General Wave Properties – Online MCQs – Physics 10th

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

2. The diagram shows a water wave approaching a barrier with a gap. The wave reaches point P. What is the name of the effect that causes the wave to reach p int P?

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

4. This is a region where particles of a medium are closer together than average.

5. 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?

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

7. Which statement is TRUE for mechanical waves?

8. Which one is NOT a transverse wave?

9. The S.I unit of frequency is the:

10. Electromagnetic waves are comprised of:

11. Time period is reciprocal of:

12. At the mean position of the pendulum, the potential energy of the pendulum is:

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

14. The particles of the medium vibrate in longitudinal waves:

15. Which is not a characteristic of a wave?

16. The waves that require a material medium for their propagation are called:

17. Waves that travel in a direction parallel to the direction of wave motion.

18. A girl throws a small stone into a lake. Waves spread out from where the stone hits the water and travel to the bank of the lake. She notices that ten waves reach the side of the pond in a time of 5.0s. What is the frequency of the waves?

19. The S.I unit of wavelength is:

20. Oscillations are damped due to the presence of: