Oscillations and Waves: Amplitude, Frequency, Traveling Waves, and Sound, Exams of Physics

Download Oscillations and Waves: Amplitude, Frequency, Traveling Waves, and Sound and more Exams Physics in PDF only on Docsity! Unit: Oscillations and Waves I. Oscillatory Motion: Amplitude, Frequency, and Velocity a) Mass on a spring b) Pendulums II. Traveling Waves a) Types and properties b) Frequency, Velocity, and Wavelength III. Sound a) Intensity vs. distance b) Doppler effect IV. Superposition a) Addition of Waves b) Standing Waves (strings and pipes) c) Beats Docsity.com Tacoma Narrows Bridge http://www. youtube.com/watch?v=Ce-PQgk|Xe0&feature=related Docsity.com A person swings on a swing. When the person sits still, the swing oscillates back and forth at its natural frequency. If, instead, two people sit on the swing, the natural frequency of the swing is a) greater. b) the same. c) smaller. Docsity.com A person swings on a swing. When the person sits still, the swing oscillates back and forth at its natural frequency. If, instead, the person stands on the swing, the natural frequency of the swing is a) greater. b) the same. c) smaller. Docsity.com A pendulum clock in a freely-falling elevator a) runs normally. b) runs a little fast. c) runs a little slow. d) runs very fast. e) none of these. Docsity.com