Description : A source produces sound waves under water. Waves travel through water and then into air. Which of the following statements about the frequency (f) and the wavelength () is correct and sound passes from ... increases. (3) remains unchanged but f decreases. (4) remains unchanged but f increases.
Last Answer : 3) remains unchanged but f decreases.
Description : When light passes from air into water, the frequency of the light remains the same. What happens to the speed? And the wavelength of light as it crosses the boundary in going from air into ... same Decreases C. Remains the same remains the same D. Decreases Increases E. Decreases Decreases
Last Answer : E. Decreases Decreases
Description : When light is traveling through a vacuum, what is the product of the light's wavelength and frequency equal to? w) speed of light x) Plank's constant y) momentum z) wave number
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- SPEED OF LIGHT
Description : The speed of light in vacuum "C" divided by the Index of Refraction "N" gives the: w) frequency of the light x) speed of the light in the medium y) energy of the light z) wavelength of the light
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- SPEED OF THE LIGHT IN THE MEDIUM
Description : A beam of light is incident on a large block of glass. The index of refraction of the glass is greater than one. Is the wavelength of the light in the glass: w) longer than x) shorter than y) the same as the wavelength of the light in the air?
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- SHORTER THAN
Description : If the baffle spacing in a shell and tube heat exchanger increases, then the Reynolds number of the shell side fluid (A) Remains unchanged (B) Increases (C) Increases or decreases depending on number of shell passes (D) Decreases
Last Answer : (D) Decreases
Description : .A beam of light is incident on a large block of glass. The index of refraction of the glass is greater than one. Is the wavelength of the light in the glass? A. Longer than B. Shorter than C. The same as the wavelength of the light in the air? D. None of above
Last Answer : B. Shorter than
Description : Sound and light waves both _______. (1) have similar wavelength (2) obey the laws of reflection (3) travel as longitudinal waves (4) travel through vacuum
Last Answer : (2) obey the laws of reflection Explanation: The two laws of reflection of light are applicable to sound waves as well. The incident wave, the normal to the reflecting surface and the reflected wave at the point of incidence lie in the same plane.
Description : A small hole in a sheet of aluminum foil is used to diffract yellow light both under water and in a vacuum. Which is true? w) light diffracts less in the water because its wavelength is ... because its wavelength is larger. z) light diffracts more in the water because its wavelength is smaller.
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- LIGHT DIFFRACTS LESS IN THE WATER BECAUSE ITS WAVELENGTH IS SMALLER
Description : The rating of the Transformer __ when the supply frequency is increased: a) Remains unchanged b) Increases c) Decreases d) None of the above
Last Answer : Ans: B
Description : When light passes from air into glass it experiences change in which things?
Last Answer : – Wavelength and speed
Description : Assume that a ray of light passes from glass into air at an angle of incidence greater than zero degrees. Will the ray of light be bent toward or away from the normal as it passes into the air?
Last Answer : ANSWER: AWAY FROM
Description : A travelling wave passes a point of observation where the time interval between successive crests is 0.2 s. Which of the following is then true? (a) The wavelength is 5 m (b) The wavelength is 0.2 m (c) The velocity of propagation is 5 m/s (d) The frequency of 5 Hz.
Last Answer : Ans:(d)
Description : At one atmosphere, a cylinder with movable piston contains 2,000 milliliters of gas. If the pressure is increased to 5 atmospheres and the temperature remains unchanged, what is the new volume of the gas? w) 10,000 milliliters x) 400 milliliters y) 1,000 milliliters z) 4,000 milliliters
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 400 MILLILITERS
Description : A journal bearing with hydrodynamic lubrication is running steadily with a certain amount of minimum film thickness. When the load and speed are doubled, how does the minimum film thickness vary? [IES-2008 ... Gets reduced to one-fourth of original value (d) Gets reduced to half of original value
Last Answer : (a) Remains unchanged
Description : Which statement best describes the operating principle of a constant-speed propeller? a. As throttle setting is changed by the pilot, the prop governor causes pitch angle of the propeller blades to ... the pilot, the RPM of the engines remains constant as the pitch angle of the propeller changes
Last Answer : b. The propeller control regulates the engine RPM and in turn the propeller RPM
Description : When white light passes through a glass prism we get a spectrum on the other side of the prism. In the emergent beam the ray which is deviated least is - (1) the violet ray (2) the red ray (3) the green ray (4) the blue ray
Last Answer : (2) the red ray Explanation: Red is deviated the least and violet the most.
