hnttps://solvedpapers.co.uk Waves - 2017 1. ovoansnwun7ae ‘A longitudinal wave travels through a long spring, The spring is shown at one instant. What is the wavelength of the wave? spring aneessossscrnmmcteereereemmcesconsera : \ 9 3 f Q 3 rn é 5 2. oroasnsmust7i28 ‘A-sound wave has a frequency of 2500 Hz and a speed of 1500ms”’. What is the shortest distance from a point of maximum pressure in the wave to a point of minimum pressure? —/ pan A 018m (8) 030m © 060m D 120m A= = (bows! Dror s-" Asoc Arortw 7 =hittps://solvedpapers.co.uk 3. ovoatimwun7es ‘A sound wave is displayed on the screen of a cathode-ray oscilloscope (c.1.0.) as shown. A Ted aay WSS lyn dor ise PA fo toxic ts on = loo He The time-base of the c.r.o. is set at 2.5msom What isthe frequency of the sound wave? A 50H © to0re © 200Hz D 400Hz 4. groaniawsr7s ‘A car travelling in a straight line at a speed of 30ms~ passes near a stationary observer while sounding its horn. The true frequency of sound from the horn is 400 Hz. The speed of sound in air is 336ms~'. What is the change in the frequency of the sound heard by the observer as the car passes? A 39H B osHz ©) He D 78Hz & Se fo-g2S3 awery = kode 22L Be ° Ue se és - Ger = 2672 he SSL Te STS ee oS 429-21— 267215 F2H2 ‘SS. soz uMvit7/26 er Which list shows electromagnetic waves in order of increasing frequency? radio waves -> gamma rays —> ultraviolet —> infra-red @® radio waves — infra-red —> ultraviolet +> gamma rays C ultraviolet +> gamma rays —> radio waves — infra-red D__ ultraviolet —> infra-red > radio waves > gamma rays See ee re, Tics 2https://solvedpapers.co.uk 6. sroarinwar7rer The diagram shows a steel wire clamped at one end. The other end is attached to a weight hanging over a pulley. weight fixed support AA vibrator is attached to the wire near the clamped end. A stationary wave with one loop is produced. The frequency of the vibrator is f \Which frequency should be used to prosics 9 stalona’y wava wih two ope? f f 4f A Ue © of D 7. sroanvmurtrae A parallel beam of light of wavelength 600nm is incident normally on a diffraction grating. The ating has 300 lines per millimetre. — : grating ASaeean What i the total number of intensity maxima from the grating? Crags Al B3 © " D 13 a : ate d= le 5313 XS rem n= LB MS SIO Tie ei Shek Geo X10 ~F Sse e = thet 8 srozinwsn729 A pattern of interference fringes is produced using a red laser, a double slit and a screen. The ‘screen is 3.5m from the double slit. The light from the laser has a wavelength of 640nm. ‘The pattern of fringes is shown, S es mot mote | 7 BEET HSm, 72mm scale G=7 What is the separation of the slits? @ ls Saat B 16x104*m ¢ 31x10°m D 33x10%m oe oe SSS kao | Tene ate ace ehittps://solvedpapers.co.uk 9, sroznamuan7iza The period of an electromagnetic wave is 1.0ns. pole ele What are the frequency and wavelength of the wave? T ” Tome? frequency / Hz wavelength/m = Lox He A 1.0 3.0 x 10° ASM a de oSne-! B 1.0 x 108 300 + aaa es 1.010 0.30 one ict DD] 1.0«107 3.0 x 10* = 10. svoznanwit7r23 Which statement about progressive longitudinal waves is not correct? ‘A. The oscillations of the particles are parallel to the direction of travel of the wave energy. B) They have a series of nodes and antinodes. © They need a medium through which to travel. D_ They transfer energy. LA, oroanamwanrat Which statement about electromagnetic waves in a vacuum is correct? ‘A._ Amplitude is inversely proportional to velocity. ah ones is inversely proportional to wavelength. au © Intensity is proportional to amplitude. Roy ay D_ Velocity is proportional to wavelength. ee + Sain =https://solvedpapers.co.uk 12, ovoartanwut7i28 A bicycle gear wheel is a disc with 50 ‘teeth’ equally spaced around its edge, as shown. The gear wheel is rotated 10 times each second. A springy strip of metal is vibrated by the rotating ‘teeth’ The metal strip produces a sound of frequency that is equal to the frequency of vibration of the strip. gear wheel fixed clamp worngy snp (2 SBLE 22 of metal teeth — ‘The speed of sound in air is 330m“. /hatis the wavelength of the emitted sound? 