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This document contains a tutorial on circular motion, vibration, and wave topics along with sample questions to demonstrate concepts. It includes 14 multiple choice questions on circular motion, centripetal force, rotational motion, gravitational force, wave speed, frequency, wavelength and other wave properties. The homework questions cover similar topics like centripetal acceleration, gravitational forces, transverse and longitudinal waves, and using wave concepts to solve practical problems involving ultrasonic measurements.

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Tutorial 3 Question

This document contains a tutorial on circular motion, vibration, and wave topics along with sample questions to demonstrate concepts. It includes 14 multiple choice questions on circular motion, centripetal force, rotational motion, gravitational force, wave speed, frequency, wavelength and other wave properties. The homework questions cover similar topics like centripetal acceleration, gravitational forces, transverse and longitudinal waves, and using wave concepts to solve practical problems involving ultrasonic measurements.

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Tutorial 3

(Chapter 4 Circular Motion & Chapter 5 Vibration and Wave)

Complexity Level: C1-C4

Demo

Q1:

An object of mass 3 kg is attached to the end of a rope and whirled round in a vertical
circle of radius 1 m. What is the centripetal force when it rotates at 3 rev/s?

Q2:

A compact disc (CD) rotates in a player at a constant speed of 200 rpm. What are the
CD’s

(a) frequency and

(b) period of revolution?

Q3:

What is the magnitude of the gravitational force between the Earth and 1kg mass object
on its surface? [Mass of Earth, M=5.98×1024kg; G = 6.67×10-11Nm2kg-2, Radius of Earth,
R = 6.38×106m]

Q4:
What is the gravitational force between the Earth and the Sun, given that the mass of
Earth = 5.98×1024kg and the mass of Sun = 2×1030kg. The average distance between the
Earth and the Sun is 1.5×1011m. [G = 6.67×10-11Nm2kg-2]

Q5:

Determine the acceleration due to gravity of Earth if the mass of Earth = 5.98×1024kg,
and the average radius of Earth is 6.38×106m.

Q6:
A transverse wave with a wavelength of 4.0cm travels at a speed of 20cm/s. What is the
frequency of the wave?
Q7:

Figure below shows the displacement-time and displacement-distance graphs of a wave.

Calculate the speed of the wave.

Q8:

Figure below shows a displacement-time graph. What is the frequency of the wave?

Q9:

What is the speed of the wave below?


Q10:

Figure below shows the displacement-time graph of an oscillating spring, what is the
amplitude, period, frequency of the oscillation system?

Q11:

Ahmad shouts towards a mountain and hear his echo 4.5s later. If the mountain is 765m
from Ahmad, calculate the speed of sound in air.

Q12:

An ultrasonic ruler is used to determine the depth of a seabed. A pulse of sound is


generated and travels to the seabed before reflecting back. The time taken by the pulse to
travel to the seabed and back is 0.28s. If the speed of sound in water is 1500m/s, calculate
the depth of the seabed.

Q13:

Name the wave property as in the figure below.


Q14:

Name the last harmonics involved in the figure below.


Homework Questions [34 Marks]

Q1:
A 7 kg gas bottle is attached to the end of a rope and whirled round in a vertical circle of
diameter 1 m. What is the centripetal acceleration when it rotates at 2 rev/s?

[2 Mark]

Q2:

A F1 racing car engine run at a constant speed of 2000 rpm. What are the engine’s

(a) frequency and

(b) period of revolution?

[4 Mark]

Q3:

The diagram below shows an experiment to study the centripetal acceleration. If the
radius of the circle R = 1.0m, the mass of the load, M = 300g, the mass of rubber stopper
m=40g, what is the centripetal acceleration of the rubber stopper? Find the velocity of the
rubber stopper in a circular path.

[4 Mark]

Q4:

What is the gravitational force between the Saturn and the Sun, given that the mass of
Saturn = 5.68×1026kg and the mass of Sun = 2×1030kg. The average distance between
the Saturn and the Sun is 1.48 billion km. [G = 6.67×10-11Nm2kg-2]

[2 Mark]
Q5:

Determine the acceleration due to gravity of Mercury if the mass of Mercury =


3.29×1023kg, and the average radius of Mercury is 2.43×106m.

[2 Mark]

Q6:
Figure below shows the movement of water waves. A pingpong ball is placed on the
surface of water.

(a) What is a wave?


(b) What type of wave is moving on the surface of water?
(c) Draw the diagram of the pingpong ball with arrows showing the direction of
movement of the ball.

[3 Mark]

Q7:

What is a transverse wave and longitudinal wave?

[2 Mark]

Q8:

What is the example of transverse wave and longitudinal wave?

[2 Mark]
Q9:

Figure below shows the displacement-distance and displacement-time graphs of an


oscillating system.

Determine the period, frequency, wavelength, and the speed of the waves.

[2 Mark]

Q10:
Figure below shows a wavefront pattern produced by a dipper vibrating at a frequency
of 15Hz. What is the speed of the wave?

[3 Mark]

Q11:

Why the function of the concrete wall for the safe harbor as in picture below? What kind
of wave property is best suit to describe the physical phenomenon below?

[3 Mark]
Q12:

A certain type of electromagnetic wave with the wavelength of 7×10-7m passes through a
transparent material with a speed of 2.1×108m/s. What is the frequency of the wave?

[2 Mark]

Q13:

Which distance P, Q, R, or S, represents the amplitude of the wave below?

[1 Mark]

Q14:

Figure below shows a fishing boat which used ultrasonic pulses to detect a school of fish.
The echo from the school of fish is detected 0.12s later. The speed of sound waves in the
water is 1.5km/s, how far below the boat is the school of fish?

[2 Mark]

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