This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 Physics (Part Ii) Chapter 17 Waves – Quiz 64 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Physics (Part Ii) Chapter 17 Waves Quiz 64 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is a TRANSVERSE wave A) A wave in which the medium vibrates at right angles to the direction of energy transfer. B) A wave in which the medium vibrates at parallel to the direction of energy transfer. C) Not sure. D) A wave that tranverses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A wave in which the medium vibrates at right angles to the direction of energy transfer. 2. Resonance is standing waves is caused by: A) Interference with reflections from boundaries. B) Loss of energy due to absorption. C) The product of frequency multiplied by wavelength,. D) The wavelength being smaller than the smallest distance between the boundaries. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interference with reflections from boundaries. 3. What is a repeating disturbance or vibration that transfers or moves energy from place to place? A) Medium. B) Wave. C) Compression. D) Rarefaction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wave. 4. Slinkies, water, and string are examples of ..... in which waves can travel. A) Wave fronts. B) Periods. C) Mediums. D) Amplitudes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mediums. 5. Is it true then that transmission & reflection can't happen at the same time? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. How does the Doppler Effect affect sound frequency? A) The Doppler Effect increases sound frequency when the source approaches and decreases it when the source recedes. B) The Doppler Effect only affects light frequency, not sound. C) The Doppler Effect has no impact on sound frequency. D) The Doppler Effect increases sound frequency when the source recedes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Doppler Effect increases sound frequency when the source approaches and decreases it when the source recedes. 7. What is the unit of measurement for frequency? A) Hertz (Hz). B) Second (s). C) Metre (m). D) Degree ($^\circ$). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hertz (Hz). 8. Waves that travel up and down A) Mechanical. B) Transverse. C) Longitudinal. D) Compressional. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Transverse. 9. For waves moving at a constant speed, if wavelength is doubled, then frequency is A) Doubled. B) Halved. C) Unchanged. D) Quadrupled. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Halved. 10. In a longitudinal wave, how do the particles of the medium move? A) Perpendicular to the wave direction. B) In a circular motion. C) In the same direction as the wave. D) They do not move. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the same direction as the wave. 11. What happens to the sound of a siren as it has passed you? A) Higher pitch. B) Lower pitch. C) Increase in volume. D) Higher amplitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lower pitch. 12. What type of wave is light considered? A) Progressive. B) Longitudinal. C) Transverse. D) Standing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transverse. 13. Which type of wave requires a medium to propagate? A) Electromagnetic waves. B) Sound waves. C) Light waves. D) Radio waves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sound waves. 14. Mac and Tosh are creating waves using a 3-inch zinc-coiled Slinky. If they double the frequency of the waves which they are creating (without any alteration in the medium), then one can be sure that ..... A) The speed will double. B) The wavelength will double. C) The speed will halve. D) The wavelength will halve. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The wavelength will halve. 15. A mechanical wave cannot travel through ..... A) A vacuum(empty space). B) Water. C) Air. D) Glass. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A vacuum(empty space). 16. What are the two fields that make up light? A) Gravity and magnetic. B) Electric and gravity. C) Magnetic and nuclear. D) Electric and magnetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Electric and magnetic. 17. In a longitudinal wave in a coiled spring, a ..... is where the coils are spread out. A) Compression. B) Diffraction. C) Refraction. D) Rarefaction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rarefaction. 18. What type of wave involves particle motion in the same direction as the wave propagation? A) Transverse wave. B) Longitudinal wave. C) Surface wave. D) Torsional wave. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Longitudinal wave. 19. Which of the following will cause diffraction? A) A wave passes through a small opening. B) A wave hits a barrier. C) A wave changes speed. D) A person waves at you. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A wave passes through a small opening. 20. The bending of light when it changes medium is: A) Refraction. B) Reflection. C) Opaque. D) Translucent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Refraction. 21. What is the wavelength of a wave? A) The frequency of the wave. B) The speed of the wave. C) Distance between two consecutive points in a wave that are in phase with each other. D) The height of the wave. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Distance between two consecutive points in a wave that are in phase with each other. 22. What property of a wave is typically measured in Hertz (Hz)? A) Amplitude. B) Frequency. C) Speed. D) WavelengthTagsDOK Level 1:Recall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Frequency. 23. A cyclist rotates the pedals of his bike twice in 1 second. What is the frequency at which he is turning? A) 2 Hz. B) 1 Hz. C) 0.5 Hz. D) 20 Hz. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2 Hz. 24. The distance from a crest to the next one. A) Amplitude $\left(A\right)$. B) Wavelength $\left(\lambda\right)$. C) Period $\left(T\right)$. D) Crest of the wave. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wavelength $\left(\lambda\right)$. 25. Define the term 'amplitude' of a wave. A) The speed of the wave. B) Maximum displacement or distance moved by a point on a vibrating body or wave from its central position. C) The frequency of the wave. D) The wavelength of the wave. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Maximum displacement or distance moved by a point on a vibrating body or wave from its central position. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesClass 11 Physics (Part Ii) Chapter 17 Waves Quiz 1Class 11 Physics (Part Ii) Chapter 17 Waves Quiz 2Class 11 Physics (Part Ii) Chapter 17 Waves Quiz 3Class 11 Physics (Part Ii) Chapter 17 Waves Quiz 4Class 11 Physics (Part Ii) Chapter 17 Waves Quiz 5Class 11 Physics (Part Ii) Chapter 17 Waves Quiz 6Class 11 Physics (Part Ii) Chapter 17 Waves Quiz 7Class 11 Physics (Part Ii) Chapter 17 Waves Quiz 8Class 11 Physics (Part Ii) Chapter 17 Waves Quiz 9Class 11 Physics (Part Ii) Chapter 17 Waves Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books