Description : When white light passes through a red plate of glass and then through a green plate of glass which one of the following things occur? w) the light is totally absorbed x) the light that emerges is ... ) the light that emerges lacks only its red and green components z) the light that emerges is green
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- THE LIGHT IS TOTALLY ABSORBED
Description : What is the wavelength in millimeters of a sound wave whose frequency is 35 KILOHERTZ. Assume the speed of sound is 350 METERS PER SECOND? w) 100 millimeters x) 1,000 millimeters y) 10 millimeters z) 1/10 millimeters
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 10 MILLIMETERS
Description : The speed at which a wave propagates down a string is 300 meters per second. If the frequency of this wave is 150 Hertz, what is the wavelength of this wave?
Last Answer : ANSWER: 2 METERS
Description : 2. Light enters from air to glass having refractive index 1.50. What is the speed of light in the glass? The speed of light in vacuum is 3 x 108 ms-1. -Physics-10
Last Answer : Refractive index of a medium (nm) = Speed of light in vacuum/Speed of light in the medium Speed of light in vacuum (c) = 3 × 108 m/s Refractive index of glass (ng) = 1.50 Speed of light in the ... Speed of light in vacuum/ Refractive index of glass = c/ng =3 × 108/1.50 = 2x 108 ms-1.
Description : When a light wave is reflected from a mirror, there is a change in its – (1) frequency (2) amplitude (3) wavelength (4) velocity
Last Answer : (2) amplitude Explanation: When a light wave is reflected from an object, it changes not only its amplitude but also its phase according to the properties of the object at a particular point. The velocity and momentum are just reversed in another direction.
Description : Red light is used for signals because it has – (1) long wavelength (2) high intensity (3) high frequency (4) low refraction in the medium
Last Answer : (1) long wavelength Explanation: Red is the international colour of stop signs and stop lights on highways and intersections because it is scattered the least by air molecules. The effect of scattering is ... the colours and is able to travel the longest distance through fog, rain, and the alike.
Description : When a light wave is reflected from a mirror, there is a change in its (1) frequency (2) amplitude (3) wavelength (4) velocity
Last Answer : amplitude
Description : Red light is used for signals because it has (1) long wavelength (2) high intensity (3) high frequency (4) low refraction in the medium
Last Answer : long wavelength
Description : When a beam of light enters one medium from another, which quantity will not change? a. Direction b. Speed c. Frequency d. Wavelength
Last Answer : c. Frequency
Description : Quantity that do not change when a beam of light enters on e medium to another. A. Frequency B. Wavelength C. Direction D. Speed
Last Answer : A. Frequency
Description : When a beam of light enters one medium from another, which quantity will not change? ∙ a. Direction ∙ b. Speed ∙ c. Frequency ∙ d. Wavelength
Description : The characteristic invalid for heat radiation is that it travels – (1) in a straight line (2) in all directions (3) with the speed of light (4) heating the medium through which it passes
Last Answer : (3) with the speed of light Explanation: Heat is a form of energy. An important property of heat is that it flows from a body at higher temperature to another body at lower temperature.
Description : The characteristic invalid for heat radiation is that it travels : (1) in a straight line (2) in all directions (3) with the speed of light (4) heating the medium through which it passes
Last Answer : with the speed of light
Description : Which of the following will happen to the alternator frequency if the load is removed from a turbogenerator, whose governor has a 3% speed droop? A. It will remain unchanged. B. It will decrease by approximately 3%. C. It will become variable. D. It will increase.
