Cambridge International IGCSE Physics (0625) · CAIE 0625
3 Waves
Written & reviewed by James Millett — Biology (Imperial College London), PGCE Science (University of Cambridge).
Practice questions on Waves
- A student stands between two parallel walls that are far apart and shouts once. The studen… (4 marks, Explain)
- A student claps two wooden blocks together once near a large flat wall and hears an echo a… (4 marks, Explain)
- Sound is described as a longitudinal wave. Explain what this means and describe how sound … (4 marks, Explain)
- Describe how the electromagnetic spectrum is arranged in terms of frequency and wavelength… (4 marks, Describe)
- A person is standing in front of a plane mirror. Describe the characteristics of the optic… (4 marks, Describe)
- A ray of light travels from glass into air and undergoes total internal reflection at the … (4 marks, Explain)
- Describe what happens to a wave when it undergoes diffraction through a gap, and state the… (4 marks, Describe)
- Explain what happens to the speed, frequency, and wavelength of a wave when it undergoes r… (4 marks, Explain)
- A student sets up a ripple tank and generates water waves of a fixed frequency. The studen… (4 marks, Describe and Explain)
- A student observes that when a wave undergoes reflection at a smooth, plane surface, three… (4 marks, State and Explain)
- A sound wave travelling through air enters a solid wall. State and explain what happens to… (4 marks, Explain)
- Explain why white light separates into different colours when it passes through a glass pr… (4 marks, Explain)
- State two properties that are shared by all waves in the electromagnetic spectrum, and for… (4 marks, State and Explain)
- State two uses of ultraviolet radiation and, for each use, explain why ultraviolet radiati… (4 marks, Explain)
- A teacher strikes a tuning fork and holds it close to the open end of a hollow tube. A stu… (4 marks, Explain)
- Explain why X-rays are used to produce images of bones inside the human body, but infrared… (4 marks, Explain)
- Microwaves and gamma rays are both members of the electromagnetic spectrum. State two diff… (4 marks, State)
- A student places their ear against a long metal railway track and hears a distant train's … (4 marks, Explain)