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Waves Questions 2019 To 2022 Complete
Waves Questions 2019 To 2022 Complete
Waves
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Q1.
The radio has a battery which stores energy when the handle is turned.
(a) The diagram shows the part of the radio called a generator.
The generator produces a voltage which does electrical work on the battery.
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the turning handle makes the coil rotate so the coil cuts through the magnetic field of the permamanet magnet
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(i) State the formula linking speed, frequency and wavelength of a wave.
wavelength = ........................................................... m
(c) The signal received by the radio is converted into an alternating current (a.c.) signal.
(i) Describe how the loudspeaker in the radio converts this a.c. signal into a sound wave.
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the loudspeaker coil has a magnetic field and intercation between the magnetic fields causes a force
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to be exerted on the speaker cone and the A.C changes direction which then causes the cone to vibrate
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(ii) State a modification that would increase the force on the loudspeaker coil.
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use a larger current
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(a) Diagram 1 shows water waves just before they reflect off the side of a stationary boat.
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(i) Draw the normal at the point where the direction of travel of the waves meets the side of the
boat.
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(iii) Complete the diagram to show the wavefronts after they reflect off the side of the boat.
(3)
(b) The boat starts to move, creating its own waves on the surface of the water.
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transverse waves vibrate at right angles to the directionof travel of the wave
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longitudinal waves vibrate along the line of direction of travel of the wave
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Explain why the frequency of the water waves measured by the observer is larger than the
frequency of the water waves created by the boat.
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the distance between wavefrnts is smaller and the speed of waves is constant from the wave formula
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(a) (i) Calculate the angle of refraction for the violet light.
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(ii) State the formula linking refractive index, angle of incidence and angle of refraction.
(iii) Calculate the refractive index of the prism for violet light.
Diagram 2 shows rays of red light and violet light entering the same prism.
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red refracts less than violet as red bens less than violet. red also has a lower refractive index than violet and the
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Q4.
(a) A mirage is an optical illusion formed due to total internal reflection of light from the sky at
the boundary between cold air and hot air.
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(ii) The critical angle of the cold air at the boundary is 88.500°
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Give your answer to 5 significant figures.
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1/sin(88.500)
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The refractive index of the atmosphere is greater than the refractive index of space.
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Complete the diagram by drawing the path of the ray of light through the atmosphere.
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(ii) Diagram 3 shows a ray of light from the Sun when the Sun is directly overhead.
Explain why the ray of light does not change direction when it enters the atmosphere.
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because the angle of incidennce is zero and angle of refraction must be zero also
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(iii) Explain why the wavelength of the light reduces when it enters the atmosphere.
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(iv) Suggest why the Sun appears not to be circular when it is close to the horizon at sunset.
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the amount of refraction is very large when sn is close to the horizon
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The diagram shows the apparatus used to demonstrate the existence of electromagnetic
radiation just beyond the visible spectrum.
Electromagnetic radiation from the Sun passes through a slit and a prism.
The electromagnetic radiation refracts through the prism onto the screen.
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(a) Complete the table to show the missing parts of the electromagnetic spectrum.
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green/yellow
ultraviolet
(b) Suggest why the lower part of each thermometer should be painted black.
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black is the best absorber of heatt
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State the part of the electromagnetic spectrum in this demonstration that would give the largest
temperature increase.
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infrared
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X-rays are electromagnetic waves used to obtain images of bones.
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An x-ray machine produces x-ray waves with a frequency of 1.25 × 1018 Hz.
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t = 1/f (2)
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t = 8x10.-19
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v = f x wave
3.00 x 10.8 = 1.25 x 10.18 x wave (3)
wave = 2.40 x 10.-10
wavelength = ........................................................... m
Q7.
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(c) State a precaution that would reduce a person's risk of exposure to ultraviolet waves.
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Q8.
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speed = frequency x wavelgth
w =s/f
w = 330/25000 wavelength = ........................................................... m
w = 0.0132
(ii) The oscilloscope trace represents the sound wave.
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(b) (i) Diagram 1 shows a coil of wire wrapped around a cardboard tube.
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On diagram 1, draw field lines to represent the magnetic field produced when the current is in
the direction shown.
