General Wave Properties – Online MCQs – Physics 10th

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

2. They do not need a medium for propagation.

3. 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?

4. Which statement is TRUE for mechanical waves?

5. The spreading of the waves near an obstacle is called:

6. It is a point on a surface wave where the displacement of the medium is at a minimum.

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

8. The water waves obey the laws of:

9. Which one is NOT a transverse wave?

10. Electromagnetic waves are comprised of:

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

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

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

14. Time period is reciprocal of:

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

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

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

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

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

20. An example of mechanical waves is: