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

6

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

6

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

6

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

7

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 an enlarged drawing of the end of a metre rule. It is being used to measure the length of a small feather. What is the length of the...

2016 Summer

4

MCQ

CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

A train begins a journey from a station and travels 60 km in a time of 20 minutes. What is the average speed of the train?

2016 Summer

1

MCQ

CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

Two runners take part in a race. The graph shows how the speed of each runner changes with time. What does the graph show about the runners at time $...

2016 Summer

3

MCQ

CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

A cup contains hot liquid. Some of the liquid evaporates. What happens to the mass and what happens to the weight of the liquid in the cup?

2016 Summer

1

MCQ

CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

An object has a mass of 50 kg.The gravitational field strength on Earth is $10.0 \text{ N/kg}$.The gravitational field strength on a distant planet is...

2016 Summer

2

MCQ

CH1 - MEASUREMENTS AND UNITS

A student wishes to determine the density of an irregularly-shaped stone. First he finds the mass of the stone. Next he lowers the stone into a measur...

2016 Summer

3

MCQ

CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

Which is an example of a force?

2016 Summer

1

MCQ

CH3 - FORCES AND PRESSURE

The diagram shows an object of weight $W$ and an object of weight $Z$ balanced on a uniform metre rule. Which equation relating to $W$, $Z$, $a$ and $...

2016 Summer

1

MCQ

CH4 - FORCES AND ENERGY

A skier walks from the bottom of a ski slope to the top and gains 10 000 J of gravitational potential energy.She skis down the slope. At the bottom of...

2016 Summer

3

MCQ

CH4 - FORCES AND ENERGY

A coal-fired power station generates electricity. Coal is burnt and the energy released is used to boil water. The steam from the water makes the gene...

2016 Summer

3