‭Prasanna Bharathi‬ ‭08‬

‭High School‬
‭08/01/24‬ ‭Physics/Wave Motion/Summative - 1‬ ‭50 Marks‬

‭Answer the following questions:‬

‭1.‬ O
‭ bserve the above representation of a wave and answer the‬
‭following.‬ ‭(10 Marks)‬
‭a.‬ ‭What is the wavelength of the wave?‬
‭b.‬ ‭What is the frequency of the wave if the speed of the wave is‬
‭14m/s?‬
‭c.‬ ‭What is the amplitude of the wave?‬
‭d.‬ ‭What kind of wave is this?‬
‭e.‬ ‭What is the Time period of this wave?‬
‭f.‬ ‭What is the position of the Red points called as?‬
‭g.‬ ‭What is the position of the Purple point called as?‬
 h‭ .‬ ‭What is the position of Blue points called as?‬
‭i.‬ ‭What is the distance between the two red dots?‬
‭j.‬ ‭Can sound propagate in this wave form?‬
‭2.‬ ‭Study the given wave and answer the given questions (10 Marks)‬

a‭ .‬ ‭ hat type of wave is the above wave?‬

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‭b.‬ ‭Does this wave require a medium to propagate?‬
‭c.‬ ‭What is the direction of the vibration of the particles?‬
‭d.‬ ‭What is the distance represented as A called as?‬
‭e.‬ ‭What is position B known as?‬
‭f.‬ ‭What is position C known as?‬
‭g.‬ ‭What is the wavelength of the above wave?‬
‭h.‬ ‭What is the velocity of the wave if the frequency is 20Hz?‬

‭Fill in the blanks:‬ ‭(10 Marks)‬

‭1.‬ ‭The S.I Unit of Frequency is‬
‭_______________________________________________________‬
‭2.‬ ‭Compressions and rarefactions‬‭are‬‭formed‬
‭in_____________________________________________‬
‭3.‬ ‭In transverse waves,the particles of the medium vibrate‬
‭__________________________________ to the direction of propagation of‬
‭the wave.‬
 ‭4.‬ S‭ ound cannot travel in‬
‭__________________________________________________________________‬
‭5.‬ ‭The speed of the bob of an oscillating simple pendulum is maximum‬
‭at its‬‭_________‬‭position.‬
‭6.‬ ‭The time period of a pendulum is directly proportional to‬
‭___________________________‬
‭7.‬ ‭The instrument that produces sound by a vibrating membrane is‬
‭called _____________‬
‭8.‬ ‭The positions of maximum displacement of a particle from the mean‬
‭position of a transverse wave is called‬
‭______________________________________________________‬
‭9.‬ ‭A loaded spring produces _____________________________________‬
‭waves.‬
‭10.‬‭Liquid contained in A 'U'-tube, when disturbed, executes‬
‭________________ motion.‬

‭Solve any five of the following problems: (5 X 4 = 20 Marks)‬

‭1.‬ ‭A wave with a frequency of 14 Hz has a wavelength of 3 metres. At‬
‭what speed will this wave travel?‬
‭2.‬ ‭The speed of a wave is 65 m/sec. If the wavelength of the wave is 0.8‬
‭metres, what is the frequency of the wave?‬
‭3.‬ ‭A wave has a frequency of 46 Hz and a wavelength of 1.7 metres.‬
‭What is the speed of this wave?‬
‭4.‬ ‭A wave travelling at 230 m/sec has a wavelength of 2.1 metres.‬
‭What is the frequency of this wave?‬
‭5.‬ ‭A wave with a frequency of 500 Hz is travelling at a speed of 200‬
‭m/s. What is the wavelength?‬
‭6.‬ ‭A wave has a frequency of 540 Hz and is travelling at 340 m/s. What‬
‭is its wavelength?‬
‭7.‬ ‭A wave has a wavelength of 125 metres and is moving at a speed of‬
‭20 m/s. What is its frequency?‬
‭8.‬ A‭ wave has a frequency of 900 Hz and a wavelength of 200 m. At‬
‭what speed is this wave travelling?‬
‭9.‬ ‭A wave has a wavelength of 0.5 metres and a frequency of 120 Hz.‬
‭What is the wave’s speed?‬