Waves_True/False

Question 1

1. The base unit for hertz (Hz) is seconds to the negative 1

Answer 1

True

Question 2

In a transverse wave, the particles in the medium move in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the wave.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

A trough is a negative pulse which occurs in a longitudinal wave.

Answer 3

false

Question 4

The universal wave equation can be used to calculate the amplitude of a wave

Answer 4

false

Question 5

When a student sends a positive pulse towards the fixed-end of a spring, the reflected pulse returns as a negative pulse.

Answer 5

True

Question 6

Destructive interference in a longitudinal wave occurs when two compressions meet, or act simultaneously on the same particles of a medium.

Answer 6

False

Question 7

A supercrest is formed when a very large amplitude oscillation generates a single crest in a medium.

Answer 7

true

Question 8

The nodal point of a standing wave forms due to the continuous destructive interference of two waves at that point.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

A suspended pendulum can be forced to move if an identical pendulum is suspended from the same support due to the effect of sympathetic vibrations.

Answer 9

True