Student Name: TEST # 09
Class: ECAT + MDCAT PHYSICS Max Marks: 30
Date: 17 – May – 2024 Career Building Academy Teacher: SYED KASHIF
1. What type of wave requires a medium to propagate?
A) Progressive wave B) Electromagnetic wave C) Standing wave D) Transverse wave
2. Which property of a wave determines the number of waves passing a point per unit time?
A) Amplitude B) Frequency C) Wavelength D) Speed
3. What is the relationship between frequency (f) and period (T) of a wave?
A) f = T B) f = 2/T C) T = f^2 D) T = 1/f
4. The distance between two consecutive crests of a wave is called:
A) Amplitude B) Wavelength C) Frequency D) Period
5. Which of the following represents the speed (v) of a wave?
A) v = f/T B) v = f × λ C) v = λ/T D) v = f + λ
6. Which of the following waves can travel through vacuum?
A) Longitudinal B) Sound C) Transverse D) Electromagnetic
7. Which of the following waves requires a medium for propagation?
A) Sound wave B) Light wave C) Radio wave D) All of the above
8. Which parameter of a wave determines its pitch in the case of sound waves?
A) Amplitude B) Frequency C) Wavelength D) Speed
9. A wave in which the particles of the medium vibrate perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation
is a:
A) Longitudinal wave B) Transverse wave C) Surface wave D) None
10. The phenomenon of interference in waves is a result of:
A) Reflection B) Refraction C) Diffraction D) Superposition
11. When a wave passes from one medium to another, its _____ can change while its _____ remains
constant.
A) Frequency, speed B) Speed, wavelength
C) Wavelength, speed D) Amplitude, frequency
12. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a wave?
A) Wavelength B) Amplitude C) Mass D) Frequency
13. The number of waves passing a point per unit time is called:
A) Amplitude B) Wavelength C) Frequency D) Phase
14. The speed of a wave is determined by:
A) Amplitude B) Wavelength C) Frequency D) Properties of medium
15. The phenomenon where a wave changes direction upon entering a new medium is called:
A) Reflection B) Refraction C) Diffraction D) Interference
16. The distance a wave travels in a given time period is known as its:
A) Wavelength B) Amplitude C) Velocity D) Frequency
17. Which of the following properties of a wave determines its loudness in the case of sound waves?
A) Amplitude B) Frequency C) Wavelength D) Speed
18. The interference of two waves resulting in a wave of greater amplitude is called:
A) Reflection B) Refraction C) Diffraction D) Constructive interference
19. Which type of wave has vibrations that occur in the direction of wave propagation?
A) Longitudinal wave B) Transverse wave C) Surface wave D) Electromagnetic wave
20. What characteristic of a wave is represented by the height of the wave from its equilibrium position?
A) Wavelength B) Amplitude C) Frequency D) Velocity
21. What is the speed of sound in air at room temperature?
A) 330 m/s B) 340 m/s C) 360 m/s D) 380 m/s
22. What happens to the speed of sound as the temperature increases?
A) It increases B) It decreases C) It remains constant D) It depends on the medium
23. The SI unit of frequency is:
A) Hertz (Hz) B) Newton (N) C) Pascal (Pa) D) Joule (J)
24. A sound wave with a longer wavelength will have:
A) Lower frequency B) Higher frequency C) Lower speed D) Higher speed
25. The speed of sound in water is approximately:
A) 330 m/s B) 340 m/s C) 1500 m/s D) 343 m/s
26. Doubling the frequency of a sound wave while keeping other factors constant will:
A) Halve the wavelength B) Double the wavelength
C) Halve the speed D) Double the speed
27. The speed of sound in a vacuum is:
A) 0 m/s B) 330 m/s C) 340 m/s D) 343 m/s
28. Which property of a sound wave is related to its energy?
A) Speed B) Amplitude C) Frequency D) Wavelength
29. What is the range of human hearing in terms of frequency?
A) 20 Hz to 20 kHz B) 200 Hz to 2000 Hz C) 2 Hz to 20 Hz D) 2 kHz to 20 kHz
30. A sound wave with a shorter wavelength will have:
A) Lower frequency B) Higher frequency C) Lower speed D) Higher speed
