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What happened on $26^{th}\ December\ 2004$ on the coastal areas of india?

physics structure of earth seismic waves and tsunami causes of earthquakes origin of earth and its internal energy

  1. Earthquake

  2. Lightning

  3. Cyclone

  4. Tsunami

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Earthquakes can causes floods, landslides and tsunamis, Earthquakes occurs all the time, all over the earth but at very less magnitude & earth's plates are in continual motion.

The longitudinal wave can be observed in

physics study of sound types of waves sound as a wave of disturbance sound waves are longitudinal waves

  1. Elastic media

  2. inelastic media

  3. Both $(1)$ & $(2)$

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Longitudinal waves travel only in the elastic medium. These waves comprise of compressions and rarefactions. The speed of Longitudinal waves is given by :

$v=\dfrac{\sqrt{B}}{\rho }$ where B is the bulk modulus of elasticity and $\rho $ is the density of the medium

A transverse wave along a string is given by y=$2\sin \left( {2\pi \left( {3t - x} \right) - \frac{\pi }{6}} \right)$, where x and y are in cm and 't' is in second. The acceleration of a particle located at x=4cm at t =1s is 

physics study of sound types of waves sound as a wave of disturbance sound waves are longitudinal waves

  1. $36\pi ^2$

  2. $72\pi ^2$

  3. $18\pi ^2$

  4. $12\pi ^2$

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Correct Option: A

The waves propagating on water surface are

physics study of sound types of waves sound as a wave of disturbance sound waves are longitudinal waves

  1. ultrasonic

  2. longitudinal

  3. unaudible

  4. transverse

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Correct Option: B,D
Explanation:

The answers are (B) and (D).

The waves on the surface of the water are neither longitudinal nor transverse.The wave on the water surface is the superposition of transverse and longitudinal motions of the molecules.

The property of a medium necessary for wave propagation is its

physics study of sound types of waves sound as a wave of disturbance sound waves are longitudinal waves

  1. elasticity

  2. low resistance

  3. inertia

  4. all of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The properties of a medium necessary for wave propagation are its elasticity, low resistance and inertia. 
Ans: D

When a stone is dropped on the surface of still water, the waves produced are 

physics study of sound types of waves sound as a wave of disturbance sound waves are longitudinal waves

  1. stationary

  2. transverse

  3. longitudinal

  4. none of the above

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

On the surface of water transverse waves form.
Option "B" is correct.

When a sound wave goes from one medium to another , the quantity that remains unchanged is

physics study of sound types of waves sound as a wave of disturbance sound waves are longitudinal waves

  1. Frequency

  2. amplitude

  3. wavelength

  4. speed

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The electric and magnetic fields have to remain continuous at the refractive index boundary. If the frequency changed, the light at each side of the boundary would be continuously changing it's relative phase and there would be no way to match the fields.
Furthermore, for conservation of energy frequency should remain same.
Energy $E' = h\nu'$ inside the glass must be equal to the energy outside, so
$E = E'$ gives
$h\nu = h\nu'$
so $\nu = \nu'$
the frequency in the medium is equal to that of outside.
Ans: A

Waves inside a gas are

physics study of sound types of waves sound as a wave of disturbance sound waves are longitudinal waves

  1. Longitudinal

  2. Transverse

  3. Partly longitudinal, partly transverse

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

When a wave propagates through a gas, the displacement of the particle is parallel to wave propagation. Thus, it's a longitudinal wave. 

State whether the given statement is True or False :
Sound waves are transverse whereas light waves are longitudinal in nature in air.
physics study of sound types of waves sound as a wave of disturbance sound waves are longitudinal waves

  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Sound is a mechanical wave that results from the back and forth vibration of the particles of the medium through which the sound wave is moving. If a sound wave is moving from left to right through air, then particles of air will be displaced both rightward and leftward as the energy of the sound wave passes through it. The motion of the particles is parallel to the direction of the energy transport. This is what characterizes sound waves in air as longitudinal waves.
Hence, the statement is false.

The waves in which the particles of the medium travel in the same direction as the waves are called :

physics study of sound types of waves sound as a wave of disturbance sound waves are longitudinal waves

  1. linear waves

  2. longitudinal waves

  3. transverse waves

  4. electromagnetic waves

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The waves in which the particles of the medium travel in the same direction as the waves are called longitudinal waves. 

Example:sound waves, seismic waves.