Engineering Physics Assignment 3 Questions

Question 1

Which of the following is a characteristic of both sound waves and electromagnetic waves?

Question 1 options:
A) They transfer energy.

B) They are mechanical waves.

C) They require a medium.

D) They are longitudinal waves.

Question 2

A small stone drops into a pond and creates water waves. The wave will travel through the
water as a __________________________________.

Question 2 options:
A) transverse wave with water molecules vibrating parallel to the direction of travel

B) longitudinal wave with water molecules vibrating perpendicular to the direction of

C) longitudinal wave with water molecules vibrating parallel to the direction of travel

D) transverse wave with water molecules vibrating perpendicular to the direction of

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Question 3

A tuning fork vibrates at a frequency of 512 Hz when struck with a rubber hammer. The sound
produced by the tuning fork will travel through the air as a
__________________________________.

Question 3 options:
A) transverse wave with air molecules vibrating perpendicular to the direction of travel

B) transverse wave with air molecules vibrating parallel to the direction of travel

C) longitudinal wave with air molecules vibrating parallel to the direction of travel

D) longitudinal wave with air molecules vibrating perpendicular to the direction of travel

Question 4

Which line in the table below correctly shows examples of transverse and longitudinal waves?

Question 4 options:
A) R

B) P

C) S

D) Q

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Question 5

What is the wavelength (λ) of a wave?

Question 5 options:
A) The maximum displacement of points on a wave from their rest positions.

B) The time it takes for one complete wave to pass a point.

C) The distance between two consecutive points in phase on the wave, such as crest to
crest or trough to trough.

D) The number of waves passing a point in one second.

Question 6

A diagram of a longitudinal wave is shown below. Identify the wavelength of the wave.

Question 6 options:
Between A and B
Between C and D
Between A and C or between B and D

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Question 7

Determine the period of the complex wave shown below.

Question 7 options:
A) 0.50 s

B) 1.00 s

C) 1.50 s

D) 2.00 s

Question 8

While sitting in a boat, a fisherman observes that two complete waves pass by his position every
4 seconds. What is the frequency of these waves?
Question 8 options:
A) 4.0 Hz

B) 2.0 Hz

C) 8.0 Hz

D) 0.5 Hz

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Question 9

A beam of light has a wavelength of 4.5 × 10−7 metres in a vacuum. What is the frequency of
this light?

Question 9 options:
A) 4.5 × 10−7 Hz

B) 1.5 × 10−15 Hz

C) 1.4 × 102 Hz

D) 6.7 × 1014 Hz

Question 10

The diagram below shows a wave with a period of 1.4 s.

What is the speed of the wave?

Question 10 options:
A) 9 m/s

B) 1.2 m/s

C) 2.57 m/s

D) 6.43 m/s

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Question 11

The diagram below represents a light ray striking the boundary between air and mirror.

What would be the angle between this light ray and its reflected ray?

Question 11 options:
A) 60°

B) 30°

C) 90°

D) 120°

Question 12

A beam of light hits a mirror at an angle. Without changing the direction of the incidence beam,
the mirror is rotated by 10°. By what angle does the reflected beam turn as compared to the
original reflected beam?

Question 12 options:
A) 0°

B) 40°

C) 20°

D) 10°

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Question 13

A ray of light, which strikes a plane mirror PQ at an angle of incidence of 30°, is reflected from
the plane mirror and then strikes a second plane mirror QR placed at right angles to the first
mirror. What is the angle of reflection at the second mirror?

Question 13 options:
A) 45°

B) 60°

C) 30°

D) 90°

Question 14

Light is incident on a mirror and is reflected as shown in the diagram below.

What is the angle of incidence and the angle of reflection?

Question 14 options:
A) Angle of incidence = 40°; angle of reflection = 50°

B) Angle of incidence = 50°; angle of reflection = 40°

C) Angle of incidence = 50°; angle of reflection = 50°

D) Angle of incidence = 40°; angle of reflection = 40°

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Question 15

A figure 'F' is placed in front of a plane mirror. Which is the correct mirror image?

Question 15 options:
A) S

B) Q

C) P

D) R

Question 16

What happens to light as it passes from water into glass?

Question 16 options:
A) Its wavelength decreases because its speed decreases.

B) Its frequency decreases because its speed decreases.

C) Its frequency increases because its speed increases.

D) Its wavelength increases because its speed increases.

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Question 17

If the refractive index of a medium is 1.67, what is the speed of light in that medium if its speed
in vacuum is 3.00 ×108 m/s?

Question 17 options:
A) 1.80 × 108 m/s

B) 1.80 × 107 m/s

C) 1.70 × 108 m/s

D) 1.70 × 107 m/s

Question 18

A ray of light in a transparent medium of refractive index 1.8 is incident on the surface as shown
in the diagram below, and the light enters the air. What is the angle between the refracted ray
and the normal in air?

Question 18 options:
A) 54°

B) 29°

C) 34°

D) 64°

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Question 19

A ray of light meets the face of a glass block at an angle of 30° as shown in the diagram below.
The refractive index of the glass is 1.5. Which of the following options is likely the angle of
refraction, r inside the glass block?

Question 19 options:
A) 20°

B) 35°

C) 19°

D) 40°

Question 20

The speed of light in material Q is 1.25 times as large as it is in material P. What is the ratio of
the refractive indices, ηP /ηQ of these materials?

Question 20 options:
A) 1.25

B) 0.8

C) 1.5

D) 1

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Question 21

For total internal reflection to occur, which of the following two conditions must occur?

Question 21 options:
A) Condition 1: Incidence light is coming from the less dense medium.
Condition 2: The angle of incidence is bigger than the critical angle of the denser medium.

B) Condition 1: Incidence light is coming from the denser medium.

C) Condition 1: Incidence light is coming from the less dense medium.

D) Condition 1: Incidence light is coming from the denser medium.

Question 22

Light travels through a glass block as shown in the diagram below. Which of the following
angles (A, B, C and D) is the critical angle for light in the glass?

Question 22 options:
A
B
C
D

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Question 23

In the diagram below, a ray of light travels from X to Y along an optical fibre. The angle of incidence
at Y is greater than the critical angle. In which direction does the ray of light travel after reaching
point Y?

Question 23 options:
A
B
C
D

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Question 24

A plastic tube is immersed in a liquid of refractive index 1.4. Light travelling in the plastic tube
strikes the inside surface at an angle of incidence of 70°. The light undergoes total internal
reflection.

Which of the following statements best describes the values of the critical angle in the plastic and
the refractive index of the plastic?

Question 24 options:
A) The critical angle of the plastic is smaller than 70° and the refractive index of the plastic is
lower than 1.4.

B) The critical angle of the plastic is greater than 70° and the refractive index of the plastic is
lower than 1.4.

C) The critical angle of the plastic is smaller than 70° and the refractive index of the plastic is
higher than 1.4.

D) The critical angle of the plastic is greater than 70° and the refractive index of the plastic is
higher than 1.4.

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Question 25

The diagram shows light travelling through a medium. The light reaches the boundary with a
vacuum as shown in the diagram below. The light emerges travelling along the surface.

What is the refractive index of the medium?

Question 25 options:
A) (sin 600)/sin 900

B) (sin 900)/sin 600

C) (sin 900)/sin 300

D) (sin 600)/sin 300

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