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(ii) Diagram 2 shows a model of a loudspeaker that uses the coil and the cardboard tube.
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The cardboard tube is fixed to a thin piece of card, which is clamped at both ends.
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The student holds a bar magnet near the bottom of the cardboard tube.
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there is iteraction between fields of bar magnet and coil so there is an alternating force acting on the card so the
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card vibrates and that card forces the air to vibrate producing sound waves
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(iii) When the frequency of the alternating current is 10 kHz, the student hears a sound.
Explain why the student cannot hear a sound now, even though the card is still vibrating.
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the 25kHz is outside the range of human hearing which is 20kHz
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(iv) Suggest a change to the apparatus that would increase the loudness of the sound when the
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alternating current is 10 kHz.
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Q9.
(a) Describe how an oscilloscope should be used to measure the frequency of the sound wave
from the sonometer.
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connect oscilloscope to the microscope and then adjust the oscilloscope toget a steady trace.
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then adjust the time base and measure the number of squares for a number of complete cycles
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and multiply the number of squares by the time base to find T
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(b) A student investigates how the frequency of sound from the sonometer varies with the
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pluck the string and measure the frequency of the sound wave produced
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force on the string
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mean frequency = ........................................................... Hz
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(iii) Plot a graph of the mean frequency and string length data on the grid.
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(v) Determine the string length needed to produce a sound wave of frequency 75 Hz.
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(vi) The student cannot hear the sound from the sonometer for some of the string lengths
tested.
Explain which of the string lengths produce sounds that humans cannot hear.
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both i20cm and 140cm strings as humans cannot hear frequecis lower than 20Hz
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(b) The diagram shows a ray of light from a torch incident on the surface of a pool of water.
The angle of refraction of the ray of light is 33°
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(ii) State the formula linking refractive index, angle of incidence and angle of refraction.
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RI = sin(AI)/sin(ar) (1)
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(c) The torch is moved below the surface of the water. Light from the torch is incident on the
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(ii) State the formula linking critical angle and refractive index.
sin[c] = 1/n
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measure time for a set distance at least 1m for microphone and oscilloscope method and
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. a stopwatch shold be used to measure thhe time and two microphones on bench connected to oscilloscope
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and repeats should take lace to get the average
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Q12.
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the angle of incidence in the slower medium above which gives total internal reflection
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There are two glass prisms inside this half of the pair of binoculars.
Complete the path of the light ray as it travels through this half of a pair of binoculars to the eye.
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They use two blocks of wood that make a loud noise when hit together.
(a) Describe how the students should use their equipment to measure the speed of sound in air.
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the students should stand 50m apart and measure the distance with the tape measure and start timing
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when see blocks hit together and stop timing when hear sound from blocks being hit together and measure time with
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(ii) The students think that some of their time readings are anomalous. az
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ignore the anomaly
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(iii) Explain which distance in the table is likely to give the most accurate value for the speed of
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300m distance becasue the reaction time is likely to be eless significant at greater distance
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The diagram shows a ray of light travelling from air into glass.
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(a) Use a protractor to determine the angle of refraction.
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(a) (i) Name the piece of equipment that should be used with an oscilloscope to detect a sound
wave.
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On Diagram 2, draw the wave that would be displayed on the oscilloscope screen if the same
sound wave is detected using these new settings.
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Q16.
A student does an investigation to determine the refractive index of a block made from flint
glass.
(a) She directs a ray of red light at the block, as shown in diagram 1.
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(i) Some of the light is reflected from the surface of the block at point A.
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(ii) Use a protractor to determine the angle of incidence and the angle of refraction of the red
light at point A on diagram 1.
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angle of incidence = ........................................................... degrees
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angle of refraction = ........................................................... degrees
(iii) State the formula linking refractive index, angle of incidence and angle of refraction.
(iv) Calculate the refractive index of the glass for red light.
n = sin(i)/sin(r) (2)
n = sin(60)/sin(31)
n = 1.68
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(v) Describe how the student could improve her investigation to obtain a more reliable value of
the refractive index.
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take repeat readings at a specific angle and vary angle of incidence and find mean values for one angle
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(b) The student replaces the red light with a blue light.
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The dashed lines on diagram 2 show the previous path of the ray of red light.
