Explanation​:
The energy of the incident pulse is shared with reflected and transmitted pulses. Therefore, the amplitude of the incident pulse should be greater than the one of the reflected pulse. Pulses are inverted after reflection from the heavy boundaries. Hence, the incident pulse should have a negative displacement. Therefore the answer is C.

Explanation​:
Acceleration is proportional to the resultant force. Therefore, force and acceleration must be in the same direction

Explanation​:
It can be seen on the diagram that when the waves cross the boundary, the wavelength decreases. At a boundary, the frequency of a wave is unchanged because the number of waves entering the boundary every second must equal the number of waves that leave the boundary every second.

From the relationship v=fλ, if f remains constant and $\lambda$ decreases, the $v$ must also decrease.

Explanation​:
The y axis cannot represent the velocity of the pendulum, as a velocity-position graph would also show negative velocities to represent motion in both directions.

The formula for kinetic energy is given by 1/2mω^2(x0^2−x^2), which would be parabolic in shape, opening downwards as is shown in the graph.

The potential energy of the bob should be less at the equilibrium position than in the positions where displacement is maximum.

Explanation​:
The principle of superposition states that the resultant wave is the sum of displacement from equilibrium of each wave.

The amplitude of the wave is the maximum displacement from equilibrium, which can be read off the graph as $7cm-5cm=2cm$.

Since each of the waves have an amplitude of 2cm and the equilibrium water level is $5cm$, after superimposing the two waves we find that the amplitude of the resultant wave is $4cm$.

Therefore, the maximum and minimum water levels can be determined as: 5cm+4 cm=9 cm for the maximum level and $5cm-4cm=1cm$ for the minimum level.

Here, the source of the travelling wave is the vibration of the speaker up and down, and the medium of that wave is the string.

Statement I is correct. A decrease in the frequency of the sound from the speaker results in a decrease in the frequency of the travelling wave in the string. The wave speed is constant, as the medium of the travelling wave remains the string. The wavelength is inversely proportional to the frequency according to the wave equation:

v=λf→λ=v/f​

As a result, the wavelength must increase.

Statement II is also correct. A louder sound means that the amplitude of the longitudinal sound wave in the air is larger. This is caused by greater amplitude vibrations from the speaker, which also produces larger amplitude vibrations in the string.

Statement III is incorrect. As previously mentioned, the wave speed is constant as the medium remains the same. Even though the frequency of the wave has increased, the wavelength will decrease in proportion to keep the wave speed equal to the wavelength times the frequency.

Therefore, the correct answer is B, I and II only.

Explanation​:
The fringe separation equation is given by s=λ/Dd where $s$ is the fringe separation, λ is the wavelength, $D$ is the distance between the double slit barrier and the screen and s is the distance between the two slits on the double slit barrier. The question is asking which change will increase the value of s.

• A. Moving the screen closer to the double slit barrier will decrease $D$. Since $D$ is directly proportional to $s$, $s$ will also decrease.
• B. Violet light has a higher frequency / shorter wavelength than blue light. Using violet light instead of blue light will decrease the value of $\lambda$, and since $\lambda$ is also directly proportional to $s$, $s$ will subsequently decrease.
• C. Since $d$, the space between the two slits on the double slit barrier, is inversely proportional to $s$, as $d$ decreases, $s$ will increase.
• D. As long as the aperture is not completely closed, it will have no bearing on the spacing of the double slit interference pattern and will only reduce its intensity. The purpose of the single slit is to produce coherent light through diffraction, which then falls on the double slits.

Explanation​:
Sound travels faster in water. According to Snell's law, the waves will refract away from the normal as seen in options $A$ and $C$.

Because v=fλ and $f$ is constant across the boundary, favelength also increases when the speed increases as seen in choices $B$ and $C$.

Therefore $C$ is the correct answer.

Explanation​:
The wave is faster in medium $Y$ than in medium $X$. As a result, the ray representing the wave is expected to bend away from the normal, refracting into the original medium.

If the angle of incidence exceeds the critical angle, however, the angle of refraction will be undefined and the wave will undergo total internal reflection.

This is exactly what is shown by Option D, which is the correct response.

Option A shows the ray bending towards the normal, Option C shows no bending at all, and Option B shows an impossible path for the wave to travel.

Explanation​:

Doppler effect only occurs when there is relative motion between the observer and the source. In this case, the satellite and receiver are motionless relative to each other. Therefore, there will be no change in frequency.

Explanation​:
The displacements in the diagram shows there are three antinodes and two nodes. This can be represented using a transverse standing wave pattern as shown.

The standing wave is in the second harmonic

For an open pipe, the second harmonic frequency is double that of the first harmonic frequency, therefore statement I is correct.

As the frequency has doubled and the speed of sound has remained the same, through v=fλ, the wavelength will be halved, or λ/2​ which means that statement II in incorrect but statement III is correct.

Explanation​:

The distance between wavefronts is equal to the wavelength. Since the wavefronts towards the child are more separated than wavefronts in the other direction, the child will receive wavefronts less frequently. Therefore, the child hears the sound with less frequency than $f$. The observed frequency is less than the frequency of the wave created by the source when the source and observer are receding from each other.

Explanation​:
Two conditions must be satisfied to define motion as simple harmonic motion;

• The acceleration is proportional to the displacement.
• The acceleration and displacement are in opposite directions.

The second condition indicates the existence of a negative sign in front of the displacement and the first condition demands to have $x$ instead of x2 in the expression. These two conditions are satisfied in B.

Explanation​:
For a circle of diameter $d$, circumference is $\pi d$. Thus the cicrumference in this case is $15\pi$. In this instance the distance travelled by the bob is exactly equal to twice its circumference. The shadow, therefore, has travelled two complete oscillations and is at exactly the same point at which it started. The displacement, therefore, is zero.