Waves and Harmonics

What is the unit for frequency?

• seconds

• hertz

• lambda

• nu

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The ____________ of a simple harmonic oscillator is the time it takes for one complete cycle of oscillation to be completed.

• cycle

• period

• frequency

• amplitude

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The potential energy of a spring is proportional to the square of the displacement from the equilibrium position.

• True

• False

____________ waves move perpendicularly to the direction the wave propagates.

• Transverse

• Longitudinal

• Sine

• Compression

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____________ waves move parallel to the direction the wave propagates.

• Transverse

• Longitudinal

• Sine

• Compression

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When two waves have the same wavelength but begin at different times are said ___________.

• to be in phase.

• to be out of phase.

• to have the same amplitude.

• to have the same cycle.

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The speed of a wave is determined solely by the ________ characteristics which the wave is moving in.

• amplitude

• medium

• period

• velocity

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The ____________________ states that two or more waves that overlap combine by summing their

displacements algebraically.

• superposition principle

• wave interference

• destructive interference

• constructive interference

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The period of a simple harmonic oscillator is the time it takes for one complete cycle of oscillation to be completed.

• True

• False

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The force exerted by a spring is inversely proportional to the displacement from its equilibrium position.

• True

• False