Questions: Waves and the electromagnetic spectrum
Pick a question type. Each time you get new numbers. Free ones are marked free.
Transverse and longitudinal waves
- Transverse or longitudinalChoose, 1 mark, free
- What a wave carries and what it leaves behindChoose, 2 marks, free
- Period from frequency, in millisecondsCalculate, 2 marks, free
- Frequency from the periodCalculate, 3 marks, free
- Amplitude and wavelength from a wave diagramDetermine, 3 marks, free
- Frequency and period by counting wavesCalculate, 3 marks, free
- Naming the parts of a waveChoose, 1 mark, Plus
- Period and frequency from a displacement-time graphDetermine, 3 marks, Plus
- Transverse and longitudinal waves on a slinkyDescribe, 4 marks, Plus
Wave speed and measuring waves
- Wave speed from frequency and wavelengthCalculate, 3 marks, free
- Wavelength with kHz and cmCalculate, 3 marks, free
- Frequency from speed and a wavelength in cm or mmCalculate, 3 marks, free
- Required practical: ripple tank measurementsDetermine, 5 marks, free
- Variables in the wave practicalChoose, 1 mark, free
- Required practical: waves on a stringCalculate, 4 marks, free
- Wave on a string: results tableComplete, 5 marks, Plus
- Speed of sound from an echoCalculate, 4 marks, Plus
- Ripple tank repeats: anomaly and meanDetermine, 5 marks, Plus
- Plan the ripple tank practical (6 marks)Describe, 6 marks, Plus
Reflection and refraction
- The law of reflectionCalculate, 3 marks, Plus
- Towards or away from the normalChoose, 1 mark, Plus
- A ray along the normalChoose, 2 marks, Plus
- Waves slowing down in shallow waterCalculate, 5 marks, Plus
- Explaining refraction with wavefrontsExplain, 3 marks, Plus, Higher tier
- Reading a refraction ray diagramChoose, 1 mark, Plus
- Reflected, transmitted or absorbedChoose, 1 mark, Plus, Physics only
- Frequency and wavelength of light in glassCalculate, 6 marks, Plus
The electromagnetic spectrum
- The order of the electromagnetic spectrumChoose, 1 mark, Plus
- Neighbours in the spectrumChoose, 1 mark, Plus
- What all electromagnetic waves shareChoose, 2 marks, Plus
- Frequency of an electromagnetic wave (standard form)Calculate, 4 marks, Plus
- Wavelength of a radio or microwave signalCalculate, 3 marks, Plus
- Frequency and wavelength go opposite waysCompare, 2 marks, Plus
- Distance from a radar echoCalculate, 3 marks, Plus
- Distance to a satellite from a signal timeCalculate, 3 marks, Plus
- Time for a signal to cross spaceCalculate, 3 marks, Plus
- Typical wavelengthsChoose, 1 mark, Plus
- Refraction depends on wavelengthExplain, 2 marks, Plus
Uses and dangers of electromagnetic waves
- Matching a use to the waveChoose, 1 mark, Plus
- Why a wave suits its useExplain, 1 mark, Plus
- Ionising radiation and its risksChoose, 2 marks, Plus
- Radiation dose in sievertsCalculate, 4 marks, Plus
- Producing and receiving radio wavesCalculate, 4 marks, Plus, Higher tier
- Required practical: Leslie cube resultsDetermine, 4 marks, Plus
- Variables in the infrared practicalChoose, 1 mark, Plus
- Plan the infrared radiation practicalDescribe, 4 marks, Plus
- Cooling curves of a black and a shiny canDetermine, 3 marks, Plus
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