0.66m B 15m Cc 66m D 500m 13. o702nanwuri728 An ambulance travels along a straight road at a speed of 30.0ms". Its siren emits sound of frequency 2000Hz. The speed of sound in the air is 340ms"'. The ambulance passes a man standing at the side of the road What is the frequency of the sound heard by the man as the ambulance moves towards him and as the ambulance moves away from him? ene fi, = 2000He frequency heard as | frequency heard as ambulance moves ambulance moves Vs tee nlf towards man/Hz | awaytromman/Hz | cy A 1820 2180 ViNs B 1840 2190 = Ls0exs eo — ZIV He ic 2180 1820 ae fo o 2190 1840 = TOBE ESS = (E37 He Reotic Recor ee rg ye :inttpsi/solvedpapers.co.uk 14, 7o2nznwsit7r26 Three different electromagnetic waves P, Q and R have the frequencies shown. frequency/Hz Pp 3x10” Q 3x10 R 6x 10" Which row identifies P, Q and R? Pp Q R infrared visible ultraviolet @© microwave | infra-red visible C | ultraviolet Xray gamma ray D visible ultraviolet Xray 15. sroxtanust7i2r Which row describes the oscillations of two moving particles in a stationary wave that are separated by a distance of half a wavelength? ] phase difference Se A 90° different B 90° same cy tH different | L@5[__ 180° same | 16. s702/2nwwr7728 A parallel beam of red light of wavelength 700nm is incident normally on a diffraction grating that has 400 lines per millimetre. What is the total number of intensity maxima from the grating?https://solvedpapers.co.uk 17. sroarznwsi78 ‘Two wave sources are oscillating in phase. Each source produces a wave of wavelength 4. The two waves from the sources meet at point X with a phase difference of 90°. ‘What is a possible eee in the distances from the two wave sources to point X? a a 4 ce 4 Di Oi Zz A ole 18. sroansnwsr7ize A transverse wave travels along a rope. The graph shows the variation of the displacement of the particles in the rope with distance along it at a particular instant. direction of travel of wave ‘Atwhiich distance along the rope do the particles have maximum upwards velocity? @® 0.5m B 10m © 1.5m D 20mhnttps://solvedpapers.co.uk 19. s7oananwa7r23 A trace is shown on the screen of a cathode-ray oscilloscope (c.r-0.) {10cm 1.0em The time-base setting is 2.5mscm” and the Y-gain is 20Vem". What is the frequency and the amplitude of the waveform displayed by the c.r.0.? = — = frequency | amplitude Ea ees ar THz v S Fetes i A | 0.00375 4.0 < = ore eee B | 0.00375 80 = , Mi 5 ae ©) 27 40 Groplitle Sere WOVe D 267 80 =o" 20, svoziisawsni798 A high-speed train approaches a stationary observer at a speed of 80ms”. The train's hom emits a sound of frequency 250 Hz, The speed of sound is 340ms* What isthe observed frequency of the sound from the horn? /~ A 190H2 B 200Hz © 3102 (© 330Hz pee Vas acone x Séemt Jeo o)— Se = theo He each Nets at ee a eee ©hnttps://solvedpapers.co.uk 21. svoansnwur7res Which row shows a correct frequency in Hz for each of the four principal radiations? X-rays | ultraviolet _| microwaves | _ infra-red al 10° 10“ so" 10" B| 10 10" 10% 10° c |, 10% 10” 10" 10" (2) 10" 10% 10" 10 22. ovoanswmut7es A pipe of length 100cm is open at both ends. A loudspeaker situated at one end of the pipe can ‘emit sound of different wavelengths. loudspeaker — of ‘Atwhich wavelength can a stationary wave be produced in the pipe? (A) 500m B 75cm © 150m D 300m Opor—ainted Me hes Arhrodle at encl sna An~d & wide at fe mal point i 100cm, | 23, oveansmutrer ‘Monochromatic light is incident on a diffraction grating and a diffraction pattern is observed. Which row shows possible effects of replacing the grating with one that has twice as many lines per millimetre? number of orders of angle between first and diffraction visible second orders of diffraction A decreases decreases decreases increases c increases decreases D increases increases Cherie | ee eae Enttpsi//solvedpapers.co.uk 24, sroaanwa7728 Monochromatic light of wavelength 2 is incident on two narrow slits Sy and Sp, a small distance apart. A series of bright and dark fringes are observed on a screen a long distance away from the sits. light wavelength 4 [= The nth dark fringe from the central bright fringe is observed at point P on the screen. Which equation is correct for all positive values of n? A sp-sp= 0h — doe Foriige G @ dashactre B S.P-S\P=nt Oa ene Ta © siP-siP=(n- 3) 7s ae $5 (a- D S.P-S\P=(n+ 3) — 28, sroanvonsnre The displacement-time graph for a layer of air in the path of a sound wave is shown, displacement | Which wave quantity is increasing? A amplitude » A> Ay © frequency heeas © period ay D wavelength ag Ee es i rcs ahttpsi//solvedpapers.co.uk 26. 97021 VOIN/17123 A loudspeaker emits a sound wave into a tube initially full of water. loudspeaker. FA bud sued G boned Qh an antineda i y ae (ome Sount Ree ria — Aictance. Ghe two Ombineh & A “Se As2Cy-x) A tap at the bottom of the tube is opened so that water slowly leaves the tube. For some lengths of the air column in the tube, the sound heard is much louder. ‘The first loud sound is heard when the air column in the tube has length x. ‘The next time that a loud sound is heard is when the air column in the tube has length y. What is the wavelength of the sound wave from the loudspeaker? A x B 4 ©%v-» D 4y-x) 27. srozivonni7rs Diffraction can be observed when a wave passes an obstruction. The diffraction effect is greatest when the wavelength and the obstruction are similar in size. For waves travelling through air, what is the combination of wave and obstruction that could best demnpnetrete recon? (A microwaves passing a steel post B radio waves passing a copper wire © sound waves passing a human hair D visible light waves passing a gate post ORS BPRS eeinttps://solvedpapers.co.uk 28. o7oanvonvi728 Light of a particular wavelength 2. is emitted from the Sun. At any instant, a band of wavelengths ranging from less than 2, to more than 2. is observed on the Earth. This is caused by the Doppler effect — NoTTO (=) Lu SCALE What could be the explanation for this Doppler effect? ‘A. The Sun is moving at right-angles to a line joining the Sun and the Earth. B The Sun is moving away from the Earth. C The Sun is moving towards the Earth . ‘The Sun is rotating. 29. svo2nvont76 What is the order of magnitude of the frequencies of electromagnetic waves in the visible spectrum? A 10°Hz B 10°Hz © 10"Hz D 10 Hz 30, sroanvom7a7 ‘Two signals approach each other, as shown. “ae te At one instant, the signals completely overlap. According to the principle of superposition, what is the shape of the resulting signal at this instant? 8 c D Se ee ie eet uhttps://solvedpapers.co.uk 31. s7eanvonui7i8 Coherent waves are produced at P and at Q and travel outwards in all directions. The line RS is half-way between P and Q and perpendicular to the line joining P and Q. The distance RS is much greater than the distance PQ. Pe R ee cen eee NOT TO So) SCALE Along which of the lines shown is an interference pattern observed? A. both RS and XY S only on only D neither RS nor XY 32. groan von7790 A diffraction grating is used to measure the wavelength of monochromatic light, as shown in the diagram. grating first order maximum, ‘monochromatic 70.0 light first order maximum The spacing of the slits in the grating is 1.00 10m. The angle between the first order diffraction maxima is 70.0°. Qo dee ts What is the wavelength of the light? ey ae YS 7 at A 287nm B 470nm (©) sr4nm D 0mm ay KIS chee TPE Nees | Tera Te: ahttps://solvedpapers.co.uk 33. groan vonii729 Abar vibrates with frequency f to produce water waves in a ripple tank. wip barrier with ‘gap of width x bar vibrating with frequency f— ‘The waves pass through a gap of width x in a barrier so that diffraction occurs. Which combination of vibration frequency and gap width will produce the smallest angle of diffraction? iim — tte Lt te drequensy ieraton, | gap with tee Sele ta A F L x - ye bs A at unde gag Precuca les Adtprs chon B £ 2x 2 oy oF eo @y_» x 34. sroanzi0Nt723 ‘Which wave is a longitudinal wave? A alight wave traveling through air Ba radio wave from a broadcasting station C a ripple on the surface of water © souna wave travelling through air Ee si ree aehnttpsi/solvedpapers.co.uk 35. sroanzomnraz ‘When sound travels through air, the air particles vibrate. A graph of displacement against time for a single air particle is shown, _ pt mone: displece, —oo: displacement ae — At equtebrurn q esittin, Tee Gr zr time WE ee los he mex Sear Se Which graph best shows how the kinetic energy of the air particle varies with time? = = = 9% A B kinetic energy ol T 27 ane ° © kinetic kinetic energy energy ol ol T 27 time F 27 time 36, ovo2r2/0N7725 AA train that is moving in a straight line along a railway track has a whistle that continuously emits ‘sound of frequency f. ‘A woman standing by the side of the track hears sound ie 5 ee The speed of sound in the air is 340ms ¢ bot 08S What is the velocity of the train? aia faeces! A 51ms™ away from the woman iy = B_/51ms™ towards the woman Se Vives tv 60ms"" away from the woman ae D 60ms* towards the woman 3eot y = Anzeo = {ao Oost Vs Gen — 2¢0 = Gold away. eee et a aes =inttpsi//solvedpapers.co.uk 37. srozn2omn7i2e A vibrating tuning fork is held above a glass cylinder filled to the top with water. The water level is steadily lowered. A loud sound is first heard when the water level is 83.5cm above the bench, The next loud sound is heard when the water level is 17.1 cm above the bench. _tuning fork ‘uni NOTTO SCALE Loud Seach baad GA Gulivedes — Nittanee Low tae cylinder — Auntie da = 2 A = Bre i914 4 1 = tee. Aan 666 =/ezr]en, ‘The speed of sound in air is 340ms™* €=%steoutt i cae What is the frequency of the tuning fork? mi (Br 2S, A 128H2 256 Hz CC 384Hz D 512H2 a 38, s7oana10mr720 Orange light in a vacuum has a wavelength of 600nm. pee a ceeees tae What is the frequency of this light? A Covoxio ae A 180Hz B 50x10'H2 ¢ 18x10"H2 (©) s0x10"He = SNP He 39, sroanziomn7a27 A stationary sound wave has a series of nodes. The distance between the first and the sixth node is 30.0cm. ‘What is the wavelength of the sound wave" A 50cm B 60cm Cc 10.0cm & a Q “a “a aor Sea Liat | ea oS aa oy a ey nae ee eeehttps://solvedpapers.co.uk 40. s702nzonn728 Which diagram shows the diffraction of water waves in a ripple tank? [lif Hp CA © D Ip) Anil stands between a radio transmitter and a house, as shown. house radio transmitter The radio transmitter cannot be seen from the house, but radio waves from the transmitter are received at the house. Why is this? ‘A The wavelength of light is longer than the wavelength of radio waves so there is more diffraction of light over the hill. B_ The wavelength of light is shorter than the wavelength of radio waves so there is more _/Siffraction of light over the hill. The wavelength of radio waves is longer than the wavelength of light so there is more diffraction of radio waves over the hill DD The wavelength of radio waves is shorter than the wavelength of light so there is more diffraction of radio waves over the hill NCE Ns Tn et: ainttpsi//solvedpapers.co.uk 42, sroanzionvs7i30 In an experiment to demonstrate double-sit interference using light, the distance from the slits to the screen is doubled and the slit separation is halved. The wavelength of the light is kept constant. By shien eciox dose te seis of pecont rigid rrijas arses? = + ee Ce c2 © 4 43. svoansonst722 ‘The graph shows how the displacement of a particle in a wave varies with time. displacement/em “| N\ 1 0: 1: 4 Which statement is correct? time/s ‘A The wave has a period of 2s and could be either transverse or longitudinal. B _TIhe wave has a period of 2s and must be transverse ©) The wave has a period of 4s and could be either transverse or longitudinal D The wave has a period of 4s and must be transverse. 44, svoansomit73 ‘Awave travels along a coiled spring. ‘The graph shows the variation with time of the displacement of a point on the spring. displacement What is the frequency of the wave? A 0.13Hz B 0.20Hz Cc 5.0Hz (© 75Hhttps://solvedpapers.co.uk 48. s7oanaonnzi4 An electrical signal is displayed on a cathode-ray oscilloscope (c.r.0.). AT The time-base setting is 60ms div Ax 2V dd x [der The Y-gain setting is 2Vdiv", ae Wats the amplitude ofthe signet? @w B 4v c sv D tov 46, soar 30N7I5 ‘A source of sound of frequency F at point Z is moving at a steady speed. The pattern of the ») Which row describes the frequencies of the sound heard by stationary observers at X and Y? © frequency | frequency heard atX | heard at Y aren uln