Saturday, August 29, 2015

SAT Physics Practice Test: Waves

1. What is the wavelength of a 5 Hz wave that travels with a speed of 10 m/s?
(A) 0.25m
(B) O.5m
(C) 1m
(D) 2m
(E) 50m
2. A rope of length 5 m is stretched to a tension of 80 N. If its mass is 1 kg, at what speed would a 10 Hz transverse wave travel down die string?
(A) 2 m/s
(B) 5 m/s
(C) 20 m/s
(D) 50 m/s
(E) 200m/s
3. A transverse wave on a long horizontal rope with a wavelength of 8 m travels at 2 m/s. At t = 0, a particular point on the rope has a vertical displacement of +A, where A is the amplitude of the wave. At what time will the vertical displacement of this same point on the rope be -A?
(A) t = 1/8 s
(B) t = 1/4 s
(C) t = 1/2s
(D) t = 2 s
(E) t = 4s
4. What is the wavelength of a wave with period 2s and speed 2 cm/s?
(A) 0.25 cm
(B) 0.5 cm
(C) 1 cm
(D) 2 cm
(E) 4 cm
5. A string, fixed at both ends, supports a standing wave with a total of 4 nodes. If the length of the string is 6 m, what is the wavelength of the wave?
(A) 0.67 m
(B) 1.2 m
(C) 1.5 m
(D) 3 m
(E) 4 m
6. A string, fixed at both ends, has a length of 6 m and supports a standing wave with a total of 4 nodes. If a transverse wave can travel at 40 m/s down the rope, what is the frequency of this standing wave?
(A) 6.7 Hz
(B) 10.0 Hz
(C) 13.3 Hz
(D) 20.0 Hz
(E) 26.7 Hz
7. A sound wave travels through a metal rod with wavelength λ and frequency ƒ. Which of the following best describes the wave when it passes into the surrounding air?
Wavelength Freaueoey
(A) Less than λ Equal to ƒ
(B) Less than λ Less than ƒ
(C) Greater than λ Equal to ƒ
(D) Greater than λ Less than ƒ
(E) Greater than λ Greater than ƒ
8. In the figure below, two speakers, S1, and S2, emit sound waves of wavelength 2 m, in phase with each other.
Let AP be the amplitude of the resulting wave at point P, and AQ the amplitude of the resultant wave at point Q. How does AP compare to AQ?
(A) AP < AQ
(B) AP = AQ
(C) AP > AQ
(D) AP < 0, AQ > 0
(E) AP and AQ vary with time, so no comparison can be made.
9. An observe mice of sound waves.
By how much will the sound level decrease if the observer moves to a distance of 20 m ?
(A) 1dB
(B) 2dB
(C) 10 dB
(D) 18 dB
(E) 20 dB
10. An organ pipe that’s closed at one end has a length of 17 cm. If the speed of sound through the air inside is 340 m/s, what is the pipe’s fundamental frequency?
(A) 250 Hz
(B) 500 Hz
(C) 1,000 Hz
(D) 1,500 Hz
(E) 2,000 Hz
11. A bat emits a 40 kHz “chirp” with a wavelength of 8.75 mm toward a tree and receives an echo 0.4 s later. How far is the bat from the tree?
(A) 35 m
(B) 70 m
(Q 105 m
(D) 140 m
(E) 175 m
12. A car is traveling at 20 m/s away from a stationary observer. If the car’s horn emits a frequency of 600 Hz, what frequency will the observer hear? (Use v = 340 m/s for the speed of sound.)
(A) (34/36X600 Hz)
(B) (34/32X600 Hz)
(C) (36/34X600 Hz)
(D) (32/34X600 Hz)
(E) (32/36X600 Hz)


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