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

4

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

A metre rule is used to measure a length. Which reading is shown to the nearest millimetre?

2009 Summer

2

MCQ

CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

The graph represents the movement of a body.How far has the body moved after 5 s?

2009 Summer

2

MCQ

CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

A car travels 100 km. The highest speed of the car is 90 km/h, and the lowest speed is 30 km/h. The journey takes two hours.What is the average speed ...

2009 Summer

2

MCQ

CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

Which statement about the masses and weights of objects on the Earth is correct?

2009 Summer

2

MCQ

CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

The table shows the weight in newtons of a 10 kg mass on each of four planets.[Table_1]The diagram shows a force meter (spring balance) being used.On ...

2009 Summer

2

MCQ

CH1 - MEASUREMENTS AND UNITS

Which items of apparatus are required to determine the density of a liquid?

2009 Summer

2

MCQ

CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

Which property of an object cannot be changed by a force?

2009 Summer

2

MCQ

CH3 - FORCES AND PRESSURE

A wooden plank rests in equilibrium on two boulders on opposite sides of a narrow stream. Three forces of size $P$, $Q$ and $R$ act on the plank.How a...

2009 Summer

2

MCQ

CH4 - FORCES AND ENERGY

Electricity can be obtained from different energy resources.Which energy resource is used to obtain electricity without producing heat to boil water?

2009 Summer

2

MCQ

CH4 - FORCES AND ENERGY

Four people of equal weight on a beach use different routes to get to the top of a sea wall.The image shows a diagram illustrating this scenario: .Whi...

2009 Summer

3