AQA GCSE Physics (8463) · AQA 8463
4.6 Waves
Written & reviewed by James Millett — Biology (Imperial College London), PGCE Science (University of Cambridge).
Practice questions on Waves
- Explain why the Earth's temperature remains roughly constant over time, in terms of the ra… (4 marks, Explain)
- Describe how the temperature of a perfect black body affects the radiation it emits. (4 marks, Describe)
- Explain why a perfect black body is considered an ideal emitter as well as an ideal absorb… (4 marks, Explain)
- Explain why ultraviolet radiation, X-rays and gamma rays are considered more hazardous to … (4 marks, Explain)
- Explain why sound waves are able to travel through both solids and liquids, but S-waves ca… (4 marks, Explain)
- Explain why S-waves cannot be detected on the opposite side of the Earth from an earthquak… (4 marks, Explain)
- Describe how ultrasound waves are used in echo sounding to measure the depth of water bene… (4 marks, Describe)
- Explain why P-waves can be detected on the opposite side of the Earth from an earthquake, … (4 marks, Explain)
- Describe four properties that all electromagnetic waves share. (4 marks, Describe)
- Explain how radio waves are produced and what happens in a receiver when radio waves are a… (4 marks, Explain)
- Explain why radio waves and gamma rays travel at the same speed in a vacuum but have very … (4 marks, Explain)
- Explain why different types of electromagnetic wave are used for different purposes, rathe… (4 marks, Explain)
- A star emits radiation across a range of wavelengths. As the star cools over billions of y… (4 marks, Explain)
- A metal cooking pot is painted matt black on the outside. Explain why this coating is more… (4 marks, Explain)