Waves and Optics Quiz

What is the principle that states that the net response at a given time or place caused by two or more stimuli is the sum of the responses which would have been caused by each stimulus individually?

• Diffraction

• Refraction

• Reflection

• Linearity

What is the term for the phenomenon where two oscillations with equal frequencies interfere with each other?

• Resonance

• Harmonics

• Beats

• Superposition

What is the graphical method used to represent the motion of two perpendicular simple harmonic motions with equal frequencies?

• Lissajous figures

• Wave interference

• Diffraction grating

• Polarization

What is the term for the phenomenon where two oscillations with different frequencies interfere with each other?

• Linearity

• Resonance

• Superposition

• Beats

What is the analytical method used to represent the motion of two perpendicular simple harmonic motions with equal frequencies?

• Polarization

• Diffraction grating

• Lissajous figures

• Wave interference

What is the term for the motion that repeats itself in equal intervals of time?

• Oscillation

• Diffraction

• Reflection

• Refraction

What is the term for the phenomenon where the amplitude of a wave increases when its frequency matches the natural frequency of the system?

• Beats

• Superposition

• Resonance

• Harmonics

What is the term for the method used to combine two or more waves to form a resultant wave?

• Interference

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Linearity

What is the term for the figures formed by the combination of two perpendicular simple harmonic motions with unequal frequencies?

• Lissajous figures

• Polarization

• Diffraction grating

• Wave interference

What is the term for the method used to analyze the motion of two perpendicular simple harmonic motions with unequal frequencies?

• Diffraction grating

• Polarization

• Lissajous figures

• Wave interference