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(1)
When a pebble is dropped into a pond of still water, what happens?
[A]
Particles move
[B]
Waves move
[C]
The pebble moves
[D]
Water moves
(2)
Mechanical waves are called elastic waves.
(3)
What are the essential properties a medium must possess for the propagation of mechanical waves?
[A]
Stable pressure
[B]
Maximum friction
[C]
Constant temperature
[D]
Minimum friction
(4)
Transverse waves can be formed in fluids.
(5)
Which of the following waves can be transmitted through solids, liquids and gases?
[A]
Transverse waves
[B]
Electromagnetic waves
[C]
Mechanical waves
[D]
Longitudinal waves
Answer: Longitudinal waves
(6)
For an aluminium the modulus of rigidity is 2.1×1010 N/m2 and density is 2.7×103 kg/m3. Find the speed of transverse waves in the medium.
[A]
27.9×103 m/s
[B]
2.79×103 m/s
[C]
25.14×103 m/s
[D]
24.1×103 m/s
(7)
Sound travels through a gas under which of the following condition?
[A]
Isothermal condition
[B]
Non-isothermal condition
[C]
Adiabatic condition
[D]
Transverse condition
Answer: Adiabatic condition
(8)
What kind of wave is formed in organ pipes?
[A]
Transverse stationary waves
[B]
Electromagnetic waves
[C]
Mechanical waves
[D]
Longitudinal stationary waves
Answer: Longitudinal stationary waves
(9)
A wave transmits momentum. Can’t it transfer angular momentum?
(10)
What is the most fundamental property of wave?
[A]
Temperature
[B]
Pressure
[C]
Frequency
[D]
Wavelength
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