physics

STD 11 Science Physics

Date : 09-03-2023 Ch 15 1 and 2 marks
Time : 0 Minute Total Marks : 90

SECTION A
* Choose The Right Answer From The Given Options.[1 Marks Each] [28]

1. Which of the following statements is true?

a. Both light and sound waves can travel in vacuum.
b. Both light and sound waves in air are transverse.
c. The sound waves in air are longitudinal, while the light waves are transverse.
d. Both light and sound waves in air are longitudinal.
2. Speed of sound waves in a fluid depends upon:
a. Directty on density of the medium.
b. Square of Bulk modulus of the medium.
c. Inversly on the square root of density.
d. Directly on the square root of bulk modulus of the medium.
3. Which of the following statements are true for a stationary wave?
a. Every particle has a fixed amplitude which is different from the amplitude of its nearest
particle.
b. All the particles cross their mean position at the same time.
c. All the particles are oscillating with same amplitude.
d. There is no net transfer of energy across any plane.
e. There are some particles which are always at rest.

4. Two sine waves travel in the same direction in a medium. The amplitude of each wave is A
and the phase difference between the two waves is 120°. The resultant amplitude will be:
a. A
b. 2A
c. 4A
–
d. √2A
5. During propagation of a plane progressive mechanical wave:
a. All the particles are vibrating in the same phase.
b. Amplitude of all the particles is equal.
c. Particles of the medium executes S.H.M.
d. Wave velocity depends upon the nature of the medium.
6. A train whistling at constant frequency is moving towards a station at a constant speed V. The
train goes past a stationary observer on the station. The frequency n′ of the sound as heard
by the observer is plotted as a function of time t Identify the expected curve:

 
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 7. The picture of a progressive transverse wave at a particular instant of time gives:
a. Shape of the wave.
b. Motion of the particle of the medium.
c. Velocity of the wave.
d. None of the above.
8. A hospital uses an ultrasonic scanner to locate tumours in a tissue. The operating frequency of
scanner is 4.2MHz. The speed of sound in the tissue is 1.7km s-1. The wavelength of sound in
the tissue is close to:
a. 4 × 10-4m
b. 8 × 1-4m
c. 4 × 10-3m
d. 8 × 10-3m
9. Two waves of equal amplitude A and equal frequency travel in the same direction in a
medium. The amplitude of the resultant wave is:
a. 0
b. A
c. 2A
d. Between 0 to 2A

10. A standing wave is generated on a string. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct
for the standing waves?
a. The amplitude of standing wave varies from point to point but each element of the
string oscillates with the same angular frequency ′ ω′  or time period.
b. The string as a whole vibrates in phase with differing amplitudes at different points.
c. The wave pattern in neither moving to the right nor to the left.
d. All of the above.
11. A transverse wave propagating along X-axis is represented by
π
y (x, t) = 8.0 sin(0.5πx − 4πt − )
4

where x is in metre and t is in seconds. The speed of the wave is:

a. 8m/s

b. 4πm/s

c. 0.5πm/s

d. π
m/s
4

12. A source emits a sound of frequency of 400Hz, but the listener hears it to be 390Hz. Then:
a. The listener is moving towards the source.

 
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 b. The source is moving towards the listener.
c. The listener is moving away from the source.
d. The listener has a defective ear.
13. The time period of mass suspended from a spring is T. If the spring is cut into four equal parts
and the same mass is suspended from one of the parts, then the new time period will be:
a.
T

b. T

c. T

d. 2T

14. The displacement of the wave given by equation y (x, t) = a sin(kx − ωt + ϕ),  where 

ϕ = 0 at point x and t = 0 is same as that at point:

a. x + 2nπ

b.
2nπ
x +
k

c. kx + 2nπ

d. Both (a) and (b)

15. Let a wave y(x, t) = a sin(kx − ωt)  is
reflected from an open boundary and then the
incident and reflected waves overlaps. Then the amplitude of resultant wave:
a. 2a cos(kx)

b. 2a sin(kx)

c. 2a sin (
kx
)
2

d. a sin(kx)

16. Change in temperature of the medium changes:

a. Frequency of sound waves.
b. Amplitude of sound waves.
c. Wavelength of sound waves.
d. Loudness of sound waves.

17. A steel wire has linear mass density 6.9 × 10-3kgm-1. If the wire is under a tension of 60N,
then the speed of the transverse waves on the wire is:
a. 63ms-1
b. 75ms-1
c. 73ms-1
d. 93ms-1
18. With propagation of longitudinal waves through a medium, the quantity transmitted is:
a. Matter.
b. Energy.
c. Energy and matter.
d. Energy, matter and momentum.

19. A transverse harmonic wave on a string is described by 

y(x, t) = 3.0 sin(36 t + 0.018x + π/4)  where x and y are in cm and t is in s. The positive
direction of x is from left to right.
a. The wave is travelling from right to left.
 
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 b. The speed of the wave is 20m/ s.
c. Frequency of the wave is 5.7Hz.
d. The least distance between two successive crests in the wave is 2.5cm.
20. A vehicle with a horn of frequency n is moving with a velocity of 30m/s in a direction
perpendicular to the straight line joining the observer and the vehicle. The observer precedes
the sound to have a frequency (n + n1). If velocity of sound in air is 300m/s, n, would be:
a. n1 = 10n
b. n1 = 0
c. n1 = 0.1n
d. n1 = -0.1n
21. Two vibrating strings of the same material, but lengths L and 2L have radii 2r and r
respectively. They are stretched under the same tension. But the strings vibrate in their
fundamental modes, the one of length L with frequency v1 and the other with frequency
ν1
ν2 . The ratio  is given by
ν2

a. 2
b. 4
c. 8
d. 1
22. Two pulses in a stretched string whose centres are initially 8 cm apart are moving towards
each other as shown in figure. The speed of each pulse is 2 cms-1. After 2 second, the total
energy of the pulses will be:

a. Zero.
b. Purely kinetic.
c. Purely potential.
d. Partly kinetic and partly potential.

