AQA A-Level Physics (7408) · AQA 7408
3.3 Waves
Written & reviewed by James Millett — Biology (Imperial College London), PGCE Science (University of Cambridge).
Practice questions on Waves
- Explain how stationary waves are formed in a stretched string fixed at both ends, and desc… (5 marks, Explain)
- Explain what happens to a water wave when it passes through a gap in a barrier that is app… (5 marks, Explain)
- Explain why a sound wave and a light wave behave differently when they each pass through a… (5 marks, Explain)
- Explain why radio waves spread out more than visible light when each passes through a gap … (5 marks, Explain)
- Explain what happens to a beam of monochromatic light as it passes from air into a glass b… (5 marks, Explain)
- Explain what happens to the speed, wavelength, and direction of a monochromatic ray of lig… (5 marks, Explain)
- A doctor uses ultrasound to scan a patient's liver. The ultrasound waves travel through th… (5 marks, Explain)
- A student sets up a stretched string fixed at both ends and plucks it to produce a station… (5 marks, Explain)
- A fishing boat uses sonar to locate a shoal of fish beneath it. A pulse of ultrasound is e… (5 marks, Explain)
- A student claps two wooden boards together once while standing 85 m from a large flat wall… (5 marks, Describe and Explain)
- Explain why white light splits into a spectrum of colours when it passes through a glass p… (5 marks, Explain)
- Explain what happens to the speed, wavelength, and direction of a ray of white light as it… (5 marks, Explain)
- Explain what happens to the speed and wavelength of blue light and red light as they pass … (5 marks, Explain)
- Explain why a ray of light changes direction when it passes from air into glass. (5 marks, Explain)
- Describe what happens to a water wave as it passes through a narrow gap in a barrier, and … (5 marks, Describe)
- Explain why a stationary observer standing near a road hears a continuous sound from a pas… (5 marks, Explain)
- Explain how longitudinal waves travel through a medium, referring to compressions and rare… (5 marks, Explain)
- Describe how a longitudinal wave differs from a transverse wave. In your answer, refer to … (5 marks, Describe)
- Explain how the amplitude and frequency of a wave each affect the energy transferred by th… (5 marks, Explain)
- Explain the difference between transverse waves and longitudinal waves. In your answer, re… (5 marks, Explain)