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Waves quiz 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Waves that require a material medium for their propagation are called

a)

Electromagnetic Waves

b)

Mechanical waves

c)

Radio waves

d)

Light waves

2.

The wave which transfers energy in moving away from the source of vibration is called:

a)

Traveling waves

b)

light waves

c)

heat waves

d)

water waves

3.

Which of the statement is true:

a)

Waves transport energy without transporting matter

b)

Waves transport matter without transporting energy

c)

Waves neither transport matter nor energy

d)

waves transport both matter and energy

4.

Distance between two successive crests and troughs are called

a)

Amplitude

b)

Displacement

c)

wavelength

d)

Area

5.

All parts of wave motion moves with

a)

same speed

b)

different speed

c)

random motion

d)

None of these

6.

If 100 waves per second pass through a medium with a speed of 100 m/s, wavelength of these waves is

a)

1 m

b)

100 m

c)

10 m

d)

0.5 m

7.

The portion of waves above the mean level is called

a)

crest

b)

trough

c)

phase

d)

amplitude

8.

who did give the correct formula for the speed of sound in air

a)

Newton

b)

Laplace

c)

Einstein

d)

Boyle

9.

speed of sound in air increases with the increase in

a)

pressure

b)

density

c)

amplitude

d)

temperature

10.

According to Newton sound travel in the air under the conditions of which type of process?

a)

Adiabatic

b)

Isothermal

c)

Isobaric

d)

Isochoric

11.

An increase in the velocity of sound in the air of 1°C rise in temperature is

a)

2.8 m/s

b)

1.60 m/s

c)

0.61 m/s

d)

2.2 m/s

12.

The velocity of sound in the air would become double then its velocity at 0°C at temperature?

a)

313°C313\degree C

b)

586°C586\degree C

c)

819°C819\degree C

d)

1172°C1172\degree C

13.

The particles in the wave separated through _______ multiple of λare out of phase to each other.

a)

(n)

b)

(n+1)

c)

(n+1/2)

d)

All of above

14.

Newton formula estimated the speed of sound?

a)

280 m/s

b)

300 m/s

c)

332 m/s

d)

256 m/s

15.

Half wavelength corresponds to

a)

0°0\degree

b)

90°90\degree

c)

180°180\degree

d)

360°360\degree