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GOLDCREST INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

VASHI, NAVI MUMBAI


CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL - IN232

Name: Subject: Physics


_______________

Wave Properties - MCQ


Topic:____________________________Date:_____________Grade: 10
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1) Sound waves of frequency 2.0 kHz travel through a substance at a speed of 800 m / s.

What is the wavelength of the waves?

A 0.40 m B 2.5 m C 400m D 1600m

2) The frequency of a wave is doubled. The speed of the wave does not change.

What happens to the wavelength of the wave?

A. It becomes four times as large.


B. It does not change.

C. It doubles.
D. It halves.

3) A water wave passes into a region where the wave travels more slowly.

As it passes into the slow region, what happens to the frequency and what happens to the
wavelength of the wave?

frequency wavelength

A decreases remains the same


B increases remains the same
C remains the same decreases
D remains the same increases

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4) Which row shows the natures of light waves, sound waves and X-rays?

light waves sound waves X-rays

A longitudinal longitudinal transverse


B longitudinal transverse longitudinal
C transverse longitudinal transverse
D transverse transverse longitudinal

5) The diagrams show water waves that move more slowly after passing into shallow water.

Which diagram shows what happens to the waves?

A B
fast slow fast slow

deep shallow deep shallow


water water water water

C D
fast slow fast slow

deep shallow deep shallow


water water water water

6) What is the number of wavefronts per second that pass a fixed point?
A the amplitude of the wave
B the frequency of the wave
C the speed of the wave

D the wavelength of thewave

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7) The diagrams show two water waves P and Q that are travelling at the same speed on the
surface of a pond. The diagrams are to the same scale.

Which wave has the greater amplitude and which wave has the greater frequency?

greater amplitude greater frequency

A P P
B P Q
C Q P
D Q Q

8) The diagrams represent water waves in a tank.

Which diagram represents a wave that changes speed?

A B C D
barrier barrier
barrier
deeper shallower
water water

9) What is the frequency of a wave?

A. the distance that a wavefront travels every second


B. the distance from one wavefront to the next
C. the number of wavefronts produced per second
D. the time taken for a wavefront to pass a certain point

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10) The diagram shows a side view of a water wave at a particular time. The diagram is drawn full size.

direction of
travel of wave

Which statement about the wave is correct?


A The wave is longitudinal and the frequency can be measured from the diagram.
B The wave is longitudinal and the wavelength can be measured from the diagram.
C The wave is transverse and the frequency can be measured from the diagram.

D The wave is transverse and the wavelength can be measured from the diagram.

11) The diagram shows a water wave approaching a barrier with a gap.

barrier

direction
The image part with relationship ID rId3 was not found in the file.

of travel The image part with relationship ID rId3 was not found in the file.

water wave

The wave reaches point P.

What is the name of the effect that causes the wave to reach point P?
A diffraction
B dispersion
C reflection
D refraction

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12) The diagram represents a water wave.

Which row shows the amplitude and the wavelength of the wave?

amplitude / m wavelength / m

A 1 2
B 1 4
C 2 2
D 2 4

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13) The diagram represents circular wavefronts coming from point S. The wavefronts strike a barrier
and are reflected so that they appear to come from point S1.

S S1

barrier

Which diagram shows the reflected wavefronts?

S S1
A

S S1
B

S S1
C

S S1
D

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14) Which row correctly defines a type of wave and gives a correct example?

wave type direction of vibrations example

A longitudinal parallel to direction of wave travel radio waves


B longitudinal perpendicular to direction of wave travel light waves
C transverse parallel to direction of wave travel light waves
D transverse perpendicular to direction of wave travel radio waves

15) A water wave moves quickly in deep water.

deep shallow
water water

water
waves

The wave now enters shallow water and its speed decreases.

Which row shows what happens to the frequency of the wave, and what happens to the
wavelength of the wave?

frequency wavelength

A decreases decreases
B decreases does not change
C does not change decreases
D does not change does not change

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GOLDCREST INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
VASHI, NAVI MUMBAI
CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL - IN232

Name: Subject: Physics


_______________

Wave Properties - MCQ


Topic:____________________________Date:_____________Grade: 10
___________

1) The diagram shows light travelling from air into glass.

Four angles v, w, x and y are shown.

normal
light

w
air v
glass y

Which formula is used to calculate the refractive index n of the glass?

sinv sin v sinw sinw


A n= B n= C n= D n=
siny sin x sin y sin x

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2) The diagram shows a converging lens forming an image of an object.

image object
Y

Which statement about the image is correct?


A It is real and can be seen by an eye at X.
B It is real and can be seen by an eye at Y.
C It is virtual and can be seen by an eye at X.

