Physics: Sound Wave MCQs

21. Question

A wave is represented by the equation

y= 7 sin(7πt-0.04x+π/3), where x is in meters and t is in seconds.The speed of the wave is,




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22. Question

Two waves having intensities in the ratio of 9:1 produce interference. The ratio of maximum to minimum intensity is equal to




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23. Question

Two tuning forks of frequencies 256 and 258 vibrations/second are sounded together. Then the time interval between two consecutive maxima heard by an observer is




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24. Question

Two waves are y1 = 0.25 sin 316t,

y2 = 0.25 sin 30t are travelling in the same direction. The number of beats produced per second will be




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25. Question

What is the phase difference between two successive troughs in the transverse wave?




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