23. A string of mass 2.5kg is under a tension of 200N. The length of the stretched string is 20.0m.
If the transverse jerk is struck at one end of the string, the disturbance will reach the other
end in:
a. One second
b. 0.5 second
c. 2 seconds
d. Data given is insufficient.

24. Two sound sources emitting sound each of wavelength λ  are fixed at a given distance apart. A

listener moves with a velocity u along the line joining the two sources. The number of beats
heard by him per second is:
a.
2u

b. u

c.
u

3λ

 
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 d.
2λ

25. A siren placed at a railway platform is emitting sound of frequency 5kHz. A passenger sitting
in a moving train A records a frequency of 5.5kHz, while the train approaches the siren.
During his return journey in a different train B, he records a frequency of 6.0kHz. while
approaching the same siren. The ratio of the velocity of train B to that of train A is:
a.
242

252

b. 2

c.
5

d.
11

26. In a longitudinal wave, the elastic property of the constituents of the medium that determines
the stress under compressional strain is:
a. Young's modulus (Y).
b. Bulk modulus (B).
c. Shear modulus (S).
d. Either (b) or (C).
27. The wave generated from up and down jerk given to the string or by up and down motion of
the piston at end of the pipe is:
a. Transverse.
b. Longitudinal.
c. Both (a) and (b).
d. Electromagnetic wave.

28. Water waves produced by a motor boat sailing in water are:

a. Neither longitudinal nor transverse.
b. Both longitudinal and transverse.
c. Only longitudinal.
d. Only transverse.

SECTION B
* Given Section consists of questions of 2 marks each. [62]

29. Why should a bat be able to sense high frequencies?

30. What is the condition to be obeyed for receiving an echo?

31. If oil of density higher than that of water is used in place of water in a resonance tube, how
does the frequency change?
32. For the harmonic travelling wave y = 2 cos 2π(10t − 0.0080x + 3.5) where x and y are in
cm and t is second. What is the phase difference between the oscillatory motion at two points
separated by a distance of:
4m

33. Why bells are made of metal and not of wood?

34. An observer at a sea-coast observes waves reaching the coast. What type of waves does he
observe? Why?
35.
 
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 Define longitudinal wave motion. What are the essential conditions required for the formation
of longitudinal wave motion?
36. Why do we see the flash of lightning first and hear the thunder later?

37. If density is made four times, what will be the effect on the velocity of sound?

38. In a hot summer day, pitch of an organ pipe will be higher or lower?

39. If Y = 3 sin(36t + .018x +

π
)cm find the amplitude and velocity of the wave.
4

40. In the given progressive wave  ​ ​ ​ ​ y = 5 sin(100πt+0.4x)  where y and x are in m, t is in s.

What is the:
Wave length
41. Given below are some functions of x and t to represent the displacement of an elastic wave.
y = 10 cos[(252 − 250)πt] cos[(252 + 250)πt]

42. Write basic conditions for formation of stationary waves.

43. On what factors does the speed of transverse waves setup in a string depend?

44. What are the uses of ultrasonic waves?

45. Air gets thinner as we go up in the atmosphere. Will the velocity of sound change?

46. The speed of sound wave depends on temperature but speed of light waves does not. Why?

47. t
The equation for the transverse wave on a string is y = 4 sin 2π( −
x
)  with length
0.05 50

expressed in cm and time in second. Calculate the wave velocity and maximum particle
velocity.
48. Does a vibrating source always produce sound?

49. Define temperature coefficient of the velocity of sound.

50. What travels faster-a rifle bullet or the sound of a shot?

51. How is the speed of sound waves in atmosphere affected by the humidity and temperature?

52. Explain your answers.

What is the amplitude of a point 0.375m away from one end?

53. A transverse harmonic wave on a string is described by

π
y(x, t) = 3.0 sin (36t + 0.018x + )
4

where x and y are in cm and t in s. The positive direction of x is from left to right.
What is the least distance between two successive crests in the wave?
54. Explain why (or how):
Bats can ascertain distances, directions, nature, and sizes of the obstacles without any “eyes”,
55. Explain why (or how):
in a sound wave, a displacement node is a pressure antinode and vice versa,

56. A transverse harmonic wave on a string is described by

π
y(x, t) = 3.0 sin (36t + 0.018x + )
4

 
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 where x and y are in cm and t in s. The positive direction of x is from left to right.
What are its amplitude and frequency?

57. You have learnt that a travelling wave in one dimension is represented by a function y = f(x,
t) where x and t must appear in the combination x – v t or x + v t, i.e. y = f (x ± v t). Is the
converse true? Examine if the following functions for y can possibly represent a travelling
wave:
a. (x – vt)2
b. log[(x + vt)/x0]
c. 1/(x + vt)
58. Explain why (or how):
The shape of a pulse gets distorted during propagation in a dispersive medium.
59. The transverse displacement of a string (clamped at its both ends) is given by
2π
y(x, t) = 0.06 sin ( x) cos(120π t)
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where x and y are in m and t in s. The length of the string is 1.5m and its mass is 3.0 × 10–
2kg.

Answer the following:

Does the function represent a travelling wave or a stationary wave?

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