Stationary waves and its graphical representation - class-XII

stationary waves and its graphical representation

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Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statement is incorrect during propagation of plane progressive mechanical wave?

  1. All the particles are vibrating in the same phase.
  2. Amplitude of all the particles is equal.
  3. Particles of the medium executes SHM.
  4. Wave velocity depends upon the nature of the medium.
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A standing wave is given by the equation $x=10 sin 5\pi t cos 3 x$. The amplitude of the wave will be

  1. a constant at all times
  2. will be increasing as t increases
  3. will be decreasing as t increases
  4. will fluctuate at x increases
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A standing wave is represented by an equation $y= 10 sin 50 \pi t cos 10 \pi x$. The distance between adjacent nodes of the wave is

  1. 0.5 m
  2. 0.2 m
  3. 0.1 m
  4. 0.3 m
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following functions represent a traveling wave ?

  1. $({ x-vt })^{ 2 }$
  2. $({ x-vt })^{ 3 }$
  3. ${ 2 }^{ -(x-vt)^{ 2 } }$
  4. ${ e }^{ (x-vt) }$
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

The equation of the stationary wave is
$y=2A\quad sin(\cfrac { 2\pi ct }{ \lambda  } )cos(\cfrac { 2\pi x }{ \lambda  } )$
Which of the following statement (s) is wrong?

  1. The unit of ct is same as that of $\lambda$
  2. The unit of x is same as that of $\lambda$
  3. The unit of $2\pi t$ is same as that of $2\pi x/\lambda t$
  4. The unit of $c/\lambda$ is same as that of $x/\lambda$
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In a plane progressive harmonic wave, $V _{P}$ is the maximum particle speed and $V$ is the wave speed. If amplitude of wave is less than $\lambda/ 2\pi$, then

  1. $V = V _{P}$
  2. $V > V _{P}$
  3. $V _{P} < V$
  4. Unpredictable
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Standing waves are produced in $10m$ long stretched wire. If wire vibrates in five segments and wave velocity is $20m/s$, then the frequency is $(in\ Hz)$

  1. $5$
  2. $10$
  3. $15$
  4. $20$
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The equation of a stationary wave is given by $ y= 5cos \frac { \pi x }{ 3 }  sin 40 \pi t $. where y and x are given cm and time t in second then the amplitude of the progressive wave is

  1. $2.5 cm$
  2. $10 cm$
  3. $5 cm$
  4. $7.5 cm$
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The equation of progressive wave travelling along positive direction of x-axis having an amplitude of $0.04\ m$, frequency $440\ Hz$ and wave velocity $330 m/s$ is

  1. $y = 0.04\sin 2\pi \left (440t - \dfrac {4x}{3}\right )$
  2. $y = 0.04\cos 2\pi \left (440t - \dfrac {3x}{4}\right )$
  3. $y = 0.04\sin 2\pi \left (440t + \dfrac {4x}{3}\right )$
  4. $y = 0.04\cos 2\pi \left (440t + \dfrac {4x}{3}\right )$
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In a stationary wave

  1. Strain is maximum at nodes
  2. amplitude is minimum at nodes
  3. Strain is maximum at antinodes
  4. Amplitude is zero at all points
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The frequency of plane progressive wave is $100$ Hz. After how much time the same point will be $90^o$ out of phase?

  1. $2.5\times 0^{-3}s$.
  2. $3.5\times 0^{-3}s$.
  3. $4.5\times 0^{-3}s$.
  4. $5.5\times 0^{-3}s$.
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Progressive wave are waves originating from a source such that they never return to the source.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The equation, $Y=0.02 sin (500 \pi t) cos(4.5x)$ represents

  1. progressive wave of frequency 250 Hz along x-axis
  2. a stationary wave of wavelength 1.4 m
  3. a transverse progressive wave of amplitude 0.02 m
  4. progressive wave of speed of about $350ms^{-1} $
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The equation of a progressive wave is $y=4,sin(4\pi t-0.04x+\dfrac{\pi}{3})$ where x is in metre and t is in second. The velocity of the wave is

  1. $100\pi\,m/s$
  2. $50\pi\,m/s$
  3. $25\pi\,m/s$
  4. $\pi\,m/s$
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements are correct?

  1. A wave front is a locus of points vibratig in same phase
  2. Wavelength is separation between two consecutive points vibrating in same phase
  3. For two sources to be coherent their frequencies must be same
  4. All of the above statements are correct.
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In a stationary wave, 

  1. Phase is same at all points in a loop
  2. Amplitude is same at all points
  3. Energy is constant at all points
  4. Temperature is same at all points
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Standing waves can be produced in.

  1. Solid only
  2. Liquid only
  3. Gases only
  4. All of the above
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In strings, the position of antinodes are obtained at

  1. $\lambda,\space2\lambda, \space3\lambda$
  2. $0,\space\lambda,/2 \space\lambda$
  3. $2\lambda,\space4, \space6\lambda$
  4. $\lambda/4,\space3\lambda/4, \space5\lambda/4$
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If four loops are formed n a string of length $80$ cm, then the wavelength of stationary wave will be 

  1. $0.2$ m
  2. $0.6$ m
  3. $0.8$ m
  4. $0.4$ m
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Equation of a standing wave is expressed as $y=2A\sin { \omega t } \cos { kx } $. In the equation, quantity $\omega /k$ represents 

  1. $the\ transverse\ speed\ of\ the\ particles\ of\ the\ string.$
  2. $the\ speed\ of\ the\ component\ waves.$
  3. $the\ speed\ of\ the\ standing\ wave.$
  4. $a\ quantity\ that\ is\ independent\ of\ the\ properties\ of\ the\ string.$
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Energy is not propogated by:

  1. Stationary waves
  2. Electromagnetic waves
  3. Longitudinal progressive waves
  4. transverse progressive waves
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Energy is not carried by

  1. transverse progressive wave
  2. longitudinal progressive wave
  3. transverse stationary wave
  4. electromagnetic wave
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Energy is not carried by which of the following wave?

  1. Progressive
  2. Electromagnetic
  3. Transverse
  4. Stationary
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

List - I                                                        List - II
a)  Phase difference                                 e) $\pi $
between two particles in
 alternate loops.
b)  Phase difference                                 f)  $\displaystyle \frac{\pi}{2}$
 between two particles in
successive loops
c)  Phase difference between                g) $2\pi $
two particles in the same loop
d)  Phase difference between                h) $0$
$Y _{1}=a\sin (\omega t-Kx)$
$Y _{2}=a\cos (\omega t-Kx)$

  1. a-g, b-e, c-h, d-f
  2. a-e, c-f, d-g, e-h
  3. a-f, b-e, c-g, d-h
  4. a-g, b-e, c-f, d-h
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

Mark incorrect Statement 

  1. Magnitude of strain is maximum at antinode because medium particles at antinodes have maximum possible velocity
  2. Nodes and antinodes form in case of stationary waves only.
  3. In case of stationary waves maximum pressure change occurs at antinode.
  4. Due to propagation of longitudinal wave in air maximum pressure change is equal to $\dfrac{2\pi fs _{0}}{\rho v}.$ ($f$ : frequency, $s _{0}$ : maximum displacement, $\rho$ : density of medium, $v $: speed of wave)
Question 26 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Assertion - In a stationary wave, no transfer of energy takes place.
Reason - There is no onward motion of the disturbance from one particle to adjoining particle in stationary wave.

  1. Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
  2. Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
  3. Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
  4. Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
Question 27 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

In a standing wave on a string.

  1. In one time period all the particles are simultaneously at rest twice.
  2. All the particles must be at their positive extremes simultaneously once in one time period.
  3. All the particles may be at their positive extremes simultaneously once in a time period.
  4. All the particles are never at rest simultaneously.
Question 28 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Equation of a standing wave is expressed as y = 2A sin$\omega$t coskx. In the equation, quantity $\omega$/k represents

  1. the transverse speed of the particles of the string.
  2. the speed of the component waves
  3. the speed of the standing wave.
  4. a quantity that is independent of the properties of the string.