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PPSC Physics Chapter 5 Waves and Wave Properties of Light MCQs With Answers
Question # 1
The maximum energy of photons emitted from ab X rays tube is certain to be increased by
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Increasing the voltage across the tube
Decreasing the voltage across the tube
Heating the metal target
Putting a barrier in the way of photons
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Question # 2
The interference between two sounds of slightly differed frequency is
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shock wave
Beats
Sonic boom
Doppler's effect
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Question # 3
The locus of all points in a medium having the same phase of vibration is called.
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Creast
trough
Wavelength
Wave front
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Question # 4
To produce beats it is necessary to use two waves.
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Travelling in opposite direction
Of slightly different frequencies
Of equal wavelengths
Of equal amplitudes
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Question # 5
the amplitude of a wave indicates
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Wavelength
Frequency
Intensity of wave
Nature of wave
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Question # 6
A girl standing 150 m in front of tall building fires a pistol A boy standing 350 m behind her hears two bangs 1 s apart from this information what is the speed of sound in air.
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150 m s-1
300 m s-1
280 m s-1
330 m s-1
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Question # 7
Which term best describes the nature of light from modern view point.
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Waves
Rays
Particles
Photons
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Question # 8
Polarized sunglasses decrease glare on a sunny day because they
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Completely absorb light
Block a portion of light
Have a special colour
refract light
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Question # 9
Michelson's interferometer can be used to measure.
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Wavelength of light
Intensity of light
Amplitude of disturbances
Frequency of light
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Question # 10
When a monochromatic wave enters from one medium into another the property that remains unchanged.
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Amplitude
Velocity
Frequency
Nature of the wave
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Question # 11
A wave reflected from the boundary of a rarer medium will have phase change
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0
o
60
o
90
o
180
o
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Question # 12
A LASER beam may be used to measure very large distance because it is.
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Unidirectional
Coherent
Monochromatic
Massive
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Question # 13
The phase velocity is the velocity of a point that moves with a wave at constant phase it is also called.
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Phase speed
Wave speed
Wave velocity
All of these
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Question # 14
When a transverse wave is reflected on going from a more dense to a less dense medium.
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There is no phase shift
There is a 180
o
phase shift
There is a phase shift of 360
o
A crest is transformed to a trough
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Question # 15
Which effect explain the frequency shift that occurs when there is motion sound a listener or both relative to the medium.
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Early effect
Doppler's effect
Hall effect
Zeeman effect
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Question # 16
X-rays can cause
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Malaria
Dysentery
Cancer
Blood pressure
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Question # 17
Which of the following is a method of energy transfer.
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Conduction
Wave motion
Radiation
All of these
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Question # 18
Which of the following refers to the distance from crest to crest of a wave.
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Frequency
Wavelength
Amplitude
Period
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Question # 19
Which of the following are examples of transverse and a longitudinal wave.
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Radio and sound waves
Radio and light waves
Light and water ripples
Light and sound waves
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Question # 20
Pitch of the sound determines
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Its shrillness
Loudness of sund
Intensity level
Quality of sound
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