This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 Physics (Part I) Chapter 10 Oscillations And Waves – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Physics (Part I) Chapter 10 Oscillations And Waves Quiz 11 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the amplitude at the nodes of a stationary wave? A) Maximum. B) Minimum. C) Constant. D) Variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Minimum. 2. A pendulum swings 5 times in a second. What is its frequency? A) 0.2 s. B) 0.5 s. C) 1.0 s. D) 5.0 s. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 0.2 s. 3. An object that has a small mass that is suspended from a wire or string A) Simple pendulum. B) Frequency. C) Oscillation. D) Wave. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple pendulum. 4. A wave has a frequency of 8 Hz and a wavelength of 4 meters. What is the period of the wave? A) 16 sec. B) 2 m. C) 0.5 sec. D) 0.125 sec. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 0.125 sec. 5. Un corpo attaccato a una molla oscilla con un periodo uguale a T. Se sostituisci il corpo con uno di massa doppia, il periodo dell'oscillazione diventa: A) T. B) 2T. C) 1/2 T. D) Nessuno dei precedenti. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nessuno dei precedenti. 6. What is noise? A) Sound produced by transverse waves. B) Gratifying Sound. C) Unpleasant sound. D) Sounds which are more that 70Hz. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unpleasant sound. 7. Determine the mass of a bob hanging from a spring of constant 10 N/m that takes 2.6 s to oscillate. A) 2.01 kg. B) 1.68 kg. C) 1.0 kg. D) 0.68 kg. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1.68 kg. 8. Waves are a transfer of what? A) Heat. B) Light. C) Energy. D) Food. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Energy. 9. Inversion occurs when a wave reflects off ..... A) A fixed end, and the wave amplitude changes sign. B) A loose end, and the wave amplitude changes sign. C) A fixed end without the wave amplitude changing sign. D) A loose end without the wave amplitude changing sign. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A fixed end, and the wave amplitude changes sign. 10. Pendulum "A" is on Jupiter Pendulum "B" is on the Moon. The Moon has less acceleration of gravity than Jupiter the pendulums have the same mass and length. Which Pendulum is moving faster? A) Pendulum A. B) Pendulum B. C) Both pendulum A & B are the same. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pendulum A. 11. What kind of wave can travel through space? A) Electromagnetic waves. B) Compressional waves. C) Transverse waves. D) Longitudinal waves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Electromagnetic waves. 12. A student in a band notices that a drum vibrates when another instrument emits a certain frequency note. This phenomenon illustrates A) Underdamping. B) Overdamping. C) Resonance. D) Free oscillation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Resonance. 13. Which of the following is NOT a consequence of the wave nature of light? A) Interference. B) Diffraction. C) Polarization. D) Rectilinear propagation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rectilinear propagation. 14. For a damped driven harmonic oscillator, the frequency at which the amplitude is maximum is A) Greater than the natural frequency of oscillation. B) Equal to the natural frequency of oscillation. C) Less than the natural frequency of oscillation. D) Zero. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Less than the natural frequency of oscillation. 15. When does the pendulum reaches its maximum velocity? A) At its lowest point. B) It moves at a constant velocity. C) At its highest point. D) It is at rest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At its lowest point. 16. Period is measured in ..... A) Metres. B) Hertz. C) Seconds. D) Metres per second. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Seconds. 17. Which of the following expressions correctly gives the period $T$ $m$ $k$ A) $T = 2\pi \sqrt{\frac{k}{m}}$. B) $T = 2\pi \sqrt{\frac{m}{k}}$. C) $T = \pi \sqrt{\frac{m}{k}}$. D) $T = 2\pi \sqrt{mk}$. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) $T = 2\pi \sqrt{\frac{m}{k}}$. 18. The range audiosonic frequency is ..... A) 20-2000 Hz. B) 10-10 000 Hz. C) 20-20 000 Hz. D) 20-10 000 Hz. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 20-20 000 Hz. 19. What is the equation for frequency? A) F = t/n. B) F = 1/T. C) F = 2 T. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) F = 1/T. 20. If an AM radio station broadcasts at 995 kHz, what is the wavelength of this radiation? (Convert to Hz first). A) 6.59 e-28 m. B) 1.01 e-6 m. C) 3.32 e-3 m. D) 301 m. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 301 m. 21. Short Answer:A string of length $L$ A) $L$. B) $2L$. C) $\frac{L}{2}$. D) $4L$. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) $2L$. 22. What happens when electromagnetic radiation passes through a polarising filter? A) All components are absorbed. B) Components oscillating in the plane at 90$^\circ$ to the filter are removed. C) The intensity of light is increased. D) The frequency of light is doubled. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Components oscillating in the plane at 90$^\circ$ to the filter are removed. 23. How do you measure the wavelength of a longitudinal wave? A) Crest to crest. B) Middle of compression to middle of next compression. C) You cannot measure the wavelength. D) It does not have a wavelength. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Middle of compression to middle of next compression. 24. What is the purpose of drawing a normal line in refraction experiments? A) To measure the speed of light. B) To determine the angle of incidence and refraction. C) To calculate the density of the medium. D) To reflect light back into the medium. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To determine the angle of incidence and refraction. 25. The number of waves passing a point each second is ..... A) Period. B) Longitudinal waves. C) Frequency. D) Wavelength. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Frequency. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesClass 11 Physics (Part I) Chapter 10 Oscillations And Waves Quiz 1Class 11 Physics (Part I) Chapter 10 Oscillations And Waves Quiz 2Class 11 Physics (Part I) Chapter 10 Oscillations And Waves Quiz 3Class 11 Physics (Part I) Chapter 10 Oscillations And Waves Quiz 4Class 11 Physics (Part I) Chapter 10 Oscillations And Waves Quiz 5Class 11 Physics (Part I) Chapter 10 Oscillations And Waves Quiz 6Class 11 Physics (Part I) Chapter 10 Oscillations And Waves Quiz 7Class 11 Physics (Part I) Chapter 10 Oscillations And Waves Quiz 8Class 11 Physics (Part I) Chapter 10 Oscillations And Waves Quiz 9Class 11 Physics (Part I) Chapter 10 Oscillations And Waves Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books