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CBSE Class 11 (Science) Kinetic Theory & Oscillations — practice questions — page 2

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Which instrument is given as having vibrating strings?Read the answer and worked solution →The simplest form of oscillatory motion is called:Read the answer and worked solution →In simple harmonic motion the force is proportional to the:Read the answer and worked solution →The mean position in an oscillation is also the:Read the answer and worked solution →The smallest interval after which motion repeats is the:Read the answer and worked solution →The SI unit of the period of oscillation is the:Read the answer and worked solution →The number of repetitions per unit time is called the:Read the answer and worked solution →The unit of frequency is named the:Read the answer and worked solution →One hertz equals how many oscillations per second?Read the answer and worked solution →Must the frequency of an oscillation be a whole number?Read the answer and worked solution →For an oscillating pendulum, what serves as the displacement?Read the answer and worked solution →In simple harmonic motion, the speed is maximum where displacement is:Read the answer and worked solution →In simple harmonic motion, the speed at the extremes is:Read the answer and worked solution →In the standard equation, the symbol A stands for the:Read the answer and worked solution →The time-dependent quantity in the cosine argument is the:Read the answer and worked solution →The value of the phase at time zero is called the phase:Read the answer and worked solution →The force in simple harmonic motion always points towards the:Read the answer and worked solution →Because it pulls the body back, the force in SHM is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Match each symbol to what it namesRead the answer and worked solution →True or false about oscillationsRead the answer and worked solution →At the middle or at the extremes?Read the answer and worked solution →Fill the gaps on oscillationsRead the answer and worked solution →Sort each term by what it describesRead the answer and worked solution →Spot the one that does not fitRead the answer and worked solution →Order one swing of a pendulumRead the answer and worked solution →Pick the right answer, quicklyRead the answer and worked solution →Who discovered, in 1661, the gas law relating pressure and volume at fixed temperature?Read the answer and worked solution →The kinetic theory of gases was mainly developed byRead the answer and worked solution →Which ancient Indian school of thought, founded by Kanada, gave a detailed atomic view of matter?Read the answer and worked solution →In the Vaiseshika atomic theory, what was a molecule of two atoms called?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Which instrument is given as having vibrating strings?

  1. The santoor
  2. The sitar
  3. The sarod
  4. The shehnai
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Correct answer: B. The sitar

1. Guitar and violin are named beside it. 2. All three produce sound from strings. 3. The sitar is one of them. _Source: syllabus Physics, Ch 13 'Oscillations'_

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The simplest form of oscillatory motion is called:

  1. Simple horizontal
  2. Simple hypothetic
  3. Simple harmonic
  4. Simple hyperbolic
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Correct answer: C. Simple harmonic

1. The force follows a very simple rule. 2. It is proportional to the displacement. 3. It is simple harmonic motion. _Source: syllabus Physics, Ch 13 'Oscillations'_

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In simple harmonic motion the force is proportional to the:

  1. Displacement
  2. Disturbance
  3. Distribution
  4. Distinction
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Correct answer: A. Displacement

1. It is measured from the mean position. 2. That mean position is the equilibrium position. 3. The force is proportional to the displacement. _Source: syllabus Physics, Ch 13 'Oscillations'_

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