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Vibrations and Waves

Teacher Notes and Answers
11 Vibrations and Waves
WAVE INTERACTIONS
1. a 9. If the displacements are in the same
2. d direction (both are crests or both are
3. c troughs), constructive interference will
4. d occur. If the displacements are in opposite
5. b directions (one is a crest and the other is a
6. d trough), destructive interference will occur.
7. c 10. The boundary must be fixed; i.e. the rope
8. a must be firmly attached to the pole, unable
to slide up and down.

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Vibrations and Waves

Section Quiz: Wave Interactions
Write the letter of the correct answer in the space provided

_____ 1. When two transverse waves traveling through a medium meet and
exactly coincide, the resulting displacement of the medium
a. is the sum of the displacements of each wave.
b. is zero.
c. is always greater than the displacement of either wave alone.
d. is always destructive.
_____ 2. When two waves having displacements in opposite directions meet,
_______________ occurs.
a. complete cancellation
b. no interference
c. constructive interference
d. destructive interference
_____ 3. Two waves meet and interfere constructively. Which one of the
following factors increases?
a. period c. amplitude
b. frequency d. wavelength

_____ 4. The diagram above represents two pulse waves moving toward each
other through a medium. The two waves will exactly coincide when
they reach point A. At point A, the amplitude of the combined waves
will be
a. twice that of either wave alone.
b. the same as either wave alone.
c. half that of either wave alone.
d. zero.
_____ 5. When a wave on a rope strikes a free boundary, the wave is
a. reflected and inverted. c. not reflected.
b. reflected but not inverted. d. absorbed.
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Vibrations and Waves continued

_____ 6. A wave pattern on a stretched string appears to be stationary. This

wave pattern is an example of a
a. longitudinal wave.
b. non-periodic wave.
c. pulse wave.
d. standing wave.
_____ 7. In a standing wave on a vibrating string, a point that appears to remain
stationary is a(n)
a. antinode.
b. point of constructive interference.
c. node.
d. rarefaction

_____ 8. The diagram above represents a certain standing wave on a vibrating

string. This standing wave has
a. 4 nodes and 3 antinodes. c. 2 nodes and 3 antinodes.
b. 3 nodes and 4 antinodes. d. 3 nodes and 2 antinodes.
9. Two waves traveling in the same medium are approaching each other. What
determines whether constructive or destructive interference occurs when the
waves meet and coincide?
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10. A student attaches one end of a rope to a pole and then sends a pulse wave
from the opposite end of the rope. Under what conditions will the wave be
inverted when it reaches the pole and is reflected?
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