D It is virtual and can be seen by an eye at Y.

3) The diagram shows light passing from air into glass.

air glass
NOT TO
60° SCALE

normal 30°

The glass has a refractive index of 1.5.

What is the angle of refraction in the glass?

A 19° B 22° C 35° D 49°

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4) The diagram shows an object in front of a plane mirror. The mirror forms an image of the object.

At which labelled point is the image formed, and which type of image is formed?

where the image


type of image
is formed

A at M real
B at M virtual
C at N real
D at N virtual

5) Light enters a glass block at an angle of incidence of 46°.

The light refracts at an angle of refraction of 26°.

What is the refractive index of the glass?

A 0.57 B 0.61 C 1.64 D 1.77

6) The diagram shows a ray of monochromatic light passing through a semi-circular glass block.

50° ray emerges inair


close to glass
surface

incident reflected
ray glass ray
air

What is the refractive index of the glass?

A 0.64 B 0.77 C 1.31 D 1.56

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7) An object O is placed close to a thin converging lens.

The diagram represents three rays from the top of O passing through the lens.

Which type of image is produced by the lens when the object O is in this position?

A. real and diminished


B. real and enlarged
C. virtual and diminished
D. virtual and enlarged

8) The diagrams represent water waves in a tank.

Which diagram represents a wave that changes speed?

A B C D
barrier barrier
barrier
deeper shallower
water water

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9) Radiation from the Sun is dispersed by a prism. The prism does not absorb any of the radiation.
Four identical thermometers are placed, one at each of the labelled positions.

In which position does the thermometer show the greatest rise in temperature?

10) A scientist tries to direct a ray of light in a glass block so that no light escapes from the top of the
block.

However, some light does escape.

light escaping
from top of block
top of block

glass block
X
ray of
light

The scientist changes angle X and stops the light escaping from the top.

Which row in the table describes the change to angle X and the name of the effect produced?

change to angle X name of effect produced

A decrease total internal reflection


B decrease total internal refraction
C increase total internal reflection
D increase total internal refraction

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11) An object is placed in front of a thin converging lens.

The diagram shows the paths of two rays from the top of the object.

converging lens

object

An image of the object is formed on a screen to the right of the lens.

How does this image compare with the object?

A. It is larger and inverted.


B. It is larger and the same way up.
C. It is smaller and inverted.
D. It is smaller and the same way up..

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12) Which diagram shows how the light from a candle is reflected by a mirror, and shows the position
of the image formed?

A B

image of image of
candle candle
candle candle

eye

eye
mirror mirror

C D

candle candle

image of
candle eye

image of eye
candle
mirror mirror

13) A student draws a diagram representing three rays of light from point P passing through a
converging lens. Each point labelled F is a principal focus of the lens.

lens

P ray X

F F

Which of the rays has the student drawn correctly? ray Y ray Z
A ray X and ray Y
B ray X and ray Z
C ray Yonly

D ray Z only

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14) The diagram shows a ray of light inside a glass rod. The critical angle for the light in the glass is 42°.

surface of
normal
ray of light glass rod
air

40°

glass rod

Which row shows what happens to the light when it reaches the surface of the glass rod?

any light any light


reflected? refracted?

A no no
B no yes
C yes no
D yes yes

15) A plane mirror is fitted to a wall.

Which statement about the image formed by the mirror is correct?

A. The image is real.


B. The image is left to right (laterally inverted).
C. The image is smaller than the object.
D. The image is upside down.

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16) The diagram shows a ray of light travelling in a substance P. The ray reaches a boundary with a
substance Q. Total internal reflection occurs at the boundary.

substance P substance Q

normal

angle X

boundary
ray of
light

Which row contains correct statements about angle X and about the optical density of substance
Q?

angle X substance Q

A smaller than the critical angle less dense than substance P


B smaller than the critical angle more dense than substance P
C greater than the critical angle less dense than substance P
D greater than the critical angle more dense than substance P

17) Which labelled distance is the focal length of the lens?

A B

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18) A ray of light is reflected by two parallel plane mirrors X and Y.

mirror X

30°

30°
eye
The image part with relationship ID rId3 was not found in the file.

mirror Y

Which statement is correct?


A The angle of incidence at mirror X is 30°.

B The angle of incidence at mirror Y is 60°.

C The angle of reflection at mirror X is 120°.

D The angle of reflection at mirror Y is 0°.

19) Scout P signals to scout Q on the other side of a valley by using a mirror to reflect the Sun’s rays.

Sun’s
scout P rays

mirror

scout Q

Which mirror position would allow the Sun’s rays to be reflected to scout Q?

A B C D
mirror Sun’s Sun’s Sun’s Sun’s
rays rays rays rays

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