Exercise 6.

11 (waves)
1.

In an experiment , Lim observes that a simple pendulum completes

30 oscillations in
15.0 seconds. What is
(a) the frequency of oscillation?
(b) the period of oscillation?
Answer:
(a)
f = 30/15 = 2 Hz
(b) T = 1/f
= 1/2
= 0.5 s
Displacement/cm

2.

5
0

Time/s

-5
Calculate the frequency of the given wave above.
Answer : T = 4s
f=

1
Hz
T

= 0.25 Hz
Displacement/cm
5
0
-5
3.

6
Distance/cm

Based in the displacement-distance graph of a wave, find

(a) the amplitude
(b) the wavelength of the wave
Answer:
(a) amplitude = 5 cm
(b) Wavelength = 0.4 cm

4.

A transverse wave is found to have a distance of 4 cm from a trough to a crest, a

frequency of 12 Hz, and a distance of 5 cm from a crest to the nearest trough.
Determine the amplitude, period, wavelength and speed of such a wave.
Answer:

5.

A girl moves a long slinky spring at a frequency of 3 Hz to produce a transverse

wave with a wavelength of 0.5 m. What is the wave speed of the waves along the
slinky spring?
Answer:

6.0 cm

6.

The figure shows a wavefront pattern in a ripple tank produced by a vibrating

dipper at frequency of 5 Hz. What is the wave speed?
Answer:
f = 5 Hz
= 6.0/4 = 1.5 cm
V=f
= 7.5 cm s-1

4.5 cm

7. The figure shows a wavefront pattern in a ripple tank produced by a vibrating dipper
at frequency of 5 Hz. What is the wave speed?
Answer:
f = 5 Hz
= 7.5 cm s-1

20 cm (5)
8. A mechanical stroboscope has 12 slits and rotates at a frequency 5 Hz. The
stroboscope is used to observe water waves. The observer notes there are 6
successive bright bands at a distance 20 cm. Calculate the speed of the water waves.
Answer:
f=np
= 12 x 5
= 60 Hz

9.

= 20/5
= 4 cm
V=f
= 60 x 4
= 240 cm s-1

The figure shows a loudspeaker produces a sound with a frequency 300 Hz.
Calculate
(a) the wavelength.
(b) the speed of sound
Answer:
(a) 0.6 m
(b) V = f
= 300 x 0.5
= 150 m s-1

10. A given wave travels at a speed of 2 x 105 ms-1. If the frequency of the wave is 1000
Hz, Calculate the wavelength

Answer:
= v/f
=
= 200 m

11. (a) Base on the figure determine,

(i)
the amplitude
(ii) the wave length
(b) What is the frequency of the sound if the speed of sound is 330 ms-1.
Answer:
(a) (i) 2 cm

Michael carried out an experiment to determine the period and frequency of a

loaded spring. He found that the spring made 25 complete oscillations in 10 seconds.
(a) What is the
(i)
(ii)

period and
frequency of the spring oscillations?

(b) Michael observed that the amplitude of the oscillations decreased with time.
(i)
(ii)

Give one reasons for the phenomenon.

Sketch a displacement-time graph for this phenomenon.

(c) After this, Michael immersed the spring in a container filled with water.
He observed that the amplitude decreased at a faster rate. Explain why.