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The refractive index of flint glass for blue light is higher than the refractive index of flint glass for
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Q17.
(a) Name the apparatus that can be used to measure angles during the investigation.
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protractor
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(b) The diagram shows a ray of light directed to a point on the mirror.
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(iii) Complete the diagram to show the ray reflected from the mirror.
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(a) The student places the glass block on a piece of paper and draws round the block with a
pencil.
Name two additional pieces of equipment the student will need for his experiment.
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(b) The diagram shows the path of a ray of light as it travels towards and then through the glass
block.
(i) Draw the path of the ray of light when it leaves the glass block.
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(ii) Draw the normal line at the point where the ray of light enters the glass block.
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(iii) Determine the angle of incidence and the angle of refraction at the point where the ray of
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angle of incidence = ........................................................... °
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angle of refraction = ........................................................... °
(iv) State the formula linking refractive index, angle of incidence and angle of refraction.
Design a method to obtain a value for the refractive index of the glass block using a graph.
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multiple angles of incidene should be measured and graph of sin[i] against sin[r] should be plotted and the gradient
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Diagram 1 shows what happens when light is incident on a piece of transparent material.
(a) When very bright light shines on this transparent material, a small amount of light is
reflected at point X.
(i) On diagram 2, draw the reflected ray from point X.
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(iv) Show that the refractive index of the transparent material is about 1.7
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(v) State the formula linking refractive index and critical angle.
sin[c] = 1/n
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light undergoes tota internal reflection and angle of incidence is above the crtical angle. light would be going from
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(iii) State the formula linking critical angle and refractive index.
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sin[c] = 1/n
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(iv) The refractive index for the glass in this prism is 1.6
(v) Complete Diagram 1 by continuing the path of the light ray from point B.
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(b) Diagram 2 shows a similar prism that is made from a material with a different refractive
index.
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(i) Draw the normal where the incident ray of light strikes the glass block.
Label this line normal.
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(ii) Some light from the incident ray passes into the glass block and is refracted.
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(iii) Some light from the incident ray is reflected at the boundary.
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(b) A student investigates the refraction of light by the semi-circular glass block using the
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Design an experiment to investigate how the angle of incidence of a ray of light affects the angle
of refraction in the glass block.
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a laser should be used and then the student should draw around block on paper and then mark the point
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where light will enter the block. the shine light into the block and measure the angle of incidence and use the
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prorsctor to measure the angle
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and mark the point where ray exits th block and use a ruler to draw path of refracted ray
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a labelled diagram
the apparatus needed
the method used
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ito the block at an angle to the normal and the mark the incident and reracted rays and measure angles from the
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Explain how the refractive index of water compares to the refractive index of acetone.
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shine a light ray towards the centre of the straight edge of the semi-circular block
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(ii) The table shows the student's results for an angle of incidence of 40°.
Calculate the mean value for the angle of refraction.
(iii) Describe how the student could improve their method to get a more accurate value for the
refractive index.
(2)
n should be calclated for multiple angles so the mean value is obtaianed for n
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n = sin[i]/sin[r] (2)
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(ii) State the formula linking critical angle and refractive index.
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light undergoes total internal reflection becasue the angle of incidence is greater than the critical angle
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(a) The diagram shows a fishing boat fitted with a high frequency sound wave emitter.
(i) Name the wave behaviour that causes the sound waves to change direction when they reach
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(ii) The table gives some data about the sound waves used.
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Calculate the distance between the sound wave emitter and the fish.
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speed = distance/time
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1500 = d/0.043
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(b) High frequency sound waves decrease in amplitude as they travel through soft tissue in the
human body.
The graph shows this decrease in amplitude for three different high frequency sound waves.
(i) Estimate the distance travelled by a 2 MHz wave when its amplitude is 25% of its original
value.
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(ii) Describe what the graph shows about the penetrating ability of high frequency sound waves
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alll frequencies show reduction in amplitude or intensity wist distance and this reduction is non-linear and penetration
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Q26.
Sound waves with a frequency above the range of human hearing are known as ultrasound.
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20Hz to 20000Hz
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(i) Give the name of the piece of apparatus that could be connected to the oscilloscope to
detect the ultrasound waves.
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microphone
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(ii) The time period of the ultrasound waves must be measured to determine their frequency.
