Electromagnetism

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Quantum Theory and the Atom

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Solid-State Electronics

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Nuclear and Particle Physics

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13.0 Vibrations and Waves: Periodic Motion, Wave Properties and Wave Behavior – Check yourself

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Vibrations and Waves American Physics check yourself quiz: free practice for American System Physics. Work through this Vibrations and Waves American Physics check yourself quiz and get instant feedback on every answer. If you get stuck, review the 13.3 Wave Behavior — Notes lesson. More practice: American System Physics — all units. Syllabus: OpenStax free science textbooks.

  • Questions count: 9
  • Passing grade: B+
  • Time limit: 10 minutes
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1.
Two waves meeting crest to trough produce
constructive interference
destructive interference
reflection
refraction
2.
A stretched wire is plucked so that it forms the pattern in the diagram, vibrating at 150 Hz. At what speed do waves travel along the wire?
Dr Dabour Hub Academy - figure 1
180 m/s
45.0 m/s
90.0 m/s
250 m/s
3.
Two pulses on a slinky move towards each other as drawn. When their centres coincide, what displacement does the slinky have at that point?
Dr Dabour Hub Academy - figure 2
+3 cm
−3 cm
0 cm
−1 cm (1 cm below the rest line)
4.
A student's revision table of wave behaviours contains two descriptions that have been swapped. Which two?
Reflection and interference
Reflection and refraction
Refraction and diffraction
Diffraction and interference
5.
A student marks the positions of successive nodes along a standing wave on a string (table). What is the wavelength?
0.35 m
1.1 m
0.17 m
0.70 m
6.
Pairs of waves overlap as described in the table. What resultant amplitudes do the three rows give, in order?
6.0 cm, 6.0 cm, 7.0 cm
6.0 cm, 0 cm, 3.0 cm
0 cm, 6.0 cm, 3.0 cm
3.0 cm, 0 cm, 2.5 cm
7.
When a pulse on a rope reaches a fixed end, it is reflected inverted. True or false?
False
True
False, because fixed ends reflect pulses the right way up
True only when the rope is slack
8.
In a standing wave the nodes are points of maximum displacement. True or false?
True
False
True, because nodes are where the string moves most
True only when the string is long
9.
Diffraction is the spreading of waves around obstacles. True or false?
False
False, because diffraction means bouncing back from a boundary
True
True only when the waves are light
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