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Mock Test on Waves for Students
A sound wave in the air is
(a) transverse
(b) longitudinal
(c) electromagnetic
(d) polarised
Option b – longitudinal
A sound is a form of …… that produces a sensation of heating
(a) mechanical energy
(b) electromagnetic wave
(c) echoing
(d) vibrational energy
Option a – mechanical energy
Which of the following is a mechanical wave?
(a) Radio-waves
(b) X-rays
(c) Light waves
(d) Sound waves
Option d – Sound waves
Which type of sound waves can propagate in solids?
(a) Longitudinal only
(b) Transverse only
(c) Either longitudinal or transverse
(d) Nonmechanical waves only
Option a – Longitudinal only
Which one of the following statements about sound is not correct?
(a) Sound travels at a speed slower than the speed of light.
(b) Sound waves are transverse waves.
(c) Sound waves are longitudinal waves.
(d) Sound travels faster in moist air than in dry air.
Option b – Sound waves are transverse waves
Which one of the following phenomena cannot be exhibited by sound waves?
(a) Reflection
(b) Refraction
(c) Interference
(d) Polarisation
Option d – Polarisation
Transverse waves can propagate
(a) in a gas but not in a metal.
(b) both in gas and in metal.
(c) not in gas but in metal.
(d) neither in gas nor in metal.
Option c – not in gas but in metal
What is the distance between a crest and a consecutive trough in a transverse wave?
(a) Wavelength
(b) Amplitude
(c) Half of the wavelength
(d) Twice of wavelength
Option d – Twice of wavelength
With the propagation of a longitudinal wave through a material medium, the quantities transferred in the direction of propagation are
(a) energy and momentum
(b) energy, momentum, and mass
(d) energy
Option a – energy and momentum
The visible portion of the electromagnetic spectrum is
(a) infrared
(b) radio wave
(c) microwave
(d) light
Option d – light
Which one of the following types of radiations has the smallest wavelength?
(a) Microwaves
(b) Infra-red
(c) Visible light
(d) X-rays
Option d – X-rays
TV remote control uses
(a) Infrared frequency
(b) Radiofrequency
(c) Visible frequency
(d) Ultraviolet frequency
Option a – Infrared frequency
Which one of the following types of radiation has the shortest wavelength?
(a) Radio waves
(b) Visible light
(c) Infrared
(d) Ultraviolet
Option d – Ultraviolet
Which one of the following is not true for an electromagnetic wave?
(a) Electromagnetic wave transports energy and momentum.
(b) Electromagnetic waves can be polarised and reflected.
(c) An electromagnetic wave is longitudinal.
(d) Electromagnetic wave propagation is described by the varying electric and magnetic fields.
Option c – An electromagnetic wave is longitudinal
Which one of the following waves are used for detecting forgery in currency notes?
(a) Ultraviolet waves
(b) Infrared waves
(c) Radio waves
(d) Microwaves
Option a – Ultraviolet waves
Which of the following are the characteristics of electromagnetic waves? I. They are elastic waves. II. They can also move in a vacuum. III. They have electric and magnetic components which are mutually perpendicular. IV. They move with a speed equal to 3 lakh meters per second. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(a) I, II, III and IV
(b) I, II and IV
(c) II and III
(d) III and IV
Option c – II and III
Which of the following statement(s) about electromagnetic waves, sound waves, and water waves is/are correct? I. They exhibit reflection. II. They carry energy. III. They exert pressure. IV. They can travel in a vacuum.
(a) I, II, and III
(b) II and IV
(c) I and III
(d) Only I
Option a – I, II, and III
Resonance is an example of
(a) tuning fork
(b) forced vibration
(c) free vibration
(d) damped oscillation
Option b – forced vibration
In the case of a forced vibration, the resonance wave becomes very sharp when the
(a) restoring force is small.
(b) the applied force is small.
(c) the quality factor is small.
(d) damping force is small.
Option d – damping force is small
Waves produced at the bottom of the sea due to an explosion are ……
(a) both, transverse and longitudinal
(b) longitudinal
(c) transverse
(d) stationary
Option b – longitudinal
When a longitudinal wave moves through a certain medium; the quantity which is transmitted through the medium is
(a) material of the medium only
(b) energy only
(c) both material of the medium and the energy
(d) None of the above
Option b – energy only
When a stone is dropped on the surface of still water, the waves produced are
(a) longitudinal
(b) transverse
(c) stationary
(d) partly transverse, and partly longitudinal
Option b – transverse
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