What are mechanical waves?

Important Questions on Superposition of Waves

EASY

12th Maharashtra Board

IMPORTANT

Physics Standard 12>Chapter 6 - Superposition of Waves>Can you recall?>Q 7

How do mechanical waves differ from electromagnetic waves?

EASY

12th Maharashtra Board

IMPORTANT

Physics Standard 12>Chapter 6 - Superposition of Waves>Can you recall?>Q 8

What are sound waves? 
 

MEDIUM

12th Maharashtra Board

IMPORTANT

Physics Standard 12>Chapter 6 - Superposition of Waves>Can you tell?>Q 1

What is the minimum distance between any two particles of a medium which always have the same speed if a sine wave travels through the medium? 

MEDIUM

12th Maharashtra Board

IMPORTANT

Physics Standard 12>Chapter 6 - Superposition of Waves>Do you know?>Q •

What happens if a simple pendulum is pulled aside and released? 

MEDIUM

12th Maharashtra Board

IMPORTANT

Physics Standard 12>Chapter 6 - Superposition of Waves>Do you know?>Q •

What happens when a guitar string is plucked? 

MEDIUM

12th Maharashtra Board

IMPORTANT

Physics Standard 12>Chapter 6 - Superposition of Waves>Do you know?>Q •

Have you noticed vibrations in a drill machine or in a washing machine? How do they differ from vibrations in the guitar and simple pendulum? 

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12th Maharashtra Board

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Physics Standard 12>Chapter 6 - Superposition of Waves>Do you know?>Q •

A vibrating tuning fork of certain frequency is held in contact with table top and vibrations are noticed and then another vibrating tuning fork of different frequency is held on table top. Are the vibrations produced in the table top the same for both the tuning forks? Why? 

EASY

12th Maharashtra Board

IMPORTANT

Physics Standard 12>Chapter 6 - Wave Optics>Can you recall ?>Q 3

What are electromagnetic waves?