Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Progressive waves

Progressive waves — practice question

In an experiment, a student uses a microphone together with a cathode-ray oscilloscope (CRO) to investigate a sound wave. The diagram shows the trace displayed on the CRO screen. The student expects a sinusoidal waveform to appear on the screen. Which changes should the student make to the time-base and the $y$-gain of the CRO so that the screen displays a continuous trace for one complete cycle of the waveform?

  • Atime-base decrease, $y$-gain decrease
  • Btime-base decrease, $y$-gain increase
  • Ctime-base increase, $y$-gain decrease
  • Dtime-base increase, $y$-gain increase

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