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CH6 - WAVES AND SOUNDS

The diagrams show water waves that move more slowly after passing into shallow water at the broken line.Which diagram shows what happens to the waves?...

2009 Summer

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CH6 - WAVES AND SOUNDS

The diagrams show examples of wave motion.[Image_1: ripple tank - waves on water][Image_2: drum - waves in air][Image_3: waves on a rope][Image_4: wav...

2009 Summer

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CH6 - WAVES AND SOUNDS

A small boat in a harbour is protected from waves on the sea by harbour walls. Some waves can curve round the harbour walls and reach the boat.What is...

2009 Summer

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CH6 - WAVES AND SOUNDS

An engineer standing at P sees an explosion at X.After the explosion, she hears two bangs. One bang is heard a fraction of a second after the other. T...

2009 Summer

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CH6 - WAVES AND SOUNDS

The drawing shows a wave. Which labelled distance is the wavelength?

2009 Winter

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CH6 - WAVES AND SOUNDS

Sound waves travel from a point X to another point Y. Which diagram represents the movement of the air molecules, caused by ...

2009 Winter

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CH6 - WAVES AND SOUNDS

Which range of frequencies typically can be heard by a 10 year-old child?A 20Hz – 2000HzB 20Hz – 20000HzC 200Hz – 2000HzD 200Hz – 20000Hz

2009 Winter

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CH6 - WAVES AND SOUNDS

Astronaut 1 uses a hammer to mend a satellite in space. Astronaut 2 is nearby. There is no air in space. Compared with the sound heard if they were wo...

2009 Winter

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CH6 - WAVES AND SOUNDS

Which range of frequencies typically can be heard by a 10 year-old child? A 20 Hz – 2000 Hz B 20 Hz – 20 000 Hz C 200 Hz – 2000 Hz D 200 Hz – ...

2009 Winter

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CH6 - WAVES AND SOUNDS

Astronaut 1 uses a hammer to mend a satellite in space. Astronaut 2 is nearby. There is no air in space. Compared with the sound heard if they were wo...

2009 Winter

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CH1 - MEASUREMENTS AND UNITS

A scientist needs to determine the volume of a small, irregularly shaped rock sample. Only a rule and a measuring cylinder, partially filled with wate...

2010 Summer

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CH1 - MEASUREMENTS AND UNITS

A student uses a stopwatch to time a runner running around a circular track. The runner runs two laps (twice around the track). The diagrams show the ...

2010 Summer

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CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

Two distance/time graphs and two speed/time graphs are shown. Which graph represents an object that is at rest? [Image_1: Graphs A, B, C, and D]

2010 Summer

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CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

A snail moves along a ruler. It takes 20s to move from Q to R.What is its average speed from Q to R?A. $\frac{12}{20}$ cm/sB. $\frac{12 - 2}{20}$ cm/s...

2010 Summer

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CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

Two blocks of metal X and Y hang from spring balances as shown in the diagram.What does the diagram show about X and Y?A. They have the same mass and ...

2010 Summer

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CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

The graph shows how weight varies with mass on planet P and on planet Q.An object weighs 400 N on planet P. The object is taken to planet Q. Which row...

2010 Summer

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CH1 - MEASUREMENTS AND UNITS

The diagram shows a rectangular block of density $2\, \text{g/cm}^3$.What is the mass of the block?A 2g   B 6g   C 14g   D 24g

2010 Summer

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CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

Which statement about a moving object is correct? A. When an object is accelerating, the resultant force acting on it must equal zero. B. When an obje...

2010 Summer

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CH3 - FORCES AND PRESSURE

An experiment is carried out to measure the extension of a rubber band for different loads.The results are shown below.[Table_1]Which figure is missin...

2010 Summer

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CH4 - FORCES AND ENERGY

Energy is stored in a battery and in a box of matches. Which type of energy is stored in each of them?[Table_1]| | a battery | a box of matches ...

2010 Summer