Theory

CH6 - WAVES AND SOUNDS

(a) The four words below can each be used to describe waves.Put a tick in each of the boxes alongside any words that can be applied to sound waves.lon...

2011 Summer

3

Theory

CH6 - WAVES AND SOUNDS

(a) A car headlamp circuit consists of a 12V battery, a switch, two 12V headlamps and a 12V indicator lamp (inside the car).Fig. 9.1 shows the symbols...

2011 Summer

5

Theory

CH6 - WAVES AND SOUNDS

Fig. 6.1 shows the waveform of the note from a bell. A grid is given to help you take measurements.(a) (i) State what, if anything, is happening to th...

2009 Summer

4

Theory

CH6 - WAVES AND SOUNDS

The boy shown in Fig. 5.1 has just thrown a number of stones into a pond, one after the other. Fig. 5.1 shows the crests of the waves a short time aft...

2012 Summer

3

Theory

CH6 - WAVES AND SOUNDS

A teacher is trying to find an unusual way to measure the speed of sound using an echo method. She has a firework, which will make a loud bang at grou...

2012 Summer

3

Theory

CH6 - WAVES AND SOUNDS

A card is held against a rotating toothed wheel, as shown in Fig. 5.1. The wheel has 150 teeth and rotates 3 times per second.(a) Calculate the freque...

2011 Winter

3

Theory

CH6 - WAVES AND SOUNDS

Fig. 8.1 shows a student standing midway between a bell tower and a steep mountainside. The bell rings once, but the student hears two rings separated...

2009 Winter

2

Theory

CH6 - WAVES AND SOUNDS

(a) Fig. 5.1 shows a girl looking at her reflection in a mirror on the wall. The reflecting surface of the mirror is the surface in contact with the w...

2011 Summer

2

Theory

CH6 - WAVES AND SOUNDS

The boy shown in Fig. 5.1 has just thrown a number of stones into a pond, one after the other. Fig. 5.1 shows the crests of the waves a short time aft...

2012 Summer

3

Theory

CH6 - WAVES AND SOUNDS

A teacher is trying to find an unusual way to measure the speed of sound using an echo method.She has a firework, which will make a loud bang at groun...

2012 Summer

2

MCQ

CH1 - MEASUREMENTS AND UNITS

The diagram shows part of a ruler. The ruler is used to find the length of a nail.What is the length of the nail?

2014 Summer

3

MCQ

CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

Which distance/time graph represents the motion of an object moving at constant speed?

2014 Summer

2

MCQ

CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

A car takes 15 minutes to travel along a road that is 20 km long.What is the average speed of the car?

2014 Summer

3

MCQ

CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

A customer goes to a market and buys some rice. The stallholder pours rice into a dish that hangs from a spring balance. He records the reading on the...

2014 Summer

2

MCQ

CH1 - MEASUREMENTS AND UNITS

The table gives the volumes and masses of four objects. Which object has the greatest density?[Table_1]

2014 Summer

2

MCQ

CH3 - FORCES AND PRESSURE

A wooden bar is pivoted at its centre so that it can rotate freely. Two equal forces $F$ are applied to the bar. In which diagram is the turning effec...

2014 Summer

2

MCQ

CH3 - FORCES AND PRESSURE

A student adds weights to an elastic cord. He measures the length of the cord for each weight. He then plots a graph from the results, as shown. What ...

2014 Summer

2

MCQ

CH4 - FORCES AND ENERGY

In a hydroelectric power station, one form of energy is stored in a lake or reservoir. This energy is then transferred in stages to another useful for...

2014 Summer

2

MCQ

CH4 - FORCES AND ENERGY

A certain machine is very efficient. What does this mean?

2014 Summer

2

MCQ

CH3 - FORCES AND PRESSURE

The diagram shows a simple mercury barometer.Atmospheric pressure decreases. What happens to the level of the mercury at P and what happens to the lev...

2014 Summer

3