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Time :40minutes
Red light travelling in glass strikes a glass-air boundary. Some light is reflected and some is refracted. Which diagram
correctly shows the reflection and refraction?
A swimming pool is lit by a lamp in the bottom of the pool. The directions of three rays from the lamp are shown.
Which of the marked angles is the critical angle for the light?
The deviation angle d is measured for light rays of different frequency, including blue light and red light.
Which graph is correct?
The diagram shows a patient having her eyes tested. A chart with letters on it is placed behind her and she sees the chart
reflected in a plane mirror.
How far away from the patient does the chart seem to be?
A
8
2m
4m
5m
7m
A
0
B
1
C
2
The diagram shows the image of a clock in a plane mirror.
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09:25
09:35
If the object moves towards the mirror in the direction shown by the arrow, in which direction does the image move?
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The diagram shows the waves in a ripple tank in which the water in parts P and Q is of different depths.
How do the wavelengths and the speeds V1 and V2 of the waves compare in P and in Q?
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13
The distance between successive peaks is 0.60 m and the frequency is 2.5 Hz.
How long does it take for a wave to travel 3.0 m along the spring?
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A
0.20 s
B
0.50 s
C
2.0 s
D
5.0 s
A vertical stick is dipped up and down in water at P. In two seconds, three wave crests are produced on the surface of the
water.
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Water waves travel more slowly in shallow water than in deep water.
Which diagram shows what will happen to plane waves in deep water when they enter shallow water?
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If a wave of velocity c is of frequency F and wavelength , then for a wave of velocity 2c, the frequency and wavelength
could be
A
B
C
D
Frequency
Wavelength
2F
F/2
F/2
F
2
2
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Which line gives an example of a longitudinal wave and describes its vibrations?
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The diagram shows how displacement varies with time as a wave passes a fixed point.
0.50 Hz
1.0 Hz
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21
X-rays, visible light and radio waves are all part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
What is the correct order of increasing wavelength?
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Which type of wave is used to send telephone signals to and from a satellite?
A
infra-red waves
B
light waves
C
microwaves
D
sound waves
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24
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2.0 Hz
A
They are longitudinal.
B
They can be seen.
C
They have the same frequency in air.
D
They travel at the same speed in a vacuum.
A ray of light is incident on one side of a rectangular glass block, so that the angle of refraction is 40 in the glass. Which
diagram correctly shows a possible path of this ray? [The critical angle for glass is 42.]
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A ray of light enters a glass block at an angle of incidence i producing an angle of refraction r in the glass.
Several different values of i and r are measured, and a graph is drawn of sin i against sinr. Which graph is correct?
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30
What causes refraction when light travels from air into glass?
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A
The amplitude of the light waves changes.
B
The colour of the light changes.
C
The frequency of the light waves changes.
D
The speed of the light changes.
The diagram shows the direction of movement of a wavefront XY in medium 1 and, later, in medium 2.
How do the speed and frequency of the wave change when the wavefront passes into medium 2?
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Water waves change direction when they move from shallow water to deep water.
A vibrator sends ripples across the surface of water. They run closer together as they travel further from the vibrator.This
shows that the ripples
A
B
C
D
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35
decrease in frequency.
increase in frequency.
slow down.
speed up.
A surf-board moves at a speed of 5 m/s on the crest of a wave. The distance between wave crests is 10 m. What is the
frequency of the wave motion?
A
0.5Hz
B
2Hz
C
5Hz
D
10 Hz
The diagram shows waves set up in a rope by a student moving the free end up
and down at a steady rate.
What is the wavelength of the waves shown, and what will be the wavelength when the student doubles the frequency at
which the free end is moved up and down?
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A set of straight water ripples in a ripple tank travels over a thick, triangular perspex sheet. Which diagram shows the wave
pattern?
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The diagram represents some of the main parts of the electromagnetic spectrum.
2
3
ultraviolet visible light
visible light
ultraviolet
ultraviolet X-rays
ultraviolet radio waves
4
X-rays
X-rays
radio waves
X-rays
A flash of lightning and the corresponding thunder clap are detected 6 s apart. It is calculated that the lightning struck about
1800 m away. On which assumption is the calculation based?
A
B
C
D
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1
radio waves
radio waves
visible light
visible light
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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 1.5 cm. What is the velocity of the wave at point S?
A
B
C
D
3.0 cm/s
6.0 cm/s
12 cm/s
24 cm/s
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