General Wave Properties – Online MCQs – Physics 10th

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

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

3. Simple pendulum period is affected by:

4. Crest is:

5. The distance between any two consecutive crests or troughs is called:

6. Which one is an example of a longitudinal wave?

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

8. They do not need a medium for propagation.

9. Waves that travel in a direction perpendicular to the direction of wave motion.

10. Which is not a characteristic of a wave?

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

12. Electromagnetic waves are comprised of:

13. This is a region where the particles of a medium are further apart than average.

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

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

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

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

18. The period of a simple pendulum is independent of:

19. Which one is NOT a transverse wave?

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