Describe how the oscilloscope is used to measure the time period of the ultrasound waves.
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the oscilliscope screen should be freezed to obtain steady trace and adjust the time base to display
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Sound travels as a wave.
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(a) A buzzer produces a sound wave of frequency 2.9 kHz and wavelength 12 cm.
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Describe how the dangers of these electromagnetic waves vary with wavelength.
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long wavelength electromagnetic waves cause little harm and as wavelength increases the harm increases .
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microwaves only damage the surface layers of the skin and shrter wavelength ultraviolet can cause damage to cells
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The datalogger records the time when the sound wave reaches each microphone.
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The student uses the data to calculate the time taken for the sound wave to travel from
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microphone A to microphone B.
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(i) Describe how the student could determine the speed of sound in air using his calculated
value of time taken.
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measure the distance between microphones and use a ruler to measure distance and use the formula , use of speed =
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distance /time
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(ii) Suggest why the student does not use a stop clock in this investigation.
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as time will be very small so it is to hard to measure by a human
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(b) The student investigates how the speed of sound in air varies with temperature.
He places several Bunsen burners in the space between the microphones, as shown in diagram
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temperature sensors
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use the datalogger to record the time taken for a sound wave to travel from
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microphone A to microphone B
determine the speed of sound
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the air needs to be the same temperature at all points between microphones
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(iii) The student plots his results and draws the line of best fit.
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Draw a circle around the anomalous result.
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(iv) State how the student should deal with the anomalous result.
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repeat it
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(v) Explain why a line graph is the correct type of graph to display these results.
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line graph is suitable for continous data and both variable are continous
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(vi) Describe the relationship between the speed of sound in air and temperature.
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the speed increases as temperature increases and it is a linear relationship
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(Total for question = 13 marks)
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The diagram shows two students holding a piece of string with a box attached.
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The box has a buzzer inside and can move along the string.
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Explain why the sound heard by student A has a different frequency to the sound emitted by the
buzzer.
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becasue of the doppler effect and wavefronts are emitted at constannt frequency by buzzer and wavefronts
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arrive at student A further apart than when they were emitted and the distance between wavefronts is the wavelegth.
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and speed = frequncy x wavelength so the speed of the waves is constant
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Q30.
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the student should measuretime for a known distance and add at least 1m for microphones and oscilloscope data
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(i) Determine the period of the sound wave.
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Q31.
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transverse waves
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electromagnetic waves
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(c) A buzzer produces a sound wave of frequency 2.9 kHz and wavelength 12 cm.
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(i) State the equation relating wave speed, frequency and wavelength.
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v = 2900 x 0.12
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(d) Two students investigate the Doppler effect by throwing a buzzer to each other.
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When the buzzer is thrown, student A notices that the sound produced changes.
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the requency decreases and the wavelength increases becasue wavespped is constant
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40000 waves in 1 second
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(i) State the formula linking wave speed, frequency and wavelength.
wave spped = frequency x wavellength
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The sound wave travels to the wall, reflects back to the device and is received by the device.
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The distance from the device to the wall is 2.35 m.
Calculate the time between the sound wave being emitted and received by the device. az
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speed = d/t
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(d) Sound waves and light waves can have different frequencies and wavelengths.
Describe three other differences between sound waves and light waves.
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sound is longitudinal and light is transverse
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light is electromagnetic and sound is not
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light can travel through space and sound cannot
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(a) State two differences between light waves and sound waves.
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light waves are transverse and sound waves are longitudinal
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(b) The camera detects infrared waves, which allow the camera to record videos in the dark.
(i) Which of these electromagnetic waves has a longer wavelength than infrared waves?
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A gamma rays
B microwaves
C ultraviolet rays
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A fluorescent lamps
B heating lamps
C satellite transmissions
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A blindness
B cancer
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D skin burns
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(c) The grid shows the oscilloscope trace for a quiet, low-pitch sound wave.
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The security camera has an alarm that produces a loud, high-pitch sound.
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On the grid, draw a trace to represent the sound wave produced by the alarm.
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The diagram shows the oscilloscope trace produced by the sound wave.
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The student uses two microphones and a ruler to determine the wavelength of the sound wave.
