60 Marks
60 Marks
60 Marks
1. A particle moving in a circle completes 5 revolutions in 3 s. What is the frequency? [1 mark]
3
A. 5
Hz
5
B. 3
Hz
3π
C. 5
Hz
5π
D. 3
Hz
2. A longitudinal wave moves through a medium. Relative to the direction of energy [1 mark]
transfer through the medium, what are the displacement of the medium and the
direction of propagation of the wave?
The graphs show the variation of the displacement y of a medium with distance and
3. The graphs show the variation of the displacement y of a medium with distance x and [1 mark]
with time t for a travelling wave.
A. 0.6 m s–1
B. 0.8 m s–1
C. 600 m s –1
D. 800 m s –1
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II, and III
5. Two strings of lengths L1 and L2 are fixed at both ends. The wavespeed is the same [1 mark]
for both strings. They both vibrate at the same frequency. L1 vibrates at its first
harmonic. L2 vibrates at its third harmonic.
L1
What is L2
?
1
A. 3
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
L is a point source of light. The intensity of the light at a distance 2 from L is I. What is
6. L is a point source of light. The intensity of the light at a distance 2 x from L is I. What is [1 mark]
the intensity at a distance 3x from L?
4
A. 9
I
2
B. 3
I
3
C. 2
I
9
D. 4
I
7. X and Y are two coherent sources of waves. The phase difference between X and Y is [1 mark]
zero. The intensity at P due to X and Y separately is I. The wavelength of each wave is
0.20 m.
A. 0
B. I
C. 2I
D. 4I
8. Light is incident at the boundary between air and diamond. The speed of light in [1 mark]
diamond is less than the speed of light in air. The angle of incidence i of the light is
greater than the critical angle. Which diagram is correct for this situation?
An object undergoing simple harmonic motion (SHM) has a period T and total energy
9. An object undergoing simple harmonic motion (SHM) has a period T and total energy [1 mark]
E. The amplitude of oscillations is halved. What are the new period and total energy
of the system?
10. The graph shows the variation with diffraction angle of the intensity of light [1 mark]
when monochromatic light is incident on four slits.
The number of slits is increased keeping the width and the separation of the slits unchanged.
Three possible changes to the pattern are
I. the separation of the primary maxima increases
II. the intensity of the primary maxima increases
III. the width of the primary maxima decreases.
Which of the possible changes are correct?
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III
d sin α
A. 2
d sin β
B. 2
C. d sin α
D. d sin β
12. An ambulance siren emits a sound of frequency 1200 Hz. The speed of sound in air is [1 mark]
330 m s–1. The ambulance moves towards a stationary observer at a constant speed of
40 m s–1. What is the frequency heard by the observer?
1200×330
A. 370
Hz
1200×290
B. 330
Hz
1200×370
C. 330
Hz
1200×330
D. 290
Hz
13. A first-harmonic standing wave is formed on a vertical string of length 3.0 m using a [1 mark]
vibration generator. The boundary conditions for this string are that it is fixed at one
boundary and free at the other boundary.
Two travelling waves are moving through a medium. The diagram shows, for a point in
14. Two travelling waves are moving through a medium. The diagram shows, for a point in [1 mark]
the medium, the variation with time t of the displacement d of each of the waves.
For the instant when t = 2.0 ms, what is the phase difference between the waves and what is
the resultant displacement of the waves?
15. The diagram shows an interference pattern produced by two sources that oscillate on [1 mark]
the surface of a liquid.
Which of the distances shown in the diagram corresponds to one fringe width of the interference
pattern?
16. A system that is subject to a restoring force oscillates about an equilibrium position. [1 mark]
For the motion to be simple harmonic, the restoring force must be proportional to
A. the amplitude of the oscillation.
B. the displacement from the equilibrium position.
C. the potential energy of the system.
D. the period of the oscillation.
A particle is displaced from rest and released at time t = 0. It performs simple harmonic
17. A particle is displaced from rest and released at time t = 0. It performs simple harmonic [1 mark]
motion (SHM). Which graph shows the variation with time of the kinetic energy Ek of the
particle?
18. Two sound waves from a point source on the ground travel through the ground to a [1 mark]
detector. The speed of one wave is 7.5 km s–1, the speed of the other wave is 5.0 km s –
1. The waves arrive at the detector 15 s apart. What is the distance from the point source to the
detector?
A. 38 km
B. 45 km
C. 113 km
D. 225 km
19. What is true about the acceleration of a particle that is oscillating with simple harmonic [1 mark]
motion (SHM)?
A. It is in the opposite direction to its velocity
B. It is decreasing when the potential energy is increasing
C. It is proportional to the frequency of the oscillation
D. It is at a minimum when the velocity is at a maximum
20. What are the changes in the speed and in the wavelength of monochromatic light when [1 mark]
the light passes from water to air?
A sound wave has a wavelength of 0.20 m. What is the phase difference between two
21. A sound wave has a wavelength of 0.20 m. What is the phase difference between two [1 mark]
points along the wave which are 0.85 m apart?
A. zero
B. 45°
C. 90°
D. 180°
22. A pair of slits in a double slit experiment are illuminated with monochromatic light [1 mark]
of wavelength 480 nm. The slits are separated by 1.0 mm. What is the separation of
the fringes when observed at a distance of 2.0 m from the slits?
A. 2.4 × 10 –4 mm
B. 9.6 × 10 –4 mm
C. 2.4 × 10 –1 mm
D. 9.6 × 10 –1 mm
23. A ray of light passes from the air into a long glass plate of refractive index n at an angle[1 mark]
θ to the edge of the plate.
The ray is incident on the internal surface of the glass plate and the refracted ray travels along
the external surface of the plate.
What change to n and what change to θ will cause the ray to travel entirely within the plate after
incidence?
24. A mass at the end of a vertical spring and a simple pendulum perform oscillations on [1 mark]
Earth that are simple harmonic with time period T. Both the pendulum and the mass-
spring system are taken to the Moon. The acceleration of free fall on the Moon is smaller than
that on Earth. What is correct about the time periods of the pendulum and the mass-spring
system on the Moon?
26. Monochromatic light is incident on 4 rectangular, parallel slits. The first principal [1 mark]
maximum is observed at an angle θ to the direction of the incident light. The number of
slits is increased to 8 each having the same width and spacing as the first 4.
Three statements about the first principal maximum with 8 slits are
I. the angle at which it is observed is greater than θ
II. its intensity increases
III. its width decreases.
Which statements are correct?
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III
27. Two lines X and Y in the emission spectrum of hydrogen gas are measured by an [1 mark]
observer stationary with respect to the gas sample.
The emission spectrum is then measured by an observer moving away from the gas sample.
What are the correct shifts X* and Y* for spectral lines X and Y?
A string stretched between two fixed points sounds its second harmonic at frequency f.
28. A string stretched between two fixed points sounds its second harmonic at frequency f. [1 mark]
Which expression, where n is an integer, gives the frequencies of harmonics that have a node
at the centre of the string?
A.
n+1
2
f
B. nf
C. 2 nf
D. (2n + 1)f
30. A beam of monochromatic light is incident on a single slit and a diffraction pattern forms [1 mark]
on the screen.
B. N sin θ1
C. N sin
( 21 )
θ
D.
sin( 21 )
θ
c
34
where c is the speed of sound in still air. The train emits sound of wavelength λ. What is
the observed speed of the sound and observed wavelength as the train approaches?
33. The graph shows the variation with time t of the velocity v of an object [1 mark]
undergoing simple harmonic motion (SHM). At which velocity does the displacement
from the mean position take a maximum positive value?
34. What is the phase difference, in rad, between the centre of a compression and the [1 mark]
centre of a rarefaction for a longitudinal travelling wave?
A. 0
π
B. 2
C. π
D. 2π
35. Two wave pulses, each of amplitude A, approach each other. They then superpose [1 mark]
before continuing in their original directions. What is the total amplitude during
superposition and the amplitudes of the individual pulses after superposition?
4
36. The refractive index for light travelling from medium X to medium Y is 3
. The refractive [1 mark]
3
index for light travelling from medium Y to medium Z is 5
. What is the refractive index for light
travelling from medium X to medium Z?
4
A. 5
15
B. 12
5
C. 4
29
D. 15
37. A pipe of fixed length is closed at one end. What is third harmonic frequency of pipe [1 mark]
first harmonic frequency of pipe
?
1
A. 5
1
B. 3
C. 3
D. 5
The graph shows the variation with position s of the displacement x of a wave
38. The graph shows the variation with position s of the displacement x of a wave [1 mark]
undergoing simple harmonic motion (SHM).
39. The diagram shows a second harmonic standing wave on a string fixed at both ends. [1 mark]
What is the phase difference, in rad, between the particle at X and the particle at Y?
A. 0
π
B. 4
π
C. 2
3π
D. 4
40. A spring loaded with mass m oscillates with simple harmonic motion. The amplitude of [1 mark]
the motion is A and the spring has total energy E. What is the total energy of the spring
when the mass is increased to 3m and the amplitude is increased to 2 A?
