JAMB Physics · Waves and optics
Properties of waves: JAMB Physics Past Questions and Answers
What the JAMB syllabus covers in Properties of waves
Our summary: Reflection, refraction, diffraction, polarization, interference, beats and the Doppler effect.
- Reflection, refraction, diffraction and plane polarization
- Superposition of waves, e.g. interference
- Beats
- Doppler effects (Qualitative treatment only.)
Objectives
- differentiate between reflection, refraction, diffraction and plane polarization of waves;
- analyse the principle of superposition of waves;
- solve numerical problems on waves;
- explain the phenomenon of beat, beat frequency and uses;
- explain Doppler effect of sound and application.
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JAMB Physics questions on Properties of waves
- JAMB 2025Standing waves are produced by
- JAMB 2024Two tuning forks of frequencies 6Hz and 4Hz respectively are sounded together. The beat frequency is
- JAMB 2020If a source of solid is moving, a stationary listener will hear a sound of different frequency. This is called?
- JAMB 2020When a sound wave passes from air into water its
- JAMB 2019A car moving at 20m/s with its horn blowing (f = 1200Hz) is chasing another car going at 15m/s. What is the apparent frequency of the horn as heard by the…
- JAMB 2019Which of the following characteristics of a wave is used in the measurement of the depth of the Sea?
- JAMB 2017I. Refraction II. Interference III. Diffraction Which of the above properties are common to all waves?
- JAMB 2016The frequency of beats produced when two tunning forks of frequencies 258Hz and 270Hz are sounded close to each other
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