GCSE Physics - Waves - 3 - Exam Style Questions with Answers

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GCSE_EDE_PHY_4_WAVES_3

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the student used a ruler without mm markings

the student's measurement was inaccurate

the light was not bright enough

the wave seen on the screen is magnified

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Sound is a longitudinal wave.

State another example of a longitudinal wave.

Slinkly

Shock

Spring

Push-pull

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Earthquakes happen when plates________

move away from each other

rub against each other

float on the mantle

erupt from volcanoes

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Water waves are transverse waves.

Give one other example of a transverse wave.

Electromagnetic wave

longitudinal waves

P-wave

Ultrasound

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The screen is 80 cm long.

What is the approximate wavelength of the waves as seen on the screen?

80 cm

4 cm

40 cm

8 cm

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The instrument used to detect earthquakes is a ______.

thermometer

seisometer

hydrometer

manometer

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State the name of this type of wave.

Longitudinal wave

Transverse wave

Sound wave

Seiosmic P-wave

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5 cm

0

4.8 cm

4 cm

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How could the movement of the hand be changed to make the amplitude of
this wave bigger?

move up and down a smaller distance

move up and down at a slower rate

move up and down a bigger distance

move up and down at a faster rate

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energy only

neither water nor energy

both water and energy

water only

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1109

1200

960

1290

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C

A

B

D

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C

B

A

D

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What is the wavelength of this wave?

30 cm

7.5 cm

15 cm

2.8 cm

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Earthquakes can produce infrasound waves.

Compared to normal sound waves, infrasound waves always have a smaller ____

frequency

energy

wavelength

amplitude

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