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NEET · Physics · Doppler Effect — Spot the ErrorRead the answer and worked solution →NEET · Physics · Wave on a String — Gap FillRead the answer and worked solution →If the distance between two consecutive crests of a wave is L, then the wavelength is given by:Read the answer and worked solution →Two ways a wave can moveRead the answer and worked solution →Transverse or longitudinalRead the answer and worked solution →Mechanical wavesRead the answer and worked solution →Symbol to meaning in y(x,t)Read the answer and worked solution →Reading the wave equationRead the answer and worked solution →What a wavelength isRead the answer and worked solution →Wavelength in a stationary waveRead the answer and worked solution →Period and frequency of a waveRead the answer and worked solution →Speed of a progressive waveRead the answer and worked solution →Speed on a stretched stringRead the answer and worked solution →Faster or slowerRead the answer and worked solution →Quantity to what sets itRead the answer and worked solution →Sound wavesRead the answer and worked solution →Odd one out: wave wordsRead the answer and worked solution →True of sound in airRead the answer and worked solution →Wave basicsRead the answer and worked solution →Work out the waveRead the answer and worked solution →Speed of sound in a fluidRead the answer and worked solution →Odd one out: what sets speedRead the answer and worked solution →Phase and phase constantRead the answer and worked solution →Term to definitionRead the answer and worked solution →Stationary wavesRead the answer and worked solution →Waves, mixed checkRead the answer and worked solution →If the medium oscillates perpendicular to the direction of propagation, the wave is:Read the answer and worked solution →If the displacement of the medium is parallel to the direction of travel, the wave is:Read the answer and worked solution →Waves on a string, water waves and sound waves are examples of which family?Read the answer and worked solution →Waves that travel from one part of the medium to another are called:Read the answer and worked solution →

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NEET · Physics · Doppler Effect — Spot the Error

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Questions
  1. Statement parts
    1. When
    2. a
    3. source
    4. approaches
    5. a
    6. stationary
    7. observer,
    8. the
    9. observed
    10. frequency
    11. decreases
    12. .
    Correction
    increases
    Incorrect part
    decreases
  2. Statement parts
    1. Doppler
    2. effect
    3. is
    4. observed
    5. only
    6. with
    7. light
    8. waves
    9. .
    Correction
    with both sound and light
    Incorrect part
    only
  3. Statement parts
    1. Red
    2. shift
    3. in
    4. galaxy
    5. spectra
    6. indicates
    7. the
    8. galaxy
    9. is
    10. approaching
    11. us
    12. .
    Correction
    receding from
    Incorrect part
    approaching
  4. Statement parts
    1. Doppler
    2. formula
    3. for
    4. sound
    5. depends
    6. on
    7. the
    8. velocity
    9. of
    10. the
    11. emitter
    12. only
    13. .
    Correction
    emitter and observer (relative motion)
    Incorrect part
    emitter
Instructions
Tap the wrong word in each Doppler-effect statement.

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NEET · Physics · Wave on a String — Gap Fill

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Missing parts
  1. Answer
    2L
    Choices
    1. L
    2. 2L
    3. L/2
    4. 4L
  2. Answer
    v / (2L)
    Choices
    1. v / L
    2. v / (2L)
    3. v / (4L)
    4. v × L
Complete the statement
On a string of length L fixed at both ends, the fundamental frequency is f₁ = v / ({0}). The n-th harmonic is f_n = n × {1}.
Instructions
Fill the fundamental and harmonic frequencies.

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If the distance between two consecutive crests of a wave is L, then the wavelength is given by:

  1. L/2
  2. L/4
  3. 2L
  4. L
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Correct answer: D. L

1. Wavelength is the distance covered in one complete wave cycle. 2. The distance between two successive crests is exactly one full cycle. 3. Therefore the wavelength equals L. _Source: RRB Group D CEN-02/2018 PYQ, Q.53._

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