Characteristics of Vibrations

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Characteristics of Vibrations: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Wavelength, Frequency and Amplitude of Wave etc.

Important Questions on Characteristics of Vibrations

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Define Frequency.

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How to find wavelength of a wave?

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The speed of a wave in a medium is 760 ms-1.If 3600 waves are passing through a point in the medium in 2 minutes then its wavelength is 

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The given graph shows the displacement versus time relation for a disturbance travelling with velocity 1500 m/s. The wavelength of the disturbance will be

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If the speed of wave is 350 m/s and its wavelength is 100 cm then the frequency of the wave will be

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When sound is refracted from air to water, which of the following will remain unchanged?

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For the wave shown in figure, calculate the frequency and wave length of the wave if its speed is 320 ms–1.

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What are the characteristics of wave. A sound wave travels at a speed of 340m/s. If its wavelength is 2cm, what is the frequency of the wave in HZ?

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A sound wave travels at a speed of 340m/s. If its wavelength is 2cm, what is the frequency of the wave in Hz? Will it be in the audible range?

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The frequency of radio waves from a certain radio station is 600 KHz. Its wavelength is

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A low note has a time period of 0.0125 s. What is its frequency?

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The maximum displacement of the particle from its mean position is known as:

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The distance between two consecutive compressions or rarefactions is called _____.

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Loudness of a sound increases when amplitude of sound decreases.

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When the amplitude of vibrations increases, its _____(pitch/loudness) increases.

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The frequency of a source of sound is 100 Hz. How many times does it vibrate in a minute?

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A source of wave produces 20 crests and 20 troughs in 0.2 s. The distance between a crest and next trough is 50 cm. Find the time period of the wave.

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A source of wave produces 20 crests and 20 troughs in 0.2 s. The distance between a crest and next trough is 50 cm. Find the frequency.

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A source of wave produces 20 crests and 20 troughs in 0.2 s. The distance between a crest and next trough is 50 cm. Find the wavelength.

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What is meant by frequency of sound waves?