13-General Wave Properties-Waves-Cie o Level Physics-1-2

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General Wave Properties

Question Paper
Level O Level
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Subject Physics
Exam Board Cambridge International Examinations
Unit Waves
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Topic General Wave Properties
Booklet Question Paper
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Time Allowed: 50 minutes
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1 For a transverse wave, what is a wavefront ?

A a line joining all points on the same crest of a wave
B a line showing the displacement of a wave
C the energy content of a wave
D the first part of a wave to reach a point
2 A longitudinal wave passes along a spring. The coils of the spring vibrate from side to side.
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The diagram shows the positions of the coils at one particular time.
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W X Y Z
Which positions are one wavelength apart?
A W and X B W and Z
c C X and Z D Y and Z
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3 A water wave in a ripple tank refracts as it passes from deep water to shallow water.
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Which properties change as the wave refracts?

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A frequency and amplitude

B frequency and wavelength
C speed and frequency
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D speed and wavelength
4 A sound wave travels through air. The lines in the diagram show the positions of layers of air at
one particular time.
Which distance shows the wavelength of the wave?
A B C D
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5 A wave in a ripple tank passes from a deeper to a shallower region and refracts.
Which wave properties decrease as the wave enters the shallow region?
A frequency only
B speed only
C frequency and wavelength
D speed and wavelength
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6 A ball floating in a ripple tank begins to move vertically up and down as a wave passes beneath
it. The ball does not move horizontally.
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wave
direction
ball movement
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Which statement is correct?
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A Both energy and water are transferred in the wave direction.

B Energy is not transferred in the wave direction but water is.
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C Energy is transferred in the wave direction but water is not.

D Neither energy nor water is transferred in the wave direction.
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7 In an experiment using a ripple tank, plane wavefronts arrive at a plane surface.
plane surface
Which row correctly describes the waves after they are reflected from the surface?
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8 Which statement is correct?
A Infra-red radiation cannot travel in a vacuum.

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B Infra-red radiation cannot travel in solids or in gases.

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C Infra-red radiation can only travel in a vacuum.

D Infra-red radiation can travel in a vacuum and in gases.
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9 Water waves refract at a boundary between deep water and shallow water.
What is the effect on the frequency, wavelength and speed of the waves at the boundary?
frequency
requency wavelength speed
A changes changes stays the same

B changes stays the same stays the same
C stays the same changes changes
D stays the same stays the same changes
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10 What is the frequency of a wave?
A The number of waves passing a fixed point per second.

B The number of peaks added to the number of troughs passing a fixed point per second.
C The time taken for one wave to pass a fixed point.
D The time taken for the displacement to change from maximum to minimum.
11 Which statement is correct for all electromagnetic waves?
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A They are transverse.
B They cannot travel in a vacuum.
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C They have the same frequency.
D They travel through lead.
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12 A wave of frequency 13 000 Hz travels 1300 m in 4.0 s.
What is the wavelength of the wave?
A 0.025 m B 0.40 m C 2.5 m D 40 m

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13 A star explodes in outer space.
Which waves from the exploding star do not reach the Earth?
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A infra-red
B light
C radio
D sound
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14 A ripple tank is used to show wave behaviour. The dipper vibrates up and down at a constant
frequency.
vibrating
dipper
water
water tank glass block
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What happens to the frequency and to the speed of the wave as it reaches the glass block?
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15 A wave has a frequency of 10 kHz.

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Which pair of values of its speed and wavelength is possible?
speed wavelength
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m/s m
A 330 0.33
B 330 33
C 3.0 × 108 30
D 3.0 × 108 3.0 × 104
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16 Energy can be transferred in many different ways.
In which situation is energy transferred by wave motion?
A colliding atoms in a heated copper rod

B fast-moving electrons in a cathode-ray oscilloscope
C hot water rising in a heated saucepan
D ripples passing across water in a ripple tank
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17 Which of the following travels as a longitudinal wave?
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A a radio wave in air
B a sound wave in a solid
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a wave on a rope shaken from side to side
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D an infra-red wave in space
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18 The diagram shows a ball floating in a tank of water.

