This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 Physics (Part Ii) Chapter 17 Waves – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Physics (Part Ii) Chapter 17 Waves Quiz 10 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following statements best illustrates the concept that waves carry energy from one place to another? A) Ocean waves may cause boats to tip over. B) Sunlight heats the surface of the earth. C) Seismic waves cause earthquake damage. D) All of the statements illustrate the concept. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the statements illustrate the concept. 2. What is the wavelength of a 4.5 x 10$^{6}$ Hz AM radio wave? A) 200 m. B) 66.7 m. C) 1.5 x 10$^{6}$ m. D) 150 m. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 66.7 m. 3. What are the different types of interference? A) Destructive and constructive. B) Good and bad. C) Zach and cody. D) Refraction and reflection. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Destructive and constructive. 4. In light, the Doppler Effect also takes place. When the frequency increases we call this: A) Red shift. B) Blue shift. C) Bow wave. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blue shift. 5. When energy increases, wavelength ..... A) Increases. B) Decreases. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decreases. 6. As energy is added to a transverse wave, its intensity ..... or ..... can increase. A) Frequency, wavelength. B) Pitch, wavelength. C) Amplitude, frequency. D) Wavelength, pitch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Amplitude, frequency. 7. What do waves do? A) Transfer energy. B) Eat Pies. C) Make shapes. D) Traverse the universe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transfer energy. 8. What is resonance in a physical system? A) Resonance occurs when a system is at rest and not vibrating. B) Resonance is the ability of a system to absorb energy at any frequency. C) Resonance is the process of energy loss in a system over time. D) Resonance is the phenomenon where a system oscillates with greater amplitude at specific frequencies, known as its natural frequencies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Resonance is the phenomenon where a system oscillates with greater amplitude at specific frequencies, known as its natural frequencies. 9. Waves on the surface of water travel from deep to shallow water.Which diagram shows the correct path of the waves in the shallow water? A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 10. The amplitude of a sound's wave determines the sound's A) Pitch. B) Quality. C) Loudness. D) Resonance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Loudness. 11. Light bending as it passes through a raindrop is an example of (a) A) Reflection. B) A. Refraction. C) Absorption. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A. Refraction. 12. How often a wave occurs is the wave's A) Frequency. B) Amplitude. C) Wavelength. D) Velocity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frequency. 13. The first harmonic in closed pipe has A) 1 antinode. B) 1 node. C) 2 antinodes. D) No nodes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1 antinode. 14. If an object's density is greater than the density of water, which of these is true? A) The object will sink in water. B) The object will float in water. C) The object will float on air. D) The object has no buoyancy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The object will sink in water. 15. Which of the following is the formula for wave speed? A) $v = f \times \lambda$. B) $v = \frac{f}{\lambda}$. C) $v = f + \lambda$. D) $v = f-\lambda$. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) $v = f \times \lambda$. 16. The maximum displacement from the midpoint is the ..... A) Wave speed. B) Frequency. C) Wavelength. D) Amplitude. E) Period. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Amplitude. 17. What is occurring when two waves traveling along the same medium meet and cancel each other out? A) Destructive interference. B) Constructive interference. C) Reflection. D) Refraction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Destructive interference. 18. A wave has a frequency of 8 Hz. 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. 19. Which type of EM radiation has the shortest wavelengths? A) Gamma rays. B) Infrared waves. C) Blue light. D) Microwaves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gamma rays. 20. The type of waves that requires matter to travel through: A) Mechanical Waves. B) Electromagnetic Waves. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mechanical Waves. 21. Equation of wave propagating in the positive x direction A) Y(x, t)=a sin (kx-$\omega$ $\phi$. B) Y(x, t)=a cos (kx-$\omega$ $\phi$. C) Y(x, t)=a sin (kx+ $\omega$ $\phi$. D) Y(x, t)=a cos (kx+ $\omega$ $\phi$. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Y(x, t)=a sin (kx-$\omega$ $\phi$. 22. Wave motion:A bulldozer A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 23. The horn on a ship makes a sound. The captain on the ship hears an echo from a cliff 4.0 s later.The speed of sound is 340 m/s. How far away is the cliff from the ship? A) 170 m. B) 340 m. C) 680 m. D) 1360 m. E) 56 m. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 680 m. 24. In a transverse wave, particles of the medium move ..... to the direction the wave is traveling. A) Back and forth (left and right). B) Perpendicular (at 90 degrees). C) Parallel. D) Wherever the wave is going. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Perpendicular (at 90 degrees). 25. An amusement park ride has a frequency of 0.064 Hz. What is the ride's period? A) 0.064 sec. B) 6.4 sec. C) 2pi / 0.064. D) 15.625 sec. 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