Wave -Multiple Choice Questions Quiz

Interactive MCQs on “Wave”:

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Question 1: What is a wave?

(a) A disturbance of energy moving through a medium or space
(b) A large body of water
(c) The movement of air masses in the atmosphere
(d) The movement of planets in their orbits

Question 2: Which type of wave requires a medium for its propagation?

(a) Electromagnetic wave
(b) Transverse wave
(c) Longitudinal wave
(d) Surface wave

Question 3: What type of wave is a light wave?

(a) Transverse wave
(b) Longitudinal wave
(c) Surface wave
(d) Electromagnetic wave

Question 4: In a transverse wave, the particles of the medium move in which direction compared to the direction of the wave?

(a) In the same direction as the wave
(b) Perpendicular to the direction of the wave
(c) Opposite to the direction of the wave
(d) In a circular motion around the wave

Question 5: What is the highest point of a transverse wave called?

(a) Trough
(b) Compression
(c) Crest
(d) Rarefaction

Question 6: Which type of wave is a sound wave?

(a) Transverse wave
(b) Electromagnetic wave
(c) Longitudinal wave
(d) Surface wave

Question 7: What is the distance between two consecutive crests or troughs of a wave called?

(a) Frequency
(b) Wavelength
(c) Amplitude
(d) Period

Question 8: What is the time it takes for one complete wave cycle to pass a given point called?

(a) Frequency
(b) Wavelength
(c) Amplitude
(d) Period

Question 9: Which of the following waves are a combination of transverse and longitudinal waves and travel along the boundary between two different media?

(a) Electromagnetic waves
(b) Sound waves
(c) Surface waves
(d) Light waves

Question 10: What is the phenomenon that occurs when two or more waves overlap and combine to form a new wave pattern?

(a) Refraction
(b) Reflection
(c) Diffraction
(d) Interference