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Wave Parameters · CSEC Physics

36 past-paper questions on Wave Parameters, part of Waves and Optics, from every CSEC Physics paper on Quelpr.

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  1. 5(a)(iii)2 marks· CSEC Physics · 1988 · Paper 2Calculate the velocity of the travelling wave.
  2. 1(a)(i)2 marks· CSEC Physics · 1990 · Paper 2State the amplitude and wavelength of the wave.
  3. 1(a)(ii)3 marks· CSEC Physics · 1990 · Paper 2Calculate the period and velocity of the wave.
  4. 1(c)(i)2 marks· CSEC Physics · 1990 · Paper 2Calculate the frequency of the waves in air.
  5. 2(ii)3 marks· CSEC Physics · 1992 · Paper 2A weather satellite orbits at a height of 800 km above the surface of the earth. Calculate the time taken for radio waves to arrive at the earth's surface after being transmitted from the satellite. (Speed of…
  6. 5(b)(i)2 marks· CSEC Physics · 1992 · Paper 2From the information given for the squawker in the table, calculate the velocity of sound.
  7. 5(b)(ii)2 marks· CSEC Physics · 1992 · Paper 2Determine the missing frequency range and insert it in the table above.
  8. 4(i)6 marks· CSEC Physics · 1993 · Paper 2Calculate the wavelength of the radiation and the number of waves emitted in a pulse.
  9. 3(a)(i)1 mark· CSEC Physics · 1997 · Paper 2Determine the wavelength of the waves before they reach the barrier.
  10. 3(a)(ii)1 mark· CSEC Physics · 1997 · Paper 2What will be the wavelength of the waves after they pass through the gap?
  11. 3(c)(i)1 mark· CSEC Physics · 1998 · Paper 2Use the graph in Figure 5 to determine the amplitude of the wave.
  12. 3(c)(ii)1 mark· CSEC Physics · 1998 · Paper 2Determine the time taken for one complete cycle of the wave.
  13. 3(c)(iii)2 marks· CSEC Physics · 1998 · Paper 2Calculate the frequency of the wave.
  14. 3(c)(iv)1 mark· CSEC Physics · 1998 · Paper 2State what other information is needed to calculate the wavelength of the wave.
  15. 3(c)(v)2 marks· CSEC Physics · 1998 · Paper 2On Figure 5, sketch another wave that has the SAME amplitude but HALF the frequency.
  16. 5(b)(i)1 mark· CSEC Physics · May/June 2022 · Paper 2Write TWO letters whose distance between them on the wave train represents the amplitude.
  17. 5(b)(ii)1 mark· CSEC Physics · May/June 2022 · Paper 2Write TWO letters whose distance between them on the wave train represents a wavelength.
  18. 2(a)(iii)1 mark· Physics Q2 2(a)(iii)In the wave equation, velocity (v), frequency (f) and wavelength (λ) are related. Write the equation.
  19. 2(a)(iv)2 marks· Physics Q2 2(a)(iv)A wave motion has a frequency of 10 Hz and a wavelength of 250 m. Calculate the speed of the wave.
  20. 2(b)4 marks· Physics Q2 2(b)Microwaves travel at a speed of 3.0 x 10⁸ m s⁻¹ in a vacuum and have a frequency of 1.5 x 10¹⁰ Hz. Calculate the wavelength of microwaves, in centimetres.
  21. 2(b)3 marks· Physics Q2 2(b)If gamma rays have a wavelength of 3.0 × 10⁻¹² m, calculate the frequency of this type of radiation. [Velocity of all electromagnetic waves = 3.0 × 10⁸ m s⁻¹]
  22. 2(b)(i)1 mark· Physics Q2 2(b)(i)Indicate on Figure 4 the amplitude of the wave.
  23. 2(b)(ii)6 marks· Physics Q2 2(b)(ii)amplitude (in metres)
  24. 2(b)(iii)6 marks· Physics Q2 2(b)(iii)period (in seconds)
  25. 2(b)(iv)6 marks· Physics Q2 2(b)(iv)frequency (in hertz).
  26. 3(b)3 marks· Physics Q3 3(b)In a classroom demonstration a student uses a slinky spring to generate waves of frequency 5 Hz with 0.65 metres separation between successive crests. Determine the speed of these waves.
  27. 3(b)(i)2 marks· Physics Q3 3(b)(i)Identify, using TWO letters, the distance between any TWO points of the following in the wavetrain: A wavelength
  28. 3(b)(ii)2 marks· Physics Q3 3(b)(ii)Identify, using TWO letters, the distance between any TWO points of the following in the wavetrain: The amplitude of the wave
  29. 3(d)(i)4 marks· Physics Q3 3(d)(i)What is the wavelength of the sound generated by the pan?
  30. 4(b)5 marks· Physics Q4 4(b)Calculate the wavelengths corresponding to EACH frequency.
  31. 4(b)(i)a)3 marks· Physics Q4 4(b)(i)a)the frequency in each case
  32. 4(b)(i)b)1 mark· Physics Q4 4(b)(i)b)the decrease in frequency, Δf.
  33. 4(b)(iii)3 marks· Physics Q4 4(b)(iii)Calculate the frequency of violet light if the wavelength in air is 430 nm. [1 nm = 10⁻⁹ m, Velocity of light in air = 3.0 × 10⁸ m s⁻¹]
  34. 4(b)(iii)4 marks· Physics Q4 4(b)(iii)With a change of conditions, the wavelength of the wave now absorbed by the panel increased to 6 × 10⁻⁷ m, but the emitted wavelength remains at λ₂ = 6.5 × 10⁻⁵ m. What fraction of E₁, the original energy transferred,…
  35. 6(a)(ii)4 marks· Physics Q6 6(a)(ii)Given that red light has a wavelength of 700 × 10⁻⁹ m, calculate its frequency.
  36. 6(c)4 marks· Physics Q6 6(c)A popular radio station broadcasts with a frequency of 100 x 10⁶ Hz. Calculate, in centimetres, the wavelength of the sound waves generated. [ Speed of radio waves = 3.0 x 10⁸ m s⁻¹ ].

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