General Wave Properties – Online MCQs – Physics 10th

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

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

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

4. Which expression represents the simple harmonic motion?

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

6. They do not need a medium for propagation.

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

8. Simple pendulum period is affected by:

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

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

11. Which statement is TRUE for mechanical waves?

12. Time period is reciprocal of:

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

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

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

16. Oscillations are damped due to the presence of:

17. 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?

18. Shock absorbers in automobiles are one practical application of:

19. The S.I unit of wavelength is:

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