General Wave Properties – Online MCQs – Physics 10th

1. Which statement is TRUE for mechanical waves?

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

3. Which one is NOT a transverse wave?

4. Oscillations are damped due to the presence of:

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

6. Which expression represents the simple harmonic motion?

7. Water waves pass from deep into the shallow region and are then refracted. The characteristics of waves which will remain constant is:

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

9. S.I unit of amplitude is:

10. 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?

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

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

13. Which is not a characteristic of a wave?

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

15. The diagrams show water waves that move more slowly after passing into shallow water. Which diagram shows what happens to the waves?

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

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

18. Which of the following device can produce both transverse and longitudinal waves?

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

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