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    The document discusses wave phenomena including angle of incidence, construction of wavefronts, wavelength, period, frequency, speed, amplitude, and displacement. It also discusses waves on a string including wavelength, frequency, speed, amplitude, and a cosine wave. Properties of waves such as rays, wavefronts, frequency, period, displacement, and velocity are examined.

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    The document discusses wave phenomena including angle of incidence, construction of wavefronts, wavelength, period, frequency, speed, amplitude, and displacement. It also discusses waves on a string including wavelength, frequency, speed, amplitude, and a cosine wave. Properties of waves such as rays, wavefronts, frequency, period, displacement, and velocity are examined.

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    The document discusses wave phenomena including angle of incidence, construction of wavefronts, wavelength, period, frequency, speed, amplitude, and displacement. It also discusses waves on a string including wavelength, frequency, speed, amplitude, and a cosine wave. Properties of waves such as rays, wavefronts, frequency, period, displacement, and velocity are examined.

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    4 WavesP2 - M

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    The document discusses wave phenomena including angle of incidence, construction of wavefronts, wavelength, period, frequency, speed, amplitude, and displacement. It also discusses waves on a string including wavelength, frequency, speed, amplitude, and a cosine wave. Properties of waves such as rays, wavefronts, frequency, period, displacement, and velocity are examined.

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    1.

    Wave phenomena
    (a) (i) wave that transfers energy; 1
    (ii) amplitude = 4.0mm; 1
    wavelength = 2.4cm; 1
    1
    frequency = ;
    0 .3
    = 3.3Hz; 1
    speed = 3.3 2.4;
    = 8.0cms 1; 1

    (b) (i) angle of incidence = 40 ;


    sin 40
    sin r
    1. 4
    r = 27 ;
    angle = 63 ; 3
    Award [1 max] for angle of incidence = 50 , r = 33 .
    (ii) construction: wavefronts equally spaced;
    separation less in medium B;
    angle in medium B correct by eye; 3
    [11]

    2. Waves on a string
    (a) (i) wavelength = 3.0cm; 1
    (ii) period 0.25 ms;
    hence frequency = 4000Hz; 2
    (Bald answer 4000 Hz scores [2])

    0.03
    (iii) c 3
    0.03 4000 120 ms 1 ; 1
    0.25 10

    Watch ecf from (i) and (ii)

    (b) (i) correct labelling of amplitude of 2.0 mm; 1


    (Any line from equilibrium to crest or trough)
    (ii) cosine wave from x = 0;
    period constant throughout; 2
    [7]

    1
    3. (a) ray: direction in which wave (energy) is travelling;
    wavefront: line joining (neighbouring) points that have the same phase /
    displacement /
    Or suitable reference to Huygen’s principle;
    ray is normal to a wavefront; 3

    (b) (i) wavefront parallel to D; 1

    (ii) frequency is constant;


    since v = f λ, v λ;
    wavelength larger in medium I, hence higher speed in medium I; 3
    Allow solution based on angles marked on diagram or speed of
    wavefronts.

    vI
    (iii) ratio = I
    (or based on Snell’s law);
    vR R
    3 .0
    = = 2.0 allow 0.5; 2
    1 .5

    (c) (i) velocity / displacement / direction in (+) and (–) directions;


    idea of periodicity; 2

    (ii) period = 3.0 ms;


    1
    frequency = = 330 Hz; 2
    T

    (iii) Accept any one of the following.


    at time t = 0, 1.5 ms, 3.0 ms, 4.5 ms, etc; 1

    (iv) area of half-loop = 140 10 squares / mean v = 4.0 m s–1 accept 0.2;
    = 140 × 0.4 × 0.1 × 10 / 4.0 × 1.5 × 10–3;
    –3

    = 5.6 × 10–3 m / 6.0 × 10–3 m; 2


    Award [1] for area of triangle.

    (v) (twice) the amplitude; 1


    Allow distance moved in 1.5 m s.
    [17]

    2
    4. Wave properties
    (a) (i) direction in which energy is travelling / locus of one point on a
    wavefront; 1
    (ii) speed at which energy is propagated along the wave; 1

    3 1
    (b) (i) frequency 6.0 10 170 Hz ; 1
    (ii) at t = 1.0ms , displacement (= 1.7 + 0.7) = 2.4mm;
    at t = 8.0ms, displacement = 1.7 0.7;
    = 1.0mm; 3
    [6]

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