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

A length of cotton is measured between two points on a ruler. When the length of cotton is wound closely around a pen, it goes round six times. What ...

2018 Summer

2

MCQ

CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

A car is moving along a straight, level road, with a constant acceleration. Which graph shows the motion of the car?

2018 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?

2018 Summer

3

MCQ

CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

Diagram 1 shows a beam balance. A beaker with a wire loop balances the standard masses. The beaker is then removed and hung from a spring. The spring ...

2018 Summer

2

MCQ

CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

An empty beaker is placed on a top-pan balance. Some water is now poured into the beaker. What is the weight of the water?

2018 Summer

2

MCQ

CH1 - MEASUREMENTS AND UNITS

Three liquids P, Q and R have different densities and do not mix. The liquids are placed in a measuring cylinder and allowed to settle. A small block ...

2018 Summer

2

MCQ

CH1 - MEASUREMENTS AND UNITS

The diagram shows some liquid in a measuring cylinder.The mass of the liquid is 16g.What is the density of the liquid?

2018 Summer

2

MCQ

CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

A car is moving in a straight line on a level road. Its engine provides a forward force on the car. A second force of equal size acts on the car due t...

2018 Summer

3

MCQ

CH3 - FORCES AND PRESSURE

A hole is drilled in a square tile. The diagram shows the tile hanging freely on a nail.Where is the centre of mass of the tile?

2018 Summer

2

MCQ

CH4 - FORCES AND ENERGY

The diagram shows the energy transferred in a lamp in one second.Which type of wasted energy is produced by the lamp?

2018 Summer

2