Waves – Types (Transverse, Longitudinal), Speed of Waves
Physics · Grade 11 · Week 38 · 25 questions
This Grade 11 physics unit on Waves develops your understanding of Types (Transverse, Longitudinal) and Speed of Waves. Solid foundations here make later chapters on mechanics, electromagnetism, and modern physics much easier.
What you'll practise
- Classify Types (Transverse, Longitudinal)
- Derive Speed of Waves
- Apply waves concepts to NCERT exercise and exemplar problems
All 25 questions in this Waves – Types (Transverse, Longitudinal), Speed of Waves quiz
Grade 11 Physics — Waves – Types (Transverse, Longitudinal), Speed of Waves: 25 practice questions with instant scoring and explanations.
- A wave is a disturbance that:
- In a transverse wave, particle motion is:
- In a longitudinal wave, particle motion is:
- Sound waves in air are:
- Light waves are:
- Waves on a stretched string are:
- Transverse waves require a medium with:
- Transverse waves cannot travel through:
- The SI unit of wavelength is:
- The relation between v, f, λ is:
- The speed of transverse wave on a string is v = :
- μ in the string wave formula is:
- Speed of sound in air at 0°C is approximately:
- Speed of sound in a solid is generally:
- Speed of sound v in gas = √(γP/ρ) is:
- Newton's formula for speed of sound is v = :
- The ratio γ = Cp/Cv for a diatomic gas is:
- Speed of sound in air does not depend on:
- Speed of sound in air increases with:
- At 0°C speed is 331 m/s. At 20°C it is approximately:
- Wave number k is defined as:
- Equation of a plane progressive wave: y = A sin(kx - ωt). Here ω/k equals:
- The wave travels in +x direction if the equation is:
- The phase velocity of a wave is:
- The intensity of a wave is:
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