The method of transfer energy is

  • conduction
  • radiation
  • wave motion
  • all of above

The spreading or blending of waves around the sharp edges or corners of obstacles or slits is called

  • refraction of waves
  • diffraction of waves
  • reflection of waves
  • deflection of waves

The potential energy of mass attached to spring at mean position is

  • maximum
  • moderate
  • zero
  • minimum

According to Hooke's Law, the force is directly proportional to the

  • time
  • change in length
  • speed
  • velocity

The kinetic energy of mass attached to spring at mean position is

  • maximum
  • minimum
  • moderate
  • may be max. or min.

A body executing simple harmonic motion always vibrates about a

  • nearest position
  • variable position
  • fixed position
  • most far position

The velocity of the wave is defined as

  • v = fλ
  • v = st
  • v = at
  • f=1T

One complete round trip of a vibrating body about its mean position is

  • frequency
  • time period
  • amplitude
  • vibration

An example of the simple harmonic motion is the

  • motion of simple pendulum
  • motion of ceiling fan
  • bouncing ball on floor
  • spinning of Earth on its axis

At one end of a ripple tank 90 cm across, a 6Hz vibrator produces waves whose wavelength is 30 mm. The time needed to cross the waves is

  • 3 seconds
  • 7 seconds
  • 10 seconds
  • 5 seconds

An earthquake produces waves through the crust of the Earth in the form of

  • longitudinal waves
  • mechanical waves
  • electromagnetic waves
  • seismic waves

The acceleration and displacement of a mass attached to spring is

  • Inversely proportional to each other
  • Directly proportional to each other
  • Inversely related to each other
  • Directly related to each other

A wave moves on a slinky with a frequency of 5 Hz and a wavelength of 0.6 m. The speed of the wave is

  • 3 ms-1
  • 2 ms-1
  • 8.3 ms-1
  • 0.12 ms-1

If the length of a simple pendulum is doubled then its time will be

  • 2.8π√(l ⁄ g)
  • 2π√g
  • 4π√(l ⁄ g)
  • tripled

A simple pendulum completes one vibration in 3 seconds. When g = 10 ms-2, its length will be

  • 1.5 m
  • 2 m
  • 3.2 m
  • 2.28 m

The motion of particles about their mean position in regular intervals of time is called

  • wave
  • frequency
  • gravity
  • resistance

If the spring is stretched or compressed through a small displacement x from its mean position, then on mass it exerts a

  • strain
  • stress
  • energy
  • force

A force that is always pushed or pulls the object performing oscillatory motion towards the mean position is called

  • restoring force
  • net force
  • negative force
  • zero force

The speed of a wave in water depends on the

  • depth of tank
  • temperature
  • depth of water
  • none of above

When friction reduces the mechanical energy of the system as time passes, the motion is said to be

  • simple
  • damped
  • random
  • linear
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