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He finds that the wavelength is 1.4 m.
(i) State the formula linking the speed, frequency and wavelength of a wave.
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(ii) Use the oscilloscope trace to calculate the speed of the wave.
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(b) Another student uses this method to determine the speed of sound.
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Step 1 The student stands 50 m away from her teacher, measuring the distance with a metre
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ruler.
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Step 2 The teacher makes a loud sound and flashes a light at the same time.
Step 3 The student starts the stopwatch when she sees the flash of light.
Step 4 She stops the stopwatch when she hears the loud sound.
Evaluate whether this method could produce an accurate value for the speed of sound in air.
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because of the reaction time so that light flash and sound may not be at the same time and that the distance is too
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short and the studet should use a tape measure instead of a ruler to measure the distance
because the zero error on the ruler and the rler not going in a staright line .
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(a) The boxes give three types of wave behaviour and the diagrams give three examples of
wave behaviour.
Draw one straight line from each wave behaviour to the example that best shows that
behaviour.
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Wi-Fi signals are electromagnetic waves that can be transmitted at frequencies of 2.4 GHz and
5.2 GHz.
(a) (i) State a similarity of the Wi-Fi signals at 2.4 GHz and 5.2 GHz.
(1)
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wavelength
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(b) (i) State the formula linking speed, frequency and wavelength.
(ii) Calculate the wavelength of Wi-Fi signals transmitted at 5.2 × 109 Hz.
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wavelength = v/f (2)
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wavelength = ........................................................... m
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A longitudinal
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B mechanical
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C sound
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D transverse
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(ii) Describe the difference between a transverse wave and a longitudinal wave. You may draw a
diagram to help your answer.
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their vibrations and their direction of travel
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Q37.
Wind speed affects the wavelength of water waves on the surface of the sea.
The table shows the wavelength of waves on the surface of the sea for different wind speeds.
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(d) A student claims that ships are most likely to be damaged by water waves that have a
wavelength equal to the length of the ship.
Based on the student's claim, determine whether a ship of length 350 m is likely to be damaged
by water waves if the wind speed is 29 m / s.
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350m is achieved when the wind speed is 26-27m/s and the ship is shorter than wavelength so is not likely
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A 4.0 cm
B 4.4 cm
C 5.0 cm
D 8.8 cm
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A 4.0 cm
B 4.4 cm
C 5.0 cm
D 8.8 cm
(b) The diagram shows the types of radiation in the electromagnetic spectrum.
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gamma rays
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ultraviolet
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A toy produces continuous waves when floating on the surface of a pool of water.
Diagram 1 shows the wavefronts produced when the toy is not moving, as viewed from above.
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Diagram 2 shows the wavefronts produced when the toy is moving across the surface of the pool
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(a) Draw an arrow on diagram 2 to show the direction the toy is moving.
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the wavefronts are closer together therefore the wavelength is smaller so they have the same speed so frequency is
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Answer the questions with a cross in the boxes you think are correct . If you change
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This question is about waves.
(i) Which arrow on the diagram shows the wavelength of the wave?
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(ii) Which arrow on the diagram shows the amplitude of the wave?
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(b) The boxes give some properties of waves, and definitions of these properties.
Draw a straight line linking each wave property to its correct definition.
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The table shows whether waves can transfer energy and whether they can be reflected and
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Q41.
This question is about waves.
(1)
A infrared
B radio
C sound
D ultraviolet
(ii) Draw a straight line linking each electromagnetic wave to its correct hazard.
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B cooking food
D smoke detectors
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B cooking food
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(a) The film, which is initially white, changes to black when it absorbs x-rays.
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The teeth and soft tissue appear differently on the x-ray image.
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The tooth appears white because most of the x-rays are ..............................................................
by the tooth.
The soft tissue appears darker in colour because most of the x-rays are
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by the soft tissue.
(b) Explain why the dentist has to leave the room before taking the x-ray image but it
is safe for the patient to stay in the room.
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the x-rays are ionising and can cause cell damage so the dentist would hae greater dose as he does it everyday
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(i) State the formula linking wave speed, frequency and wavelength.
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Calculate the wavelength of these x-rays.
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3 x 10.8 = 3.5 x 10.16 x wavelength
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