General Wave Properties – Online MCQs – Physics 10th

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

2. 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?

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

4. Time period is reciprocal of:

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. S.I unit of amplitude is:

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

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

14. The S.I unit of wavelength is:

15. An example of mechanical waves is:

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

17. Which one is NOT a transverse wave?

18. They do not need a medium for propagation.

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

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