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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 geologist compares the volumes of three rocks, X, Y and Z. Three measuring cylinders contain different volumes of water. He places each rock into on...

2015 Summer

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CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

A car moves with constant speed and then constant acceleration.Which graph is the speed-time graph for the car?[Image_1: Graphs A, B, C, D]

2015 Summer

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CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

A car travels 100 km. The journey takes two hours. The highest speed of the car is 80 km/h, and the lowest speed is 40 km/h. What is the average spee...

2015 Summer

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CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

Diagram 1 shows a piece of foam rubber that contains many pockets of air. Diagram 2 shows the same piece of foam rubber after it has been compressed s...

2015 Summer

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CH1 - MEASUREMENTS AND UNITS

A metal block has the dimensions shown. Its mass is 1000 g.What is the density of the metal?A $\left(\frac{5 \times 10}{1000 \times 2}\right)$ g/cm$^3...

2015 Summer

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CH3 - FORCES AND PRESSURE

Four objects are each acted on by only two forces, as shown.Which object is in equilibrium?

2015 Summer

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CH3 - FORCES AND PRESSURE

A student measures the length of a spring. She then hangs different weights from the spring. She measures the length of the spring for each different ...

2015 Summer

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CH4 - FORCES AND ENERGY

Which energy resource is used to generate electricity without using any moving parts?A. geothermalB. hydroelectricC. nuclearD. solar

2015 Summer

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CH4 - FORCES AND ENERGY

A cyclist travels down a hill from rest at point X, without pedalling.The cyclist applies his brakes and the cycle stops at point Y.Which energy chang...

2015 Summer

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CH3 - FORCES AND PRESSURE

The diagram shows a simple mercury barometer.Which height is used as a measurement of atmospheric pressure?

2015 Summer