Which one of the following statements is true?   a. A dog whistle isn’t loud enough for humans to hear.   b. The speed of a pulse sent up a rope hanging from the ceiling will decrease as the pulse rises.   c. A wave hitting a fixed boundary is not inverted upon reflection.   d. A seismic P-wave can propagate all the way through the earth.

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  1. Which one of the following statements is true?
 

a.

A dog whistle isn’t loud enough for humans to hear.

 

b.

The speed of a pulse sent up a rope hanging from the ceiling will decrease as the pulse rises.

 

c.

A wave hitting a fixed boundary is not inverted upon reflection.

 

d.

A seismic P-wave can propagate all the way through the earth.

2. The oscillatory motion of a simple pendulum is represented by… θ(t) = (0.15rad)cos(2.56t)
Which one of the following is closest to the length of the pendulum?

 

a.

0.15 m

 

b.

0.25 m

 

c.

1.5 m

 

d.

6.4 m

3. Which one of the following is not an example of resonance?

 

a.

2 tuning forks together produce sound that fluctuates in loudness

 

b.

a wine glass is shattered by singing a certain pitch

 

c.

a child is pushed on a swing to greater and greater height

 

d.

the larger than average tides in the Bay of Fundy

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