Ripple Tank Multiple Choice Questions with Answers – PDF Download

MCQ 1: When waves moving in one medium fall on the surface of another medium they bounce back into the first medium such that the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection. This phenomenon is known as:

1. refraction of waves
2. diffraction of waves
3. reflection of waves
4. deflection of waves

MCQ 2: A device to produce water waves and to study their characteristics is known as:

1. screw gauge
2. ripple tank
3. measuring cylinder
4. wave container

MCQ 3: The speed of a wave in water depends on the:

1. depth of tank
2. temperature
3. depth of water
4. none of above

MCQ 4: At one end of a ripple tank 90 cm across, a 6Hz vibrator produces waves whose wavelength is 30 mm. The time needed to cross the waves is:

1. 3 seconds
2. 7 seconds
3. 10 seconds
4. 5 seconds

MCQ 5: The bending of waves around the corners of slits is called:

1. Reflection
2. Refraction
3. diffraction
4. Deflection