Physics O Level: General Wave Properties

What is frequency of a wave?

• The number of complete cycles per second.

• The time taken to complete one cycle.

• The displacement between equilibrium position and maximum position of the wave particle.

• the length travelled by a wave in one second.

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What is wave period?

• The time taken to complete one complete cycle.

• The number of complete cycles in one second.

• The distance travelled by a wave in one second.

• The shape of the waveform.

Which of the following is a longitudinal wave

• Sound wave.

• Tidal wave.

• Infra-red

• Radio wave

What is transverse wave?

It is a wave where...

• ... the direction of oscillation is perpendicular to the direction of wave energy propagation.

• ... the direction of oscillation is perpendicular to the direction of the Ka’abah.

• ... the direction of the oscillation is perpendicular to the direction of the North.

• ... the direction of oscillation is perpendicular to the direction of your heart.

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Which one is the closest approximate of the speed of light in air?

• 300 000 000 m/s

• 300 m/s

• 300 000 m/s

• 3 000 000 m/s

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Which one is the closest approximate of the speed of gamma ray in air?

• 300 000 000 m/s

• 300 m/s

• 300 000 m/s

• 3 000 000 m/s

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Glass if optically denser than air. Which one is the closest approximate of the speed of light in glass?

• slightly slower than 300 000 000 m/s

• slightly faster than 300 000 000 m/s

• so much slower than 300 000 000 m/s

• so much faster than 300 000 000 m/s.

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What is wave speed?

• The number of complete cycles per second.

• The time taken to complete one cycle.

• The displacement between equilibrium position and maximum position.

• The distance travelled by a wave in one second.

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What is wave amplitude?

• The number of complete cycles per second.

• The time taken to complete one cycle.

• The displacement between equilibrium position and maximum position of the wave particles.

• The distance travelled by a wave in one second.

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A wave signal passes a point with 5 complete oscillations in 2 seconds. What is the frequency of the wave?

• 5/2 Hz

• 2/5 Hz

• 10 Hz

• 7 Hz

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