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IB Physics HL

Theme A — Space, Time and Motion

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Theme B — The Particulate Nature of Matter

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Theme C — Wave Behaviour

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Theme D — Fields

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Theme E — Nuclear and Quantum Physics

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Tools and Inquiry — IB Physics skills

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C.3.5 Superposition of Waves – Check yourself

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  • Questions count: 6
  • Passing grade: B+
  • Time limit: 10 minutes
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1.
Two crests of amplitude 2.0 cm meet at a point. The resultant displacement is
4.0 cm
0
2.0 cm
1.0 cm
2.
Two identical waves in phase give a resultant intensity of
Same as one wave
Twice
Half
Four times
3.
Tuning forks of 512 Hz and 508 Hz are sounded together. The beat frequency is
510 Hz
1020 Hz
4 Hz
2 Hz
4.
A crest of height 3 cm meets a trough of depth 3 cm. At that instant the resultant is
6 cm
Zero
3 cm
−6 cm
5.
Which is needed for a stable interference pattern?
Coherent sources
Sources with different amplitudes
Sources of different wave type
Randomly varying phase
6.
Two waves of amplitudes 4.0 cm and 1.0 cm are in antiphase. The resultant amplitude is
5.0 cm
4.1 cm
0
3.0 cm
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Part of Theme C — Wave Behaviour — see every lesson and quiz in this unit.
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