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General Wave Properties

Total Marks: 20

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Choose and underline the correct answer.
[7 marks]
01. Indicate the interval which represents one full wavelength.

A. A to C

B. B to D

02. When a wave travels through a medium

A. particles are transferred from one place to another
C. pressure is transferred at a constant speed

C. A to G

D. C to G

B. energy is transferred in a periodic manner

D. none of the above.

03. Imagine two people holding a rope. Each person holds the rope at each end. If one person begins to shake the
rope (but still holds onto it), we can see the pattern of a wave emerging. What kind of wave would be this?
A. transverse
B. longitudinal
C. both longitudinal and transverse
D. none of the above.
04. Imagine the rope is replaced by a very long spring. A wave in that spring is caused by one person pushing and
pulling the spring towards and away from himself. What kind of wave would this be?
A. transverse
B. longitudinal
C. both longitudinal and transverse
D. none of the above
05. What letter is used to represent the period of a wave?
A. f
B.
C. T

D. v

06. What are the amplitude and wavelength of the wave shown below?

A. amplitude = 0.10 m, wavelength = 0.30 m

B. amplitude = 0.10 m, wavelength = 0.60 m

C. amplitude = 0.20 m, wavelength = 0.30 m

D. amplitude = 0.20 m, wavelength = 0.60

07. The hertz is a unit that describes the number of

A. seconds it takes to complete three cycle of a wave

C. points that are in phase along one meter of a wave

B. cycles of a wave completed in one second

D. points that is out of phase along one meter

SECTION B
Answer all questions in this paper.
01.(a) A long rubber band is stretched between two points A and B. The end B is fixed and cannot move.
The end A is free to move in any direction.
(i) On the diagram below draw two arrows to show how the end A must be moved so that transverse wave
is sent along the band.
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(ii) Name an example of longitudinal wave.

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02 The diagram shows waves travelling from deep water into shallow water.

(a) Add an arrow labeled A to show the amplitude and W to show the wavelength of the wave.

[2]

03 The diagram represents a wave on the ocean.

(a)
(i)
(ii)
(b)

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Use the information given in the diagram to find

the wavelength of the wave:
the amplitude of the wave.
The frequency of the wave is 0.14 Hz.
calculate the speed of the wave.

Wavelength = m
Amplitude =. m

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A girl drops a small stone from a bridge into a pond.

The stone hits the water surface at point X. Fig. which is drawn full-size, shows the
wavefront a fraction of a second after the stone hits the water.
(i) The wave travels at 5 cm / s. Calculate how far the wave travels in 0.3 s.

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(ii) On below Fig. draw the position of the wave front 0.3 s after that already shown.

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