GRE Subject 2026 Practice Test Physics Waves and Oscillations Free Quiz 1

1. What type of motion has a restoring force proportional to displacement?

A. Damped B. Forced C. Simple harmonic D. Chaotic

2. What is the period of oscillation?

A. 2π√(k/m) B. 2π√(m/k) C. 2π/ω D. 2π/ω = 2π√(m/k)

3. What is the frequency of oscillation?

A. 1/T B. ω/2π C. 2πω D. ω/T

4. What is the angular frequency?

A. ω = √(k/m) = 2πf B. ω = √(m/k) C. ω = 2πf D. ω = 1/√(k/m)

5. What does a wave transfer?

A. Matter B. Energy C. Force D. Mass

6. What type of waves require a medium?

A. Mechanical waves B. Electromagnetic waves C. Gravitational waves D. Sound waves

7. What type of waves do not require a medium?

A. Mechanical B. Sound C. Electromagnetic D. Water

8. What is the speed of a wave?

A. v = f/λ B. v = λ/f C. v = fλ D. v = fλ

9. What is the maximum displacement from equilibrium?

A. Amplitude B. Wavelength C. Frequency D. Period

10. What is the number of cycles per second?

A. Period B. Wavelength C. Amplitude D. Frequency