LARC Review Packet Physics 3C Midterm 1 Review Prof. Kaplinghat pring!"1! 1.
#a$ %or a spring oscillating on a hori&ontal s'rface( find A and the phase shift if t)"( *) ".3m( v)+1.!m,s( and w) - rad,s. .. %ind A and the phase shift if t)"( *) +".3m( v)1.!m,s( and w) - rad,s. !. /o'r grandfather clock0s pend'l'm has a length of ".11!2m. 3f yo' had to ad4'st the length of pend'l'm .y shortening it .y a distance of "."""5m( how m'ch time did the clock lose or gain per day6 3. A mass oscillates in simple harmonic motion with amplit'de A. 3f the mass is do'.led( .'t the amplit'de is not changed( what will happen to the total energy of the system6 #a$ 7otal energy will increase #.$ 7otal energy will not change #c$ 7otal energy will decrease -. A mass on a spring in simple harmonic motion has amplit'de A and period T. ) " and a ) " sim'ltaneo'sly6 #a$ x)A #.$ x8".'tx9A #c$ x)" #d$ x9" #f$ none of the [Link] 2. Prove that the speed of so'nd waves travel 3 times faster in :eli'm than in air comprised mostly of nitrogen. ;se the .'lk mod'l's form'la for speed and ideal gas law. <. 1+++++++++++++++ !++++++++++++++++Person at point P. 7wo speakers 1 and ! are o't of phase. =hat is the condition in terms of K* will a destr'ctive interference occ'r at point P6 At what val'e of n does this destr'ctive interference occ'r6 =hat is the total phase difference6 >. =rite an e*pression for y as a f'nction of * and t for a sin'soidal wave traveling along a rope in the negative * direction with the following characteristics? A) 5.""cm( wavelength ) 5"." cm( f ) 3."":&( and y#"(t$ ) " at t)". @$ =rite an e*pression for y as a f'nction of * and t for the wave in part #a$ ass'ming that y#*("$)" at the point *) 1"."cm. #13.1$ 5. 7he fig're .elow shows the wave shape at two instants of time for a sin'soidal wave traveling to the right. =hat is the mathematical representation of this wave6 #p-!3$ 1. and P waves from an earthA'ake travel at different speeds( and this difference helps in the determination of the earthA'ake BepicenterB #where the dist'[Link] took place$. Ass'ming typical speeds of 5.2 km,s and 2.2 km,s for P and waves( respectively( how far away did the earthA'ake occ'r if a partic'lar seismic station detects the arrival of these two typed of waves !." min apart6 1". A g'itar string is 1" cm long( and has a mass of 3.< g. %rom the .ridge to the s'pport post #)L$ is <" cm( and the string is 'nder a tension of 2!" C. =hat are the freA'encies
LARC Review Packet of the f'ndamental and the first two overtones6 11.#a$ =hat resonant freA'ency wo'ld yo' e*pect from .owling across the top of an empty soda .ottle that is 12 cm deep6 #.$ :ow wo'ld that change if it was one+third f'll of soda6 1!. An organ pipe is 11! cm long. =hat are the f'ndamental and first three a'[Link] overtones if the pipe is #a$ closed at one end( and #.$ open at .oth ends6 13. 3f D) <."sin#3.1* E 2.-t E 1."2$( find the eA'ation for variation of press're for the speed of so'nd in air. 1-. A light .eam passes from medi'm 1 to medi'm !( with the latter .eing a thick sla. of material whose inde* of refraction is n!. how that the emerging .eam is parallel to the incident .eam. 12. A tr'mpeter plays at a so'nd level of >2 d@. 7hree eA'ally lo'd tr'mpet players 4oin in. =hat is the new so'nd level6 1<. /o' are heading toward an island in yo'r [Link] when yo' see a friend standing on shore at the .ase of a cliff. /o' so'nd the .oatFs horn to get yo'r friendFs attention. Let the wavelength of the so'nd prod'ced .y the horn .e ( the wavelength as heard .y yo'r friend .e ( and the wavelength of the echo as heard on the .oat .e . Rank these wavelengths in order of decreasing length. 1>. A driver travels north.o'nd on a highway at a speed of !2."m,s. A police car( traveling so'th.o'nd at a speed of -"."m,s( approaches with its siren prod'cing a so'nd at a freA'ency of !2"" :&. A$ =hat freA'ency does the driver [Link] as the police car approaches6 @$ =hat freA'ency does the driver detect after the police car passes him6 C$ Repeat parts a and . for the case when the police car is traveling north.o'nd.