Last Answer : Answer: D
Description : In guard cells when sugar is converted into starch, the stomatal pore (a) closes completely (b) opens partially (c) opens fully (d) remains unchanged.
Last Answer : a) closes completely
Description : When light passes from air into glass it experiences change in which things? -Do You Know?
Last Answer : answer:
Description : When white light passes through a glass prism, it gets dispersed into colours because (a) glass imparts colours to the light (b) different colours have different speeds in glass (c) interference of light occurs (d) diffraction of light occurs
Last Answer : Ans:(b)
Last Answer : Wavelength and speed
Description : What do you think would happen if we broke the speed of light in a vacuum?
Last Answer : Uh, not too much.
Description : The index of refraction of a plastic material is 1.5. The speed of light in this material relative to that in a vacuum is: w) 2 x) 1.5 y) 2/3 z) 1/2
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 2/3
Description : Speed is unchanged because work done on an object is A. zero B. positive C. negative D. infinite
Last Answer : zero
Description : In the impact problems the following conditions must always be satisfied a.The total kinetic energy remains unchanged b.The total linear momentum remains unchanged c.The magnitude of the total linear ... is reduced by a factor proportional to the coefficient of restitution e.None of the above
Last Answer : b. The total linear momentum remains unchanged
Description : Assertion :- `Q_("Surr")` is zero for adiabatic process Reason :- Final state of the system remains unchanged in adiabatic process.
Last Answer : Assertion :- `Q_("Surr")` is zero for adiabatic process Reason :- Final state of the system ... False. D. If both Assertion & Reason are false.
Description : If a radioactive sample has decayed until only one eighth of the original sample remains unchanged how many half-lives have elapsed?
Last Answer : 3
Description : The body protein after eighteen years (A) Remains unchanged (B) Is decomposed only slightly at intervals of one month (C) Is in a constant state of flux (D) Is used only for energy requirement
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : As the amount of clay in a soil increases, its water retaining capacity _____ 30 A. Increases B. Decreases C. Remains unchanged D. None of Above
Last Answer : ANSWER: A
Description : A catalyst remains unchanged at the end of the reaction with regard to (a) Quality (b) Chemical composition (c) Physical state (d) Quantity and chemical composition
Description : With increasing bond order, stability of a bond (a) Decreases (b) Increases (c) Remains unchanged (d) None of these
Description : When price of a substitute of commodity falls, the demand for - (1) falls (2) remains unchanged (3) increases at increasing rate (4) rises
Last Answer : (1) falls Explanation: Cross Price Effect refers to effect on the demand for a given commodity due to a change in the price of a substitute commodity. A change (increase or decrease) in the ... the given commodity (tea) also decreases. It shifts the demand curve of the given commodity towards left.
Description : In the periodic table of elements, on moving from left to right across a period, the atomic radius – (1) decreases (2) increases (3) remains unchanged (4) does not follow a definite pattern
Last Answer : (1) decreases Explanation: The atomic radius is the distance from the atomic nucleus to the outermost stable electron orbital in an atom that is at equilibrium. It tends to decrease across a period from ... usually increases while going down a group due to the addition of a new energy level (shell).
Description : What is the quantity that remains unchanged in a transformer?
Last Answer : Frequency
Description : During electrical desalting of crude oil, the electrical conductivity of a mixture of crude oil and water (which ranges between 3 to 8% water) __________ with increase in the amount of water. (A) Decreases (B) Increases (C) Remains unchanged (D) Decreases linearly
Last Answer : (B) Increases
Description : Production rate __________ with increased fineness, with a given energy input to the size reduction machine. (A) Decreases (B) Increases (C) Remains unchanged (D) May increase or decrease; depends on the machine
Last Answer : (A) Decreases