What kind of waves are sound waves?

1. Mechanical waves
2. Electromagnetic waves

What kind of a wave does a tuning fork create?

1. Pulse wave
2. Periodic wave
3. Electromagnetic wave

What kind of waves are electromagnetic waves?

1. Longitudinal waves
2. Transverse waves
3. Mechanical waves
4. P-waves

With reference to waves, what is a disturbance?

1. It refers to the resistance produced by some particles of a material.
2. It refers to an oscillation produced by some energy that creates a wave.
3. It refers to the wavelength of the wave.
4. It refers to the speed of the wave.

Which of these is not a characteristic of a wave?

1. amplitude
2. period
3. mass
4. velocity

If you are in a boat at a resting position, how much will your height change when you are hit by the peak of a wave with a height of 2 m?

1. 0 m
2. 1 m
3. 2 m
4. 4 m

What is the period of a wave with a frequency of 0.5 Hz?

1. 0.5 s
2. 1 s
3. 2 s
4. 3 s

What is added together when two waves superimpose?

1. amplitudes
2. wavelengths
3. velocities

Pure constructive interference occurs between two waves when they have the same _____.

1. frequency and are in phase
2. frequency and are out of phase
3. amplitude and are in phase
4. amplitude and are out of phase

What kind(s) of interference can occur between two identical waves moving in opposite directions?

1. Constructive interference only
2. Destructive interference only
3. Both constructive and destructive interference
4. Neither constructive nor destructive interference

What term refers to the bending of light at the junction of two media?

1. interference
2. diffraction
3. scattering
4. refraction

Which parameter of a wave gets affected after superposition?

1. wavelength
2. direction
3. amplitude
4. frequency

When do the amplitudes of two waves get added?

1. When their amplitudes are the same
2. When their amplitudes are different
3. When they propagate in perpendicular directions
4. When they are propagating along the same line in opposite directions