Physics P14 and P16 Q&A

P14 mid of chapter questions

Q1: The first has distance on its horizontal axis, and the
second has time on its horizontal axis.
Q2:

Q3: Measure across 10 ripples and find the average

separation by dividing by 10.
Q4: 1.5 cm
Q5: a) 100 Hz b) 0.01 s
Q6: The molecules vibrate up and down.
Q7: Longitudinal
Q8:
Q9: 300m/s
Q10: wavelength 1m has the higher frequency
Q11: frequency 90MHz has longer wavelength
Q12: a) speed decreases b) wavelength decreases c)
frequency is unchanged
Q13:

Q14: Change the depth of the water – shallower water

gives slower ripple speed.
Q15: Diffraction – ripples spread out into the space
beyond the gap.
Q16: For greatest diffraction effect, the width of the
gap should be equal to the wavelength of the waves.
Q17:

End of Chapter questions:

Q1) A wave transfers energy from place to place
without transferring matter.
Q2) a) a wave reflects when it bounces off the
boundary between two materials.
b) A wave refracts when its speed changes.
Q3) reflection and refraction are two properties of
waves that can be explained using the wave model.
Q4)
a) 4.0 cm
b) 3.0 cm
c) one wave = 4 cm so 10 cm = 2.5 waves
so, 2.5 waves pass in 1s
Frequency = 2.5 Hz
d)

Q5)

Q6)
Q7)

Q8)
a) decreases
b) stays the same
c) decreases
Q9)
a) Speed = frequency x wavelength, v = f λ
b) v = f λ= 6 ∗ (1014 ) ∗ 3.75 ∗ (10−7 )
Q10)

Q11)
a)
i: amplitude
ii: wavelength
b)
 i: string moves air backwards and forwards
ii: gets quieter
Q12
a)
i: cannot make diagram in word
c) cannot make diagram in word

End of P14 end-of-chapter Q&A

P16 mid of chapter questions

Q1:

Q2:
Q3:

Q4:

Q5:
 P16 end of chapter Q&A
Q1)
a)
i: Like poles repel
ii: Unlike poles attract
 b) can’t put in diagram in word
Q2)
a)
i: soft
ii: hard
b)
i: steel
ii: iron
Q3)
a) can’t draw diagram
b) can’t draw diagram
Q4)
a) Electromagnet can be switched on and off
b) B) N and S poles at opposite ends

Q5)
a)
 b)

Q6)
a) 1. bigger current 2. More turns of wire or turns of
the wire closer together 3. Add an iron core
Q7)
a) A soft magnetic material is easy to magnetize
and demagnetize.
b) A hard material because it retains its
magnetization well.
c) A soft material because its magnetization can
change easily
Q8)
a) And b)
Q9) a)
S N S N

b)

i:
ii: attractive force
iii: with soft iron core
iv: can be switched on and off
Q10)
a) can be switched off and can vary the strength
b)
i: 1000 turns
ii: iron
iii: 3.0 A