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Understanding Wave Phenomena: Stationary Waves, Vibrations, and the Doppler Effect

Understanding Wave Phenomena: Stationary Waves, Vibrations, And The Doppler Effect

Explore the intriguing world of wave phenomena as outlined in the IB Physics 2009 curriculum. This assessment focuses on key objectives related to wave behavior, properties, and their applications, enhancing understanding and...

Questions: 15 | Attempts: 11 | Last updated: Aug 4, 2025

Sample Question 1
Describe the nature of standing (stationary waves).

Standing waves are created by the collision of two waves with different speeds and amplitudes.

Standing waves are formed when a wave passes through a medium without any reflection or interference.

Standing waves have varying wavelengths and directions of propagation.

A standing wave is the product of the propagation of 1 wave against a wall and its reflected wave with the same speed, same wavelength, same amplitude, opposite direction. Because the wave is reflected, the energy that is propagated returns to the same point of origin. Velocity=displacement / time, and since there is no displacement, the wave has no velocity. As well, we say that no energy is propagated

Sample Question 2
Explain the formation of one-dimensional standing waves.

Standing waves can only occur in two or three-dimensional space, not in one-dimensional space.

One-dimensional standing waves are formed by the interference of only destructive waves from a source.

Standing waves are formed when two waves moving in the same direction collide and cancel each other out completely.

As one wave is propagated at a certain fundamental frequency by the vibration of a source and at point B, it hits point A and is reflected back to point B at ? out of phase (i.e. as a particle on the forward wave reaches its amplitude, a particle in the same position on the reflected wave is half way to its amplitude) forming a standing wave with a greater amplitude

Sample Question 3
Discuss the modes of vibration of strings and air in open and in closed pipes

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The modes of vibration are the same in open and closed pipes

The modes of vibration only occur in strings and not in air

The modes of vibration in closed pipes are different from open pipes

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The __________ measure the distance from the midline to the max or min of the function.

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(2.) Physics Hl/Sl. Thermal Physics / Oscillations And Waves

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Questions: 36 | Attempts: 236 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2025

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The mole is the amount of substance that contains as many elementary particles as there are in ...

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