General Wave Properties – Online MCQs – Physics 10th

1. A wave transports this from one point to another point.

2. Bouncing back of waves into the same medium by striking another medium surface is called:

3. Which one is NOT a transverse wave?

4. The motion in which the friction reduces the mechanical energy of the system and the amplitude of motion reduces is called:

5. In an oscillating pendulum, the bob accelerates from its extreme position due to:

6. Which expression represents the simple harmonic motion?

7. Diffraction is only significant if the size of the gap is:

8. It is a point on a surface wave where the displacement of the medium is at a maximum.

9. In the ball and bowl system, the mean position is at:

10. Which statement is TRUE for mechanical waves?

11. Simple pendulum period is affected by:

12. What is the relation between frequency and time period of a wave?

13. An example of mechanical waves is:

14. Water waves can be used to show reflection, refraction, and diffraction. For each of these, which row shows whether or not the speed of the water waves changes?

15. It is the maximum displacement moved by a point on a vibrating body from the rest or mean position.

16. Which one of them is an example of mechanical waves?

17. A ripple tank is used to study the various forms of:

18. When an oscillating object is in simple harmonic motion, its maximum speed occurs when the object is at its:

19. Crest is:

20. In Simple Harmonic Motion, the velocity at equilibrium position is: