4NA_Quiz on Waves(Publishers' Test Qn)
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- Q1
A wave transfers
energy.
molecules.
matter
force.
120s - Q2
The graph shows a transverse wave moving to the right at one instance. Where will particle P be a quarter of a period after the instance shown?
D
A
C
B
120s - Q3
The depth of a water wave is plotted against its position. The amplitude of the water wave is__________
80 m
70 m
10 m
20 m
120s - Q4
The depth of a water wave is plotted against time. The speed of the water wave is 1.33 m s–1. The period of the water wave is
20 m
20 s
40 s
40 m
120s - Q5
The following graph shows an instance of a transverse wave moving to the right. Which point is in phase with P?
C
D
A
B
120s - Q6
The scale diagram shows a section of the wave pattern produced by a spherical dipper in a ripple Tank. The curved lines represent the wavefronts. The wavelength of each wave is?[Clue: The wavelength is the separation between two wavefront]
1 cm
4 cm
16 cm
2 cm
120s - Q7
Which of the following shows an example each of transverse and longitudinal waves?
D
B
C
A
120s - Q8
It takes 0.50 s to generate one complete wave in a ripple tank. The speed of the wave is 5 cm s−1.What is the wavelength of the wave?
10 cm
0.1 cm
250 cm
2.5 cm
120s - Q9
A student moves his hand to create a rope wave with a wavelength of 20 cm. The student then doubles the frequency at which his hand oscillates. What will be the new wavelength of the rope? (Assume that the speed of the rope wave remains constant.)
40 cm
80 cm
20 cm
10 cm
120s - Q10
What is the definition of amplitude?
distance travelled per unit time by the wave
time taken for one complete wave
crest
trough
Maximum displacement of a point from its rest position
120s