A. 2E
B. 4E
C. 12E
D. 18E
42. A transparent liquid forms a parallel-sided thin film in air. The diagram shows a ray I [1 mark]
incident on the upper air–film boundary at normal incidence (the rays are shown at an
angle to the normal for clarity).
Reflections from the top and bottom surfaces of the film result in three rays J, K and L. Which
of the rays has undergone a phase change of π rad?
A. J only
B. J and L only
C. J and K only
D. J, K and L
43. A stationary sound source emits waves of wavelength λ and speed v. The source now [1 mark]
moves away from a stationary observer. What are the wavelength and speed of the
sound as measured by the observer?
A particle undergoes simple harmonic motion (SHM). The graph shows the variation of
44. A particle undergoes simple harmonic motion (SHM). The graph shows the variation of [1 mark]
velocity v of the particle with time t.
45. What statement about X-rays and ultraviolet radiation is correct? [1 mark]
A. X-rays travel faster in a vacuum than ultraviolet waves.
B. X-rays have a higher frequency than ultraviolet waves.
C. X-rays cannot be diffracted unlike ultraviolet waves.
D. Microwaves lie between X-rays and ultraviolet in the electromagnetic spectrum.
47. Unpolarized light of intensity I0 is incident on the first of two polarizing sheets. Initially [1 mark]
the planes of polarization of the sheets are perpendicular.
I0
Which sheet must be rotated and by what angle so that light of intensity 4
can emerge from
the second sheet?
When a sound wave travels from a region of hot air to a region of cold air, it refracts as
48. When a sound wave travels from a region of hot air to a region of cold air, it refracts as [1 mark]
shown.
What changes occur in the frequency and wavelength of the sound as it passes from the hot air
to the cold air?
49. In simple harmonic oscillations which two quantities always have opposite directions? [1 mark]
A. Kinetic energy and potential energy
B. Velocity and acceleration
C. Velocity and displacement
D. Acceleration and displacement
50. A girl in a stationary boat observes that 10 wave crests pass the boat every minute. [1 mark]
What is the period of the water waves?
1
A. 10
min
1
B. 10
min–1
C. 10 min
D. 10 min –1
The graph shows the variation with distance x of the displacement of the particles of a
51. The graph shows the variation with distance x of the displacement of the particles of a [1 mark]
medium in which a longitudinal wave is travelling from left to right. Displacements to the
right of equilibrium positions are positive.
52. A beam of unpolarized light is incident on the first of two parallel polarizers. The [1 mark]
transmission axes of the two polarizers are initially parallel.
The first polarizer is now rotated about the direction of the incident beam by an angle
smaller than 90°. Which gives the changes, if any, in the intensity and polarization of the
transmitted light?
53. The frequency of the first harmonic standing wave in a pipe that is open at both ends is [1 mark]
200 Hz. What is the frequency of the first harmonic in a pipe of the same length that is
open at one end and closed at the other?
A. 50 Hz
B. 75 Hz
C. 100 Hz
D. 400 Hz
56. Water is draining from a vertical tube that was initially full. A vibrating tuning fork is held [1 mark]
near the top of the tube. For two positions of the water surface only, the sound is at its
maximum loudness.
B. x
3x
C. 2
D. 2x
A pendulum oscillating near the surface of the Earth swings with a time period T. What
57. A pendulum oscillating near the surface of the Earth swings with a time period T. What [1 mark]
is the time period of the same pendulum near the surface of the planet Mercury where
the gravitational field strength is 0.4g?
A. 0.4T
B. 0.6T
C. 1.6T
D. 2.5T
58. For fringes to be observed in a double-slit interference experiment, the slits must emit [1 mark]
waves that are coherent.
What conditions are required for the frequency of the waves and for the phase difference
between the waves so that the waves are coherent?
59. A train moving at speed u relative to the ground, sounds a whistle of constant frequency[1 mark]
f as it moves towards a vertical cliff face.
The sound from the whistle reaches the cliff face and is reflected back to the train. The speed of
sound in stationary air is c.
What whistle frequency is observed on the train after the reflection?
(c+u)
A. (c−u)
f
B. (c + u)f
C. (c – u)f
(c−u)
D. (c+u)
f
A mass oscillates with simple harmonic motion (SHM) of amplitude x . Its total energy is
60. A mass oscillates with simple harmonic motion (SHM) of amplitude xo. Its total energy is[1 mark]
16 J.
x0
What is the kinetic energy of the mass when its displacement is 2
?
A. 4 J
B. 8 J
C. 12 J
D. 16 J