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direction of wave
ball
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Which diagram shows the movement of the ball as the wave passes?
A B C D
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19 A wave has a frequency of 2 Hz.
How many waves are produced in one minute?
60 2
A 2 × 60 B C 2 D
2 60
20 The diagram shows the pattern of waves in a ripple tank.
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What does the pattern show?
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A waves being reflected

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B waves being refracted

C waves changing frequency
D waves changing speed
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21 In a ripple tank, a vibrator produces circular wavefronts which hit a flat surface.
vibrator
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The reflected wavefronts are also parts of circles. Where is the centre of these circles?
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B
c C
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D
vibrator
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22 The displacement-distance and displacement-time graphs are for a water wave in a ripple tank.
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displacement displacement
0 0
0 1 2 distance / cm 0 0.02 0.04 0.06 time / s
What is the speed of the water wave?
A 0.02 cm / s B 0.08 cm / s C 25 cm / s D 50 cm / s
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23 A student uses a spring to demonstrate waves. He moves the spring with his hand.
spring placed on bench
Which diagram demonstrates the type of wave produced by a source of sound?
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A B
C c tu D
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24 Which diagram shows an example of a longitudinal wave?
A light travelling from a lamp to a screen
lamp lens screen
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B a spring pushed backwards and forwards
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C a spring pushed up and down
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D a water ripple caused by a dipper moving up and down
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dipper
water
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25 Which diagram correctly represents water waves travelling from deep water to shallow water?
A B
deep deep
shallow shallow
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C D
deep deep
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shallow shallow
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26 The diagrams show different views of a water wave in a ripple tank.
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P
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Q S
R
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cross-section of wave crests seen from above
Which letters represent a wavelength and a wavefront?
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27 A ripple tank is used to demonstrate refraction of plane water waves.
deep water shallow water
9.6 cm / s
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1.2 cm
0.8 cm
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boundary
Waves in deep water have a wavelength of 1.2 cm and a speed of 9.6 cm / s. The wavelength of
the waves in shallow water is 0.8 cm.
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What is the speed of the waves in the shallow water?
A 6.4 cm / s B 8.0 cm / s C 9.6 cm / s D 14.4 cm / s

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28 When ice melts to become water, which force must be overcome?

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A the attraction between electrons and the nucleus

B the attraction between the atoms in a molecule
C the force between molecules
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D the force of gravity
29 Which factors increase the rate of evaporation of a liquid?
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30 The diagram shows a water wave in a ripple tank.
P
R
3.0 cm 3.0 cm 1.5 cm 1.5 cm

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The wave has a speed of 12 cm / s at R.
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The wave crosses a boundary PQ where the distance between crests changes from 3.0 cm to
1.5 cm.
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What is the speed of the wave at S?
A 3.0 cm / s B 6.0 cm / s C 12 cm / s D 24 cm / s
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31 The diagram shows the refraction of water waves as they cross a boundary in a ripple tank.
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boundary
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direction of
wave motion
What causes this refraction?
A a change in frequency due to a change in depth

B a change in frequency due to a change in wavelength
C a change in speed due to a change in depth
D a change in speed due to a change in frequency
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32 Waves pass from deep water to shallow water and refraction occurs.
deep
1m
2m/s
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shallow
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0.4 m
What is the speed of the waves in the shallow water?
A 0.2 m / s B 0.8 m / s c C 2.0 m / s D 5.0 m / s

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33 What is meant by the term wavefront?
A the distance between successive peaks of a wave
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B the distance between the trough and the peak of a wave

C a line joining points along the peak of a wave
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D a line joining the trough and the peak of a wave
34 The diagram shows how displacement varies with time as a wave passes a fixed point.
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displacement / m
0.10
0.05
0
0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0
time / s
–0.05
–0.10
What is the frequency of this wave?
A 0.25 Hz B 0.50 Hz C 1.0 Hz D 2.0 Hz
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35 The diagram shows part of a spring that is shaken from side to side to produce a wave.
0.60 m
The distance between successive peaks is 0.60 m and the frequency is 2.5 Hz.
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How long does it take for a wave to travel 3.0 m along the spring?
A 0.20 s B 0.50 s C 2.0 s D 5.0 s
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36 The diagram shows a wave on a string with two points P and Q marked. The wave is moving in
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the direction shown.
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wave direction
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Q
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What will happen next?

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A P will move to the right.

