This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 Physics (Part Ii) Chapter 17 Waves – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Physics (Part Ii) Chapter 17 Waves Quiz 16 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A ship is lost in fog and blows a horn at 22.9 Hz. The ship is not moving because it doesn't want to hit anything. A seagull is squawking back at 1200 Hz and moving away from the ship at 4.521 m/s.What is the frequency of sound the seagull hear? A) 22.6 Hz. B) 23.2 Hz. C) 1180 Hz. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 22.6 Hz. 2. What is an example of a LONGITUDINAL wave? A) X-Ray. B) Light Waves. C) Sound. D) A WATER WAVE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sound. 3. Examples of this type of waves include water waves, waves on a string/jump rope, and light waves. A) Transverse. B) Longitudinal. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transverse. 4. The pattern of the standing wave is called the A) Interference. B) Antinode. C) Harmonic. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Harmonic. 5. What happens to the frequency of a wave when the amplitude is tripled? A) The frequency is tripled. B) The frequency is a third of what it was. C) Amplitude does not affect frequency. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Amplitude does not affect frequency. 6. What will most likely happen if a light wave moves through a solid? A) It will increase in wavelength. B) It will decrease in speed. C) It will increase in speed. D) It will decrease in wavelength. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It will decrease in speed. 7. What is the name given to the lowest point of a wave? A) Crest. B) Trough. C) Amplitude. D) Wavelength. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trough. 8. What type of wave has vibrations at a right angle to the direction of energy transfer? A) Radial. B) Circular. C) Longitudinal. D) Transverse. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Transverse. 9. Sound travels as a(n) A) Transverse wave. B) Longitudinal wave. C) Electromagnetic wave. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Longitudinal wave. 10. Are sound waves transverse waves or longitudinal/compressional waves? A) Transverse waves. B) Longitudinal/Compressional waves. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Longitudinal/Compressional waves. 11. Waves with a higher frequency have a ..... A) Longer wavelength. B) Shorter wavelength. C) Higher amplitude. D) Shorter amplitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shorter wavelength. 12. A wave in which the particles of the medium vibrate parallel to the direction of the wave motion A) Mechanicalwave. B) Surfacewave. C) Longitudinalwave. D) Wave. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Longitudinalwave. 13. What distinguishes electromagnetic waves from mechanical waves? A) Electromagnetic waves can only travel through water. B) Electromagnetic waves require a medium to travel. C) Electromagnetic waves can travel through a vacuum. D) Electromagnetic waves are only generated by natural phenomena. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Electromagnetic waves can travel through a vacuum. 14. What is the frequency of a pendulum that has a period of 10 s? A) 10 Hz. B) 1/1000 Hz. C) .1 Hz. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) .1 Hz. 15. Which of the following colors has the shortest wavelength? A) Red. B) Blue. C) Green. D) Violet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Violet. 16. A sound wave is moving through a tube. What is the frequency of the note of the sound wave if it has a wavelength of 0.670 m? A) 512 Hz. B) 230. Hz. C) 448000000 Hz. D) 201000000 Hz. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 512 Hz. 17. Which frequency range can humans typically hear? A) 30 to 25, 000 Hz. B) 20 to 20, 000 Hz. C) 10 to 10, 000 Hz. D) 5 to 15, 000 Hz. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 20 to 20, 000 Hz. 18. A blue tshirt looks blue because of ..... A) Reflection. B) Refraction. C) Diffraction. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reflection. 19. Plays important role in wireless communication A) Ultraviolet. B) Visible light. C) Infrared. D) Microwave. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Microwave. 20. The material or substance through which a wave travel is called a: A) Mode. B) Medium. C) Transmitter. D) Vibration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Medium. 21. When viewed from the side, a pencil appears to be broken. What process causes this to happen? A) Absorption. B) Reflection. C) Evaporation. D) Refraction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Refraction. 22. Electromagnetic waves are: A) Transverse waves. B) Longitudinal waves. C) Longitudinal and transverse waves. D) Sound waves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transverse waves. 23. When light travels from air into glass, what typically happens to its speed and wavelength? A) Speed increases, wavelength increases. B) Speed decreases, wavelength decreases. C) Speed increases, wavelength decreases. D) Speed decreases, wavelength increases. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Speed decreases, wavelength decreases. 24. Transverse waves are ..... A) Parallel. B) Perpendicular. C) Weird. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Perpendicular. 25. The distance between the same two points on a wave is called ..... A) Amplitude. B) Frequency. C) Wavelength. D) Oscillation. 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