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The waves in which the particles of the medium vibrate in a direction perpendicular to the direction perpendicular to the direction of wave motion are known as

A

propagated waves

B

longitudinal waves

C

transverse waves

D

none of these

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AAKASH SERIES-WAVES-EXERCISE-IA (Theoretical questions :)
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  2. When ever stationary waves are set up, in any medium, then

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  3. The waves in which the particles of the medium vibrate in a direction ...

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  4. The number of waves, contained in unit length of the medium, is called

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  5. For a wave propagating in a medium, identify the property that is inde...

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  6. The graph between wave number (1) and angular frequency (0) is

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  7. Dependence of disturbances due to two waves on time is shown in the fi...

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  8. Which of the following equation represents a wave?

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  9. A pulse of a wave train travels along a stretched string and reaches t...

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  10. The phase difference between two particles equidistant and lining on e...

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  11. A sine wave is travelling in a medium. A particular particle has zero ...

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  12. When stationary waves are set up

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  13. In a stationary longitudinal wave, nodes are points of

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  14. In a stationary wave along a string the strain is

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  15. Standing waves can be produced

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  16. In a stationary wave all the particles of the medium

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  17. The given figures graphically depicts the two wave shapes at different...

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  18. A sonometer wire is vibrating in the second overtone. In the wire ther...

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  19. The types of waves produced in a sonometer wire are

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  20. Two strings A and B, made of same material, are stretched by same tens...

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