Exam 7 Numbers 11-15
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13. Two waves meet and interfere constructively. Which one of the following factors increases?
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Period
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Amplitude
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Frequency
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Wavelength
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11. When two transverse waves traveling through a medium meet and exactly coincide, the resulting displacement of the medium
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Is the sum of the displacements of each wave.
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Is zero.
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Is always greater than the displacement of either wave alone.
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Is always destructive.
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A. Is the sum of the displacements of each wave. -
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15. Two mechanical waves can occupy the same space at the same time because waves
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Are matter.
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Are displacements of matter.
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Do not cause interference patterns.
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Cannot pass through one another.
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A. Are displacements of matter. -
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12. When two waves having displacements in opposite directions meet, _______________ occurs.
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Complete cancellation
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No interference
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Constructive interference
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Destructive interference
Correct Answer
A. Destructive interference -
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14. 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
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Twice that of either wave alone.
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The same as either wave alone.
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Half that of either wave alone.
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Zero.
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