eee <- | oF oF | < oF oFhnttps://solvedpapers.co.uk 47. sroanvonv726 A car travelling at a steady speed in a straight line passes close to a stationary observer. The ‘observer measures the frequency of the sound from the engine. ‘As the car approaches, the observed frequency is 220Hz. When the car moves away, the observed frequency is 180 Hz. ‘The speed of sound in air is 340ms~ What is the speed of the car? ee A 85ms* 8 aime ©)ums* D 38ms* = ov) C2 ov) _ 1go( 20010) | row +1802 %egeu — & = rose : soGsee-)- ol test oa p= (Rover) | 220e0o-v) sreeGret¥ ; 5 a in | Fee+ Nev = Giro t (Bev ‘ Va 1 bse 48. s7ozngonui727 i = seools Which frequency of electromagnetic radiation could be ultraviolet? A 1.0% 10°H2 B 1.0 10°Hz © AO 10? Hz 10 10%He 49. s70anvonn728 ‘An electromagnetic wave travels in a straight line through a vacuum. The wave has a frequency of 6.0 THz ‘in te one ceca ie ee is angi ore A 50x10 = B 20x10! 20x10 5.0% 107 ee 1 A ion z et Fopicten. = 2000 ‘ 5 rele =—hhttps://solvedpapers.co.uk 50. svo2nwon7729 A beam of laser light is directed towards a narrow slit. ofan eee te TH Under Qo cross-section — panel a ”~e Bo os of beam of light — oer ae gay tieyl slit tte Wavrow Slut - After emerging from the other side of the slit, the light then falls on a screen, What is the pattern of light seen on the ea ELS NT ane ee Tos ashttps://solvedpapers.co.uk SI, sroansiont780 The diagrams show four pairs of waves. In each case the displacement y measured at a fixed point is plotted against time t mcelyvent waves bart @z Constant pier Which pair of waves is not coherent? ff ren ce A 2https://solvedpapers.co.uk 52. sroanarena i722 What is the relationship between the amplitude of a wave and its intensity? ‘A amplitude « intensity ran B amplitude « (intensity? ay © ampttuse cc intensity 4 +- D (amplitude)? x intensity 53, sroanamaait729 Which statement about light waves and sound waves is correct? (A? Both light waves and sound waves show the Doppler effect. B Light waves can be diffracted but sound waves cannot be diffracted. © Sound waves are transverse waves and light waves are longitudinal waves. D Sound waves can travel in a vacuum but light waves cannot travel in a vacuum. 54, svoartzena i724 The diagram shows two waves R and S. displacement wave R wave time Wave R has an amplitude of 8m and a period of 30ms What are the amplitude and the period of wave S? ampltude/em | period/ms A 2 10 8 2a 90 | 4 | 10 D 4 90https://solvedpapers.co.uk ‘35. s7022FM 117725 A source of sound waves is travelling as shown. in which situation would the stationary observer detect the largest decrease in the observed frequency? —source Shenty Lo Bp Ig Gey fro s 6: observer source observer source santas ° * . . Smit —10ms" — The Greet dea Seed, tom c OY Greate olnsranry observer source observer source 7 ay fraqsiney. een toms" 56, sroanaenn726 Mand N are two electromagnetic waves. The ratio wavelength of M _ os oe wavelength of N reat S What could M and N be? 2 © Is M N =e 1 eo = |G] microwaves | visible ign B | microwaves ‘rays c rays microwaves D | visible ight | _ microwaves 57. svoanziena nvr A progressive wave is incident normally on a flat reflector. The reflected wave overlaps with the incident wave and a stationary wave is formed. displacement of the incident wave aes the reflected aot BO oO: D2 Atan antinode, what could be the ratio at any instant? nna Nemes TaN ee Rs ayinttpsi//solvedpapers.co.uk 58. sroanzenars728 ‘A monochromatic plane wave of speed ¢ and wavelength 2 is diffracted at a small aperture. The diagram illustrates successive wavefronts. a BA Fen G to = & e fae os ) Se Fe eels eo tee =o 3A - H ‘Ator what tine wit some portion of the weveyont GH reach polnt P? 4 2 3A an hem Oe be 59, sroznzmenn729 In an experiment to demonstrate two-source interference of light, a beam of light is split into two beams using two slits 0.50mm apart. These two beams are incident on a laboratory wall at a distance of 4.0m. ‘The wavelength of light is S50nm. How far apart are two adjacent interference fringes that are formed on the laboratory wall? Ve A 0.22mm B 044mm © 22mm (O44mm Az orm x2 AK hie a ieee = SkORIS KE