Theory

CH6 - WAVES AND SOUNDS

Some plane waves travel on the surface of water in a tank. They pass from a region of deep water into a region of shallow water. Fig. 6.1 shows what t...

2010 Summer

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Theory

CH6 - WAVES AND SOUNDS

During a thunderstorm, thunder and lightning are produced at the same time.(a) A person is some distance away from the storm.Explain why the person se...

2010 Summer

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Theory

CH6 - WAVES AND SOUNDS

(a) Fig. 6.1 shows the position of layers of air, at one moment, as a sound wave of constant frequency passes through the air. Compressions are labell...

2011 Winter

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Theory

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

2

Theory

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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Theory

CH6 - WAVES AND SOUNDS

Which group contains only transverse waves?A infra-red waves, light waves, sound wavesB infra-red waves, light waves, ultra-violet wavesC infra-red wa...

2010 Winter

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Theory

CH6 - WAVES AND SOUNDS

Water waves in a tank pass over a thin plastic block as shown. What happens to the waves as they reach the plastic block?A They are diffracted because...

2010 Winter

3

Theory

CH6 - WAVES AND SOUNDS

Radio waves are received at a house at the bottom of a hill.The waves reach the house because the hill has caused them to beA) diffracted.B) radiated....

2011 Winter

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Theory

CH6 - WAVES AND SOUNDS

The diagrams represent the waves produced by four sources of sound. The scales are the same for all the diagrams.Which sound has the highest frequency...

2012 Summer

2

Theory

CH6 - WAVES AND SOUNDS

Which of these waves is longitudinal? A. infra-red B. radio C. sound D. water

2011 Winter

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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 water...

2021 Summer

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MCQ

CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

Which row describes speed and velocity? [Table_1]

2021 Summer

MCQ

CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

Four balls with different masses are dropped from the heights shown. Air resistance may be ignored.Which ball has the smallest average speed?

2021 Summer

MCQ

CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

An object of mass 2.0 kg is taken from the Earth, where the gravitational field strength is 10 N/kg, to the Moon, where the gravitational field streng...

2021 Summer

MCQ

CH1 - MEASUREMENTS AND UNITS

The mass of an empty flask is 34 g. The volume of liquid added to the flask is $20 \ \text{cm}^3$.The total mass of the flask and the liquid is 50 g.W...

2021 Summer

MCQ

CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

The extension–load graph for a spring is shown. The unstretched length of the spring is 17.0 cm. When an object is suspended from the spring, the l...

2021 Summer

MCQ

CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

A cart has a mass of 10 kg. A boy pushes on the cart horizontally with a force of 50 N. The cart accelerates at 0.50 m/s^2.What is the frictional forc...

2021 Summer

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MCQ

CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

A ball has a mass of 2.0 kg. The ball approaches a wall at a speed of 3.0 m/s and rebounds at a speed of 1.0 m/s. What is the impulse on the wall?

2021 Summer

MCQ

CH4 - FORCES AND ENERGY

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

2021 Summer

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