Simple Harmonic Motion and Waves Physics Test 01

Total Questions: 30

1 - Which of the following is an example of simple harmonic motion?

A ) Motion of a simple pendulum ✅
B ) The motion of ceiling fan
C ) The spinning of the Earth its axis
D ) A bouncing ball on a floor

2 - If the mass of the bob of a pendulum is increased by a factor of 3, the period of the pendulum's motion will:

A ) be increased by a factor of 2
B ) remains the same ✅
C ) be decreased by a factor of 2
D ) be decreased by a factor of 4

3 - Which of the following devices can be used to produce both a transverse and longitudinal waves?

A ) a string
B ) a ripple tank
C ) a helical spring (slinky) ✅
D ) a tuning fork

4 - Waves transfer:

A ) energy ✅
B ) frequency
C ) wavelength
D ) velocity

5 - Which of the following is a method of energy transfer?

A ) conduction
B ) radiation
C ) wave motion
D ) all of these ✅

6 - In a vacuum all electromagnetic waves have the same:

A ) speed ✅
B ) frequency
C ) amplitude
D ) wavelength

8 - Which of the following characteristics of a wave is independent of the others?

A ) speed
B ) frequency
C ) amplitude ✅
D ) Wavelength

9 - The disturbance travelling in a medium is called:

A ) Wave motion ✅
B ) Simple Harmonic Motion
C ) Motion
D ) Both a, and b

10 - The waves, which are used to detect the broken bones are called:

A ) Light wavse
B ) X-rays ✅
C ) Sound waves
D ) Both a and b

11 - The waves, which are used to detect the broken bones are called:

A ) Light wavse
B ) X-rays ✅
C ) Sound waves
D ) Both a and b

13 - If there is no extension in the spring then this position is called:

A ) Equilibrium position ✅
B ) Non-equilibrium
C ) Neutral equilibrium
D ) Stable equilibrium

14 - The unit of spring constant is:

A ) m
B ) Kg
C ) Nm²
D ) Nm-¹ ✅

16 - The ratio of external for applied on the spring to displacement is called:

A ) H00k's Law ✅
B ) Constant
C ) Spring constant
D ) Force

18 - The time period of mass attached with a spring can be calculated by:

A ) T =2π √l/g
B ) T =2π √k/m
C ) T =2π √g/l
D ) T =2π √m/k ✅

19 - The formula for the time period of a simple pendulum:

A ) T =2π √l/g ✅
B ) T =2π √m/k
C ) T =2π √g /l
D ) T =2π √k/m

20 - The maximum displacement from mean position is called:

A ) Maximum height
B ) Time period
C ) Amplitude ✅
D ) Interval

21 - The displacement produced in the spring is directly proportional to force is called:

A ) Hooke' s law ✅
B ) Boyle's law
C ) Newton's law
D ) Joule's law

22 - At mean position of pendulum the potential energy of the pendulum is:

A ) Maximum
B ) Minimum ✅
C ) Much more
D ) Both a and c

23 - At mean position kinetic energy of the ball is:

A ) Minimum
B ) Zero
C ) Maximum ✅
D ) 10 J

24 - At extreme position potential energy of the pendulum is:

A ) Maximum ✅
B ) Minimum
C ) Both a and b
D ) Zero

27 - The waves in which particles of the medium vibrate parallel to the direction of waves are called:

A ) Longitudinal waves ✅
B ) Transverse waves
C ) Electromagnetic waves
D ) Both b and c

28 - The waves in which particles of the medium vibrate perpendicular to the direction of waves are:

A ) Electromagnetic waves
B ) Sound waves
C ) Both 'a' and 'b'
D ) Transverse waves ✅

29 - The time period of body attached to spring depend on:

A ) mass ✅
B ) gravitational constant
C ) length
D ) amplitude

30 - The disturbance travelling in a medium is called:

A ) Wave motion ✅
B ) Simple Harmonic Motion
C ) Motion
D ) Both a and b