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 a stone of irregular shape. Which property of the stone can be found by lowering it into a measuring cylinder half-filled with wat...

2021 Summer

2

MCQ

CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

Two stones of different weights fall at the same time from a table. Air resistance may be ignored. What will happen and why? [Table_1]

2021 Summer

2

MCQ

CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

The distance–time graph for a motorway journey is shown. What is the average speed for the journey?

2021 Summer

3

MCQ

CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

Diagram 1 shows a sealed plastic bottle containing a hollow glass sphere and a steel ball.Diagram 2 shows the same bottle after it has been shaken.Dia...

2021 Summer

2

MCQ

CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

On Mars, the acceleration of free fall $g$ is $3.7\, \text{m/s}^2$.What is the weight of a $2.0\, \text{kg}$ mass on Mars?

2021 Summer

4

MCQ

CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

The mass of an empty flask is 34 g.The volume of liquid added to the flask is 20 cm3.The total mass of the flask and the liquid is 50 g.What is the de...

2021 Summer

2

MCQ

CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

The diagram shows a solid object on a flat surface, with two forces acting on the object. What is the resultant force on the object?

2021 Summer

2

MCQ

CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

The extension–load graph for a spring is shown. The unstretched length of the spring is 17.0 cm. [Graph Image] When an object is suspended from the ...

2021 Summer

2

MCQ

CH4 - FORCES AND ENERGY

Which situation involves no work being done and no energy being transferred?

2021 Summer

3

MCQ

CH4 - FORCES AND ENERGY

A student suggests that there are several ways of transferring energy to a small, stationary block of iron on a smooth table. He makes the following s...

2021 Summer

2