3B Wave Motion II Chapter 5 Wave Phenomena and Stationary Waves

Practice 5.2 (p.56) wave speed v = f = 12  2 = 24 cm s1

1 D In region Q,
2 C frequency f = 12 Hz
The wave speed of a wave increases when the wavelength  = = = 1.5 cm
wave travels from a shallow region to a deep
region. (b) Region P
 (1) is correct. 7 (a)
By v = f, where f remains unchanged,

P = 3.75 cm
 (2) is incorrect.
(b) By nPQ = ,
By v = f,

f= = = 0.8 Hz vP = nPQ  vQ = 1.25  4 = 5 cm s1

The speed of the water wave is 5 cm s1
 (3) is correct. in region P.
3 B 8 (a) & (b)
4 D
In D,
   water depth 
Travelling direction bends towards normal
 water depth 
As these two conclusions contradict each
other, D is not possible.
5 9 (a) Wavelength  = = 2 cm

(b) Angle of reflection

= angle of incidence
= 90  60
= 30
(c) Wavelength of the reflected wave
= wavelength of the incident wave
= 2 cm

6 (a) In region P,

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(d) The refractive index from region P to

region Q is 0.667.
(c) By v = f, where f remains unchanged,

P = 1 cm
The wavelength of the wave in region P
10 (a)
is 1 cm.
(d)

(b) By v = f,

=

= 3 cm
The wavelength in the deep region is
3 cm.

(c) By n12 = , where region 1 is the

deep region and region 2 is the shallow

region,

n12 = =2

The refractive index from the deep

region to the shallow region is 2.
11 (a) Region Q

(b) nPQ = = = 0.667

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