This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 Physics (Part Ii) Chapter 17 Waves – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Physics (Part Ii) Chapter 17 Waves Quiz 3 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The rate at which the wave travels or moves through a medium (related to frequency and wavelength) A) Wavelength. B) Amplitude. C) Frequency. D) Wave Speed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wave Speed. 2. Which part of the electromagnetic spectrum has the largest wavelengths? A) Radiowaves. B) Microwaves. C) Infrared light. D) Ultraviolet light. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Radiowaves. 3. For a given angle of incidence, the greatest change in direction of a light ray is produced when the light ray passes obliquely from air into A) Lucite. B) Glycerol. C) Fused Quartz. D) Crown Glass. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Crown Glass. 4. What is the relationship between sound intensity and loudness? A) Linear. B) Logarithmic. C) Quadratic. D) Exponential. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logarithmic. 5. What is the fundamental frequency of a standing wave? A) Dependent on the amplitude of the wave. B) Influenced by the color of the medium. C) Determined by the length of the medium and the speed of the wave. D) Varies based on the temperature of the medium. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Determined by the length of the medium and the speed of the wave. 6. The types of seismic waves are P waves, S waves, and A) Surface waves. B) Tsunami waves. C) Standing waves. D) Longitudinal waves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Surface waves. 7. An ambulance drives towards you with it's siren on. You expect to hear the sound ..... A) At a higher pitch than usual. B) At a lower pitch than usual. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At a higher pitch than usual. 8. Definition:Crest A) The highest point of a transverse wave. B) The lowest point of a transverse wave. C) The center of a transverse wave. D) The distance between two points on a wave. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The highest point of a transverse wave. 9. If light passes from air to glass and the refractive index of the glass is 2.0, what happens to the speed of the light in the glass? A) It doubles. B) It halves. C) It triples. D) It quaduples. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It halves. 10. States that the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection A) Law of reflection. B) Node. C) Hooke's law. D) Doppler effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Law of reflection. 11. What type of solar radiation is absorbed by the ozone layer, helping to prevent harmful radiation from reaching Earth's surface? A) Infrared. B) Gamma rays. C) Ultraviolet. D) X-rays. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ultraviolet. 12. Visible light is transported by ..... waves. A) Mechanical. B) Longitudinal. C) Compressional. D) Electromagnetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Electromagnetic. 13. A sound wave travels through concrete. The frequency of the wave is 1.25 kHz and its wavelength is 4 m. Calculate the speed of sound through concrete. A) 312.5 m/s. B) ~ 0.3 m/s. C) 5 m/s. D) 5, 000 m/s. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 5, 000 m/s. 14. What principle is responsible for alternating light and dark bands when light passes through two or more narrow slits? A) Refraction. B) Polarization. C) Diffraction. D) Interference. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Interference. 15. Which electromagnetic wave can you see? A) Gamma ray. B) Microwave ray. C) Visible light. D) X-ray. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Visible light. 16. What is the relationship between intensity and distance from the source of a wave? A) Intensity is not related to distance. B) Intensity increases with distance. C) Intensity decreases with distance. D) Intensity remains constant regardless of distance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Intensity decreases with distance. 17. The equation f1 = v/4L applies to A) Strings. B) Open pipes. C) Closed pipes. D) One end open one closed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) One end open one closed. 18. Interference of light is evidence that: A) The speed of light is very large. B) Light is a transverse wave. C) Light is electromagnetic in character. D) Light is a wave phenomenon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Light is a wave phenomenon. 19. What is the unit for wavelengths? A) Hertz. B) Meters. C) Meters per second. D) Meters per second sqaured. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Meters. 20. What is the direction of disturbance in a transverse wave relative to the wave's movement? A) Parallel. B) Perpendicular. C) Random. D) Opposite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Perpendicular. 21. A mechanical wave transmits- A) Energy but not matter. B) Matter but not energy. C) Both matter and energy. D) Neither energy nor matter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Energy but not matter. 22. A reflected sound wave A) Frequency. B) Pitch. C) Echo. D) Rarefaction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Echo. 23. Which of the following waves cannot be polarized? A) Visible light. B) Radio waves. C) Ultrasonic. D) Gamma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ultrasonic. 24. A spring is stretched 0.4 meters with 2.4 Newtons of force. What is the spring constant? A) 0.96 m/N. B) 0.17 Nm. C) 2.8 N/m. D) 6 N/m. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 6 N/m. 25. What is the relationship between frequency ( $f$ $T$ A) $f = T$. B) $f = \frac{1}{T}$. C) $f = T^2$. D) $f = T + 1$. 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