JAMB Physics · Waves and optics
Types of waves: JAMB Physics Past Questions and Answers
What the JAMB syllabus covers in Types of waves
Our summary: Mechanical and electromagnetic, longitudinal and transverse, and stationary and progressive waves.
- Types of waves: mechanical and electromagnetic waves
- Longitudinal and transverse waves
- Stationary and progressive waves
- Examples of waves from springs, ropes, stretched strings and the ripple tank
Objectives
- differentiate between mechanical and electromagnetic waves;
- differentiate between longitudinal and transverse waves;
- distinguish between stationary and progressive waves;
- indicate the example of waves generated from springs, ropes, stretched strings and the ripple tank;
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JAMB Physics questions on Types of waves
- JAMB 2025Standing waves are produced by
- JAMB 2025Which of the following is not true about a wave in a plucked string?
- JAMB 2025Water waves and light waves differ generally in their
- JAMB 2023Which of the following is a type of wave that is both mechanical and longitudinal?
- JAMB 2017Which of the following is not a mechanical wave?
- JAMB 2016Which of the following waves is both transverse and mechanical?
- JAMB 2016Which of the following statements about wave motion is correct?
- JAMB 2015The compressed regions and the space-out regions in longitude wave are refers to as
- JAMB 2013A wave that travels through stretched strings is known as
- JAMB 2013A transverse wave and a longitudinal wave travelling in the same direction in a medium differ essentially in their
- JAMB 2011Which of the following types of waves needs a medium for propagation?
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