Theory

CH15 - SUPERPOSITION

Two sources $S_1$ and $S_2$ of sound are situated 80 cm apart in air, as shown in Fig. 5.1. The frequency of vibration can be varied. The two sourc...

2009 Summer

MCQ

CH15 - SUPERPOSITION

The diagram shows a standing wave on a string. The standing wave has three nodes $N_1$, $N_2$ and $N_3$. Which statement is correct?

2009 Winter

MCQ

CH15 - SUPERPOSITION

A parallel beam of light of wavelength 450 nm falls normally on a diffraction grating which has 300 lines/mm. What is the total number of transmitted...

2009 Winter

Theory

CH15 - SUPERPOSITION

(a) State what is meant by a progressive wave.   [2] (b) The variation with distance x along a progressive wave of a quantity y, at a parti...

2009 Winter

Theory

CH15 - SUPERPOSITION

A uniform string is held between a fixed point P and a variable-frequency oscillator, as shown in Fig. 5.1. The distance between point P and the os...

2009 Winter

MCQ

CH15 - SUPERPOSITION

Using monochromatic light, interference fringes are produced on a screen placed a distance $D$ from a pair of slits of separation $a$. The separation ...

2010 Summer

MCQ

CH15 - SUPERPOSITION

Diagram 1 shows a ripple tank experiment in which plane waves are diffracted through a narrow slit in a metal sheet. Diagram 2 shows the same tank wi...

2010 Summer

MCQ

CH15 - SUPERPOSITION

The diagram shows a steel wire clamped at one end and tensioned at the other by a weight hung over a pulley. A vibration generator is attached to t...

2010 Summer

MCQ

CH15 - SUPERPOSITION

The diagram shows a steel wire clamped at one end and tensioned at the other by a weight hung over a pulley. A vibration generator is attached to t...

2010 Summer

MCQ

CH15 - SUPERPOSITION

Diagram 1 shows a ripple tank experiment in which plane waves are diffracted through a narrow slit in a metal sheet. Diagram 2 shows the same tank wi...

2010 Summer

MCQ

CH4 - DYNAMICS

What is a reasonable estimate of the volume of an adult person?

2021 Summer

MCQ

CH14 - WAVES

Which combination of units could be used for expressing the power dissipated in a resistor?

2021 Summer

MCQ

CH4 - DYNAMICS

A force of 10 N and a force of 5 N act on an object. The angle between the forces is 150°. The resultant force on the object can be resolved i...

2021 Summer

MCQ

CH14 - WAVES

A signal of frequency 25 Hz is displayed on the screen of a cathode-ray oscilloscope. What is the time-base setting? 

2021 Summer

MCQ

CH2 - MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES

A micrometer screw gauge is used to measure the diameter of a wire.The reading on the micrometer with the jaws closed is ($-0.05 \pm 0.02$) mm.The rea...

2021 Summer

MCQ

CH3 - KINEMATICS

A projectile is launched at an angle to the horizontal at time $t = 0$. It travels over horizontal ground, as shown. Air resistance is negligible. ...

2021 Summer

MCQ

CH3 - KINEMATICS

A train, initially at rest at a station, has a uniform acceleration of $0.20 \, \text{m} \, \text{s}^{-2}$ until it reaches a speed of $20 \, \text{m}...

2021 Summer

MCQ

CH4 - DYNAMICS

A rocket is fired from the Earth into space. Newton’s third law of motion describes how forces act in pairs. One of the forces of a pair is the...

2021 Summer

MCQ

CH4 - DYNAMICS

The graph shows how quantity $P$ varies with quantity $Q$ for a body falling vertically downwards in a uniform gravitational field with air resistance...

2021 Summer

MCQ

CH4 - DYNAMICS

Which quantities are conserved in an inelastic collision?

2021 Summer