B P will move up.
C Q will not move.
D Q will move up.
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37 The dipper in a ripple tank vibrates at a frequency of 4.0 Hz and the resulting wave pattern is
photographed.
The distance between the two crests shown is 20 cm.
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20 cm
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What is the speed of the wave?
A 4 cm / s B 5 cm / s C 16 cm / s D 20 cm / s
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38 The diagram shows a wave moving into shallower water.
direction of wave
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deeper shallower
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water water
obstruction
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The wavelength of the waves is reduced because
A both the frequency and the speed decrease.

B both the frequency and the speed increase.
C only the frequency increases.
D only the speed decreases.
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39 The diagram shows a graph of wave motion.
displacement
0
0 time
Q
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Which quantities are shown by distances P and Q?
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40 Which of the following is an example of a transverse and a longitudinal wave?

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transverse wave longitudinal wave
A light water ripples
B radio sound
C sound light
D water ripples radio
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41 The diagram shows a water wave in a ripple tank.
R S
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3.0 cm 3.0 cm
Q 1.5 cm 1.5 cm
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The wave has a speed of 12 cm/s at R.
The wave crosses a boundary PQ where the distance between crests changes from 3.0 cm to
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What is the velocity of the wave at point S?
A 3.0 cm/s
B 6.0 cm/s
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C 12 cm/s
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D 24 cm/s
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42 The diagram shows the variation of the displacement of a wave with distance from the source.
displacement / cm 2.0
1.0
0
0 20 40 60 80
– 1.
distance from
– 2. source / cm
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What is the amplitude of the wave?
A 2.0 cm
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B 4.0 cm
C 20 cm
D 40 cm c
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General Wave Properties

1 For a transverse wave, what is a wavefront ?

Which positions are one wavelength apart?

Which properties change as the wave refracts?

A frequency and amplitude

D speed and wavelength

Which distance shows the wavelength of the wave?

A Both energy and water are transferred in the wave direction.

C Energy is transferred in the wave direction but water is not.

7 In an experiment using a ripple tank, plane wavefronts arrive at a plane surface.

A Infra-red radiation cannot travel in a vacuum.

B Infra-red radiation cannot travel in solids or in gases.

C Infra-red radiation can only travel in a vacuum.

A changes changes stays the same

10 What is the frequency of a wave?

A The number of waves passing a fixed point per second.

11 Which statement is correct for all electromagnetic waves?

What is the wavelength of the wave?

A 0.025 m B 0.40 m C 2.5 m D 40 m

13 A star explodes in outer space.

15 A wave has a frequency of 10 kHz.

Which pair of values of its speed and wavelength is possible?

16 Energy can be transferred in many different ways.

In which situation is energy transferred by wave motion?

A colliding atoms in a heated copper rod

18 The diagram shows a ball floating in a tank of water.

19 A wave has a frequency of 2 Hz.

How many waves are produced in one minute?

20 The diagram shows the pattern of waves in a ripple tank.

A waves being reflected

B waves being refracted

What is the speed of the water wave?

spring placed on bench

Which diagram demonstrates the type of wave produced by a source of sound?

24 Which diagram shows an example of a longitudinal wave?

A light travelling from a lamp to a screen

lamp lens screen

cross-section of wave crests seen from above

Which letters represent a wavelength and a wavefront?

27 A ripple tank is used to demonstrate refraction of plane water waves.

deep water shallow water

A 6.4 cm / s B 8.0 cm / s C 9.6 cm / s D 14.4 cm / s

28 When ice melts to become water, which force must be overcome?

A the attraction between electrons and the nucleus

D the force of gravity

29 Which factors increase the rate of evaporation of a liquid?

30 The diagram shows a water wave in a ripple tank.

3.0 cm 3.0 cm 1.5 cm 1.5 cm

The wave has a speed of 12 cm / s at R.

What causes this refraction?

A a change in frequency due to a change in depth

What is the speed of the waves in the shallow water?

A 0.2 m / s B 0.8 m / s c C 2.0 m / s D 5.0 m / s

B the distance between the trough and the peak of a wave

D a line joining the trough and the peak of a wave

What is the frequency of this wave?

A 0.25 Hz B 0.50 Hz C 1.0 Hz D 2.0 Hz

A 0.20 s B 0.50 s C 2.0 s D 5.0 s