Exam 7 Numbers 11-15

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    13. Two waves meet and interfere constructively. Which one of the following factors increases?

    • Period
    • Amplitude
    • Frequency
    • Wavelength
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    11. When two transverse waves traveling through a medium meet and exactly coincide, the resulting displacement of the medium

    • Is the sum of the displacements of each wave.

    • Is zero.

    • Is always greater than the displacement of either wave alone.

    • Is always destructive.

    Correct Answer
    A. Is the sum of the displacements of each wave.
  • 3. 

    15. Two mechanical waves can occupy the same space at the same time because waves

    • Are matter.

    • Are displacements of matter.

    • Do not cause interference patterns.

    • Cannot pass through one another.

    Correct Answer
    A. Are displacements of matter.
  • 4. 

    12. When two waves having displacements in opposite directions meet, _______________ occurs.

    • Complete cancellation

    • No interference

    • Constructive interference

    • Destructive interference

    Correct Answer
    A. Destructive interference
  • 5. 

    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

    • Twice that of either wave alone.

    • The same as either wave alone.

    • Half that of either wave alone.

    • Zero.

    Correct Answer
    A. Zero.

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