Solutions for PHYSICAL SCIENCE (LCPO)
Problem 2AC:
2. The number of vibrations that occur in 1 s is called
a. a period.
b. frequency.
c. amplitude.
d....Problem 4AC:
4. The maximum displacement from rest to the crest or from rest to the trough of a wave is called
a....Problem 6AC:
6. Your brain interprets a frequency as a sound with a certain
a. speed.
b. loudness.
c. pitch.
d....Problem 9AC:
9. Sounds travel faster in
a. warmer air.
b. cooler air.
c. Temperature does not influence the speed...Problem 19AC:
19. A resonant condition occurs when
a. an external force matches a natural frequency.
b. a beat is...Problem 21AC:
21. The fundamental frequency on a vibrating string is what part of a wavelength?
a. 1/4
b. 1/2
c....Problem 26AC:
26. A longitudinal mechanical wave causes particles of a material to move
a. back and forth in the...Problem 27AC:
27. A transverse mechanical wave causes particles of a material to move
a. back and forth in the...Problem 28AC:
28. Transverse mechanical waves will move only through
a. solids.
b. liquids.
c. gases.
d. All of...Problem 29AC:
29. Longitudinal mechanical waves will move only through
a. solids.
b. liquids.
c. gases.
d. All of...Problem 30AC:
30. A pulse of jammed-together molecules that quickly moves away from a vibrating object
a. is...Problem 33AC:
33. The difference between an echo and a reverberation is
a. an echo is a reflected sound;...Problem 36AC:
36. An observer on the ground will hear a sonic boom from an airplane traveling faster than the...Problem 44AC:
44. What happens if the source of a sound is moving toward you at a high rate of speed?
a. The sound...Problem 1QFT:
1. What is a wave?
Problem 3QFT:
3. A piano tuner hears three beats per second when a timing fork and a note are sounded together and...Problem 4QFT:
4. Why do astronauts on the Moon have to communicate by radio even when close to one another?
Problem 5QFT:
5. What is resonance?
Problem 7QFT:
7. Do all frequencies of sound travel with the same velocity? Explain your answer by using one or...Problem 9QFT:
9. What gives a musical note its characteristic quality?
Problem 10QFT:
10. Does a supersonic aircraft make a sonic boom only when it cracks the sound barrier? Explain.
Problem 11QFT:
11. What is an echo?
Problem 2FFA:
2. What are the significant similarities and differences between longitudinal and transverse waves?...Problem 3FFA:
3. Sometimes it is easier to hear someone speaking in a full room than in an empty room. Explain how...Problem 5FFA:
6. Are vibrations the source of all sounds? Discuss whether this is supported by observations or is...Problem 6FFA:
7. How can sound waves be waves of pressure changes if you can hear several people talking at the...Problem 1PEB:
1. A water wave has a frequency of 6 Hz and a wavelength of 3 m. (a) What is the period of these...Problem 2PEB:
2. The lower frequency limit for human hearing is usually considered to be 20.0 Hz. What is the...Problem 3PEB:
3. A 520 Hz tone is sounded at the same time as a 516 Hz tone. What is the beat frequency?
Problem 5PEB:
5. How much time will elapse between seeing and hearing an event that happens 400.0 meters from...Problem 6PEB:
6. An echo bounces from a building exactly 1.00 s after you honk your horn. How many feet away is...Problem 7PEB:
7. A submarine sends a sonar signal, which returns from another ship 2.250 s later. How far away is...Problem 8PEB:
8. A student under water clicks two rocks together and makes a sound with a frequency of 600.0 Hz...Problem 9PEB:
9. You see condensed steam expelled from a ship’s whistle 2.50 s before you hear the sound. If the...Problem 10PEB:
10. Compare the distance traveled in 6.00 s as a given sound moves through (a) water at 25.0°C and...Problem 11PEB:
11. A tuning fork vibrates 440.0 times a second, producing sound waves with a wavelength of 78.0 cm....Problem 12PEB:
12. The distance between the center of a condensation and the center of an adjacent rarefaction is...Problem 14PEB:
14. Sound from the siren of an emergency vehicle has a frequency of 750.0 Hz and moves with a...Problem 15PEB:
15. The following sound waves have what velocity?
a. 20.0 Hz, of 17.2 m.
b. 200.0 Hz, of 1.72...Problem 16PEB:
16. How much time is required for a sound to travel 1 mile (5,280.0 ft) if the air temperature...Problem 17PEB:
17. A ship at sea sounds a whistle blast, and an echo returns from the coastal land 10.0 s later....Browse All Chapters of This Textbook
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