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BWS Physics AQA GCSE Waves

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"

a)

amplitude

b)

crest

c)

trough

d)

wavelength

2.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
3.
The number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second is:
a)
frequency
b)
period
c)
longitudinal 
d)
transverse wave 
4.
When the frequency of a wave increases, what happens to the wavelength?
a)
The wavelength is not directly affected by the frequency of a wave.
b)
The wavelength increases.
c)
The wavelength decreases.
d)
More specific information is needed to form a conclusion about the wavelength.
5.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
6.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
7.

Which of the following can sound travel through?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

all of the above

8.

In which material does sound travel fastest?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gases

9.

What is transferred by a wave?

a)

energy

b)

matter

c)

particles

d)

mass

10.

Which image represents a longitudinal wave?

a)

A

b)

B

11.

Sound waves are which type of waves?

a)

transverse

b)

seismic

c)

longitudinal

d)

frequency

12.
If all three are waves of light, which wave has the largest speed?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
None (same speed)
13.

Which type of electromagnetic wave has the lowest energy of this group?

a)

Radio

b)

Microwave

c)

Infrared

d)

Ultraviolet

14.
Which type of light has the highest energy of this group?
a)
red
b)
yellow
c)
green
d)
blue
15.
Which type of light has the smallest frequency of this group?
a)
red
b)
yellow
c)
green
d)
blue
16.

Radio waves and _______ are used in communication

a)

Microwaves

b)

Gamma rays

c)

Visible light

d)

Ultraviolet

17.

The following path of an electron emits a light wave that our eyes can detect.

a)

Ground -> Excited

b)

Excited -> Ground

c)

One full orbit of the nucleus

d)

Protons emit light. The question is misleading.

18.

Which of the following are examples of transverse waves?

a)

Gamma waves

b)

Ultrasonic waves

c)

Ultraviolet waves

d)

Sound waves

e)

Visible light

19.

What is the amplitude of this wave?

a)

0.20 m

b)

0.40 m

c)

2.0 s

d)

4.0 s

20.

What is the time period of this wave?

a)

0.20 m

b)

0.40 m

c)

2.0 s

d)

4.0 s

21.

What is the frequency of this wave?

a)

0.25 Hz

b)

0.50 Hz

c)

2.0 s

d)

4.0 s

22.

Which of the following is the wave equation used to find wave speed?

a)

T = 1/f

b)

f = 1/T

c)

v = f/λ

d)

V = f x λ

23.

The time period of this wave is 2 seconds. What is the wave speed?

a)

1.0 m/s

b)

2.0 m/s

c)

4.0 m/s

d)

8.0 m/s

24.

A gamma ray has a frequency of 1.0 x 10 20 Hz and travels at 3.0 x 10 8 m/s. What is it’s wavelength?

a)

3.3 x 10 -13 m

b)

3.0 x 10 -12 m

c)

3.3 x 10 11 m

d)

3.0 x 10 12 m

25.

Max is sitting in his boat observing water waves enter the harbour. He counts 20 waves passing into the harbour in one minute. What is the frequency?

a)

0.33 Hz

b)

3.0 Hz

c)

20 Hz

d)

1200 Hz

26.

All waves transfer energy?

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Which of the following is the correct order for the electromagnetic spectrum shown above?

a)

Gamma, X-ray, UV, Visible, IR, Microwave, Radio

b)

Radio, IR, Microwave, Visible, UV, X-ray, Gamma

c)

Gamma, UV, X-ray, Visible, IR, Microwave, Radio

d)

Radio, Microwave, IR, Visible, UV, X-ray, Gamma

28.

Which of the following do all regions of the electromagnetic spectrum have in common?

a)

Travel at the speed of light (3.0 x 10 8 m/s)

b)

Cannot travel in a vacuum

c)

Can be reflected, refracted and polarised

d)

Need a medium to travel in

29.

Which of the following is a danger of UV radiation?

a)

Causes skin cancer

b)

Causes hearing damage

c)

Easily absorbed by water in the body’s cells

d)

Can cause cancer of the brain

30.

Which of the following is a danger of IR radiation?

a)

Causes burns

b)

Causes hearing damage

c)

Easily absorbed by water in the body’s cