JAMB and WAEC Physics questions: Waves

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Question 1· Waves· JAMB
Which of the following is a longitudinal wave?
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Question 2· Waves· WAEC
Which of these is a longitudinal wave?
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Question 3· Waves· WAEC
A sound wave of frequency 500 Hz has a wavelength of 0.68 m. Find its speed.
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Question 4· Waves· JAMB
A wave travels at 340 m/s with a wavelength of 0.5 m. Find its frequency.
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Question 5· Waves· JAMB
Diffraction of a wave through a gap is most noticeable when the width of the gap is
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Question 6· Waves· WAEC
In a transverse wave the particles of the medium vibrate
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Question 7· Waves· JAMB
A wave has an amplitude of 5 cm. What is the vertical distance between a crest and a trough?
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Question 8· Waves· WAEC
Find the period of a wave whose frequency is 25 Hz.
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Question 9· Waves· WAEC
A radio station broadcasts at 100 MHz. If radio waves travel at 3 × 10⁸ m/s, find the wavelength.
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Question 10· Waves· JAMB
The diagram shows a transverse wave. What is its wavelength?
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Question 11· Waves· WAEC
Which electromagnetic radiation has the shortest wavelength?
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Question 12· Waves· WAEC
The number of complete oscillations made in one second is the
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Question 13· Waves· JAMB
The fact that light can be polarised shows that light is
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Question 14· Waves· JAMB
When two waves meet in phase, they produce
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Question 15· Waves· WAEC
A radio station broadcasts at 100 MHz. The wavelength of its waves (c = 3 × 10⁸ m/s) is
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Question 16· Waves· WAEC
Diffraction is most noticeable when the gap size is
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Question 17· Waves· JAMB
Which of the following is a transverse wave?
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Question 18· Waves· JAMB
Which of these electromagnetic waves has the longest wavelength?
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Question 19· Waves· JAMB
A wave of frequency 500 Hz has a wavelength of 0.68 m. Find its speed.
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Question 20· Waves· JAMB
Which of these can happen only to transverse waves?
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JAMB and WAEC Physics questions: Waves

Which of the following is a longitudinal wave?

Which of these is a longitudinal wave?

A sound wave of frequency 500 Hz has a wavelength of 0.68 m. Find its speed.

A wave travels at 340 m/s with a wavelength of 0.5 m. Find its frequency.

Diffraction of a wave through a gap is most noticeable when the width of the gap is

In a transverse wave the particles of the medium vibrate

A wave has an amplitude of 5 cm. What is the vertical distance between a crest and a trough?

Find the period of a wave whose frequency is 25 Hz.

A radio station broadcasts at 100 MHz. If radio waves travel at 3 × 10⁸ m/s, find the wavelength.

The diagram shows a transverse wave. What is its wavelength?

Which electromagnetic radiation has the shortest wavelength?

The number of complete oscillations made in one second is the

The fact that light can be polarised shows that light is

When two waves meet in phase, they produce

A radio station broadcasts at 100 MHz. The wavelength of its waves (c = 3 × 10⁸ m/s) is

Diffraction is most noticeable when the gap size is

Which of the following is a transverse wave?

Which of these electromagnetic waves has the longest wavelength?

A wave of frequency 500 Hz has a wavelength of 0.68 m. Find its speed.

Which of these can happen only to transverse waves?