Waves Revision Questions

Waves revision questions
SECTION A
1.
Figure above shows a wave produced in a string. If the frequency is

2Hz, at what speed do the waves travel along the string?
A. 0.5ms-1 B. 1.0ms-1
C. 2.0ms-1 D. 4.0ms-1
2. Which of the following can be detected by an ordinary antenna?
A. Micro Waves B. Infrared rays
C. Ultra violent rays D. Gamma rays
3. A longitudinal wave is one in which the
A. direction of propagation is parallel to that of the vibration
producing it.
B. particles of the medium through which it travels move opposite
to the direction of propagation.
C. direction of propagation is perpendicular to that of the vibration
producing it.
D. particles of the medium through which it travels move together
with it.
4. The number of complete oscillations made per second is referred to as
A. periodic time B. amplitude
C. wave length D. frequency
5. A source producing waves which travel a distance of 140cm in 0.08 s. If
the distance between successive crests is 20cm, find the frequency of
the source.
A. 0.875 Hz B. 8.750Hz
C. 87.50 Hz D. 8750Hz
6.
The diagram in the figure shows parallel wavefronts approaching a

narrow gap. Waves passing through the gap are likely to under go
A. Reflection B. refraction
C. Diffraction D. interference
7. Figure 3 shows waves spreading out from a point. The wavelength of the
waves is
A. 3cm B. 6cm
C. 9cm D. 12cm
8.
Vibrator Wave Frequency
Length
Wave P 1,500 m 0.2 MHz
Wave Q 500 m ………….
The table above shows readings obtained by using a vibrator
which produces waves of a constant velocity. Find the frequency
of the wave Q.
A. 0.07MHz. B. 0.3 MHz.
C. 0.6 MHz. D. 1.2 MHz.
9. Which of the following are transverse waves only?
A. Radio, sound, ultra-violet.
B. ultra-violet, x-rays, water waves.
C. Infrared, gamma rays, sound wave.
D. Sound waves, ultra-violet, x-rays.
10. Which of the following statements is true about the wave traveling
from one medium to another
(i) its frequency and wave length change
(ii) its frequency and velocity change
(iii) its velocity and wave length change
(iv) only the frequency remains unchanged
A. (i) only B. (i) and (ii) only
C. (i) and (iii) only D. (iii) and (iv) only
11. Water waves travel a distance of 36cm in 6s and the separation of
successive troughs is 3.0cm. Calculate the frequency of the waves
A. 2Hz B. 12Hz.
C. 18Hz D. 72Hz
12. The figure below shows circular waves incident on a plane reflector.
Which of the following patterns represents the reflected waves?
13. Which one of the following does not change when water waves travel
through deep to shallow water
A. frequency B. amplitude
C. velocity D. wave length
14. Which of the following statements are true about refraction of waves
(i) the speed of waves changes (ii) the wave-length changes
(iii) the direction of travel changes (iv) the frequency changes
A. (i) only B. (i) and (iii) only
C. (ii) and (iv) D. (i), (ii) and (iii) only
15. Water waves are produced at a frequency of 5Hz and the distance
between 10 successive crests is 18cm. calculate the velocity of the
waves in ms-1
A. 9ms-1 B. 0.09ms-1
C. 0.1ms-1 D. 1ms-1
16. Which of the following change(s) when water waves travel from a deep
to a shallow region
1. Velocity 2. Amplitude
3. Wavelength 4. Frequency
A. 1 only B. 2and 3 only C. 1, 2 and 3 only D. All
17. A vibrator produces waves which travel a distance of 12m in 4s. If the
frequency of the vibrator is 2Hz, what is the wavelength of the waves?
A. 1.5m B. 3m C. 6m D. 24m
18. X-rays are
A. electrons of high velocity.
B. particles of negative charge
C. neutrons of high velocity
D. electromagnetic waves.
19. A vibrator produces waves which travel a distance of 35cm in 2s. If the
distance between successive wave crests is 5cm, what is the frequency
of the vibrator
A. 3.5Hz B. 7.0Hz C. 14.0Hz D.87Hz
20. The components of electromagnetic spectrum have
1. the same velocity 2. different wavelength
3. different frequencies 4. the same refractive index for a
given media
A. 2 only B. 1 and 3 only
C. 1, 2 and 3 only D. All
SECTION B
1. (a) (i) Describe how the speed of waves in a ripple tank can be
Decreased.
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(ii) Explain the effect of decreasing the speed of the wave in
(a) (i) on frequency.
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(b) With the aid of sketch diagrams, explain the effect of size of a
gap on diffraction of waves.
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2. (a) With the aid of a diagram, explain the terms amplitude and
wavelength as applied to wave motion.
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(b) Derive an equation relating velocity, V, frequency, F and wave
length of a wave.
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3. (a) What is meant by a standing wave?
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(b) Figure 11 shows plane waves approaching a gap in a barrier.
(i) Show the diagram, the appearance of the waves after the
barrier.
(ii) What is the effect of reducing the size of the gap?
4.
The diagram in the figure shows a section of a transverse wave of
wavelength 4.0cm. find its
(i) frequency (ii) amplitude (iii) velocity
5. (a) The end Q of a rope is tied to a pole while the end P is moved
up and down as shown in the figure below.
Sketch the resultant wave pattern between P and Q

(b) (i) Name the type of wave produced in (a) above.
(ii) Name one musical instrument which produces this type of
wave.
6. (a) Describe how a straight wave is produced in a ripple tank.
(b) State the conditions of the occurrence of destructive interference
of waves.
7. (a) What is a transverse wave?
(b) The diagram in figure 10 represents a wave traveling in water.
(i) Name the part labeled B .
(ii) If the distance represented by A is 20cm and the speed of
the wave is 8.0 ms-1, what is the frequency of the wave?
8. (a) Explain the difference between transverse and longitudinal

waves. Give one example of each
(b)
The diagram in the above figure represents a place view of horizontal

ripple tanks set up to study characteristics of water waves. The
vibrators were set up to produce plane waves
(i) Draw diagrams to show the wave patterns in A and B
(ii) Explain what happens to the plane waves in each case.
9. A vibrator in a ripple tank vibrates at 5Hz. If the distance between 10
successive crests is 37.8cm, calculate
(i) the wavelength of the waves
(ii) the velocity of the waves
10. The figure shows waves propagating towards a concave reflector.
(i) Draw a diagram to
show how the waves will be
reflected.
(ii) If the velocity of the waves is 320ms-1 and the distance

between two successive crests is 10cm, find the period of the
waves.
(b) Straight water waves travel from deep to shallow water as shown
in the figure below
Copy and complete the wave front pattern in the shallow water.

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Figure above shows a wave produced in a string. If the frequency is

The diagram in the figure shows parallel wavefronts approaching a

Sketch the resultant wave pattern between P and Q

8. (a) Explain the difference between transverse and longitudinal

The diagram in the above figure represents a place view of horizontal

(ii) If the velocity of the waves is 320ms-1 and the distance

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