This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 Physics (Part Ii) Chapter 17 Waves – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Physics (Part Ii) Chapter 17 Waves Quiz 8 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which wave can only travel using a medium? A) Transverse. B) Longitudinal. C) Both. D) Neither. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Longitudinal. 2. What is the equation for wave speed? A) F=1/T. B) V=$\lambda$*f. C) V=$\lambda$*T. D) V=$\lambda$*W. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) V=$\lambda$*f. 3. It refers to how high or low the sounds seem. A) Pitch. B) Frequency. C) Intensity. D) Loudness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pitch. 4. What is the definition of intensity as it relates to waves? A) The type of medium through which the wave travels. B) The rate at which it transfers energy divided by the area over which the energy is spread. C) The distance between successive crests of a wave. D) The height of the wave from the rest position. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The rate at which it transfers energy divided by the area over which the energy is spread. 5. Which animals can see beyond the range of human beings? (a) A) A. Bees, birds and some fish. B) Bees, dogs and bats. C) Bats, dolphins and birds. D) Don't know/Can't remember. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. Bees, birds and some fish. 6. The very top point of a wave is called a ..... A) Trough. B) Amplitude. C) Medium. D) Crest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Crest. 7. What is the relationship between the frequency and wavelength of a wave? A) Directly proportional. B) Inversely proportional. C) Not related. D) Equal to the speed of the wave. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inversely proportional. 8. Electro-magnetic waves can travel through space A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. What types of waves can travel through empty space AND mediums? (a) A) Longitudinal. B) Mechanical. C) A. Electromagnetic. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. Electromagnetic. 10. What is the frequency of a wave? A) # of oscillations produced in a certain amount of time. B) The distance the wave oscillates from it's resting position. C) The lowest point of a transverse wave. D) Resting point of a wave-no wave movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) # of oscillations produced in a certain amount of time. 11. Light from the sun can travel through space, which has no matter! What type of wave is light? A) Electromagnetic. B) Mechanical. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Electromagnetic. 12. Which of the following does sound depend on? A) Type of medium. B) Distance to the medium. C) Height of the medium. D) Vibration of the medium. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Type of medium. 13. What do electromagnetic waves NOT need to transfer energy? A) Matter. B) Speed. C) Wavelength. D) Frequency. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Matter. 14. Which of the following is NOT a type of mechanical wave? A) Sound waves. B) Seismic waves. C) Radio waves. D) Surface waves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Radio waves. 15. What is the volume of a sound wave? A) How loud or soft sound is. B) How high or low sound is. C) A material that sound travels through. D) Back and forth movement of the air particles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) How loud or soft sound is. 16. The first airplane to fly faster than sound. A) Bell X-1. B) Concorde. C) Space Shuttle. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bell X-1. 17. What type of waves do not require matter to carry energy? A) Ocean. B) Mechanical. C) Electromagnetic. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Electromagnetic. 18. Two waves-wave A and wave B-are introduced into two Slinkies having identical properties. Wave A has a frequency of 4 Hz and an amplitude of 50 cm. Wave B has a frequency of 2.5 Hz and an amplitude of 50 cm. Which wave is likely to have the greatest speed? A) Wave A. B) Wave B. C) Both have the same speed. D) It is impossible to tell without more information. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both have the same speed. 19. What do diffraction and refraction have in common? A) They both involve interference. B) They both involve wave interactions. C) They both involve reflection. D) They both involve construction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They both involve wave interactions. 20. True or False:Transverse waves move up and down. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 21. What part of the EM spectrum travels fastest? A) Microwave. B) Visible Light. C) X-rays. D) All travel of these travel at the speed of light. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All travel of these travel at the speed of light. 22. If a string is attached to a LOOSE END, the pulse will be reflected back at the same amplitude ..... A) AND DIRECTION. B) BUT INVERTED. C) BUT DIFFERENT FREQUENCY. D) BUT DIFFERENT ENERGY LEVEL. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) AND DIRECTION. 23. Which quantity decreases when a sound passing through a narrow gap? A) Speed. B) Frequency. C) Amplitude. D) Wavelength. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Amplitude. 24. A wave that can travel with or without a medium is called a(n) A) Electromagnetic wave. B) Mechanical wave. C) Surface wave. D) All waves can travel in any way. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Electromagnetic wave. 25. If a wave has a greater frequency, what happens to the wavelength? A) Increases. B) Decreases. C) Stays the same. D) None of the above. 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