Quiz 2014.10.29

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Two pulses of exactly the same size and shape are traveling
toward each other along a stretched rope. They differ only in
that one is upright while the other is inverted. How will the rope
appear at the instant they are superimposed?
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A. There will be a double
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B. They will not interact.
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D. This situation cannot
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B. Each pulse stops and travels
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C. There waves have canceled
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D. The pulses invert and
continue traveling in the
direction they were originally
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A. There will be single
wave of twice the height
of the single waves.
B. They will not interact.
C. There will appear to be
no wave at all.
D. This situation cannot
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On a string of length L fixed at both
ends, it is possible to have a standing
wave with wavelength greater than L.
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On a string of length L fixed at both
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On a string of length L fixed at both
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wave with any fundamental frequency
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For a musical instrument which uses longitudinal standing waves
in vibrating air columns to produce tones, having the end open
makes the end a:
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B. Antinode
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