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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is a wave?
is the material where waves travel.
a disturbance that carries matter from one place to another.
is the position of maximum upward displacement from the equilibrium position.
a disturbance that transfers energy as it propagates from one region of the system to the other.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is not a classification of a wave?
Longitudinal waves
Sound waves
Electromagnetic waves
Mechanical waves
- 3. Multiple Choice
Waves in which the medium moves at right angles to the direction of the wave
Longitudinal waves
Mechanical waves
Electromagnetic waves
Transverse waves
- 4. Multiple Choice
It refers to the maximum distance of a particle with respect to the equilibrium position.
Frequency
Amplitude
Wavelength
Period
- 5. Multiple Choice
It is the position of maximum upward displacement from the equilibrium position in a wave.
Crest
Trough
Frequency
Wave speed
- 6. Multiple Choice
It depends on the medium in which the wave is traveling. It varies in solids, liquids and gases.
Frequency
Wave speed
Amplitude
Wavelength
- 7. Multiple Choice
It refers to the distance between two successive identical parts of the wave.
Wave speed
Amplitude
Wavelength
Frequency
- 8. Multiple Choice
These are waves that do not require a medium of propagation because these waves can propagate in a vacuum.
Longitudinal waves
Sound waves
Electromagnetic waves
Mechanical waves
- 9. Multiple Choice
It is the arrangement of electromagnetic waves according to photon energy, wave frequency, and wavelength.
Electromagnetic radiation
Electromagnetic spectrum
Electromagnetic wheel
Electromagnetic wave
- 10. Multiple Choice
What two waves lie at both ends of the visible spectrum?
Radio waves and X-rays
Infrared and Ultra-violet ray
Radios waves and Microwaves
Radio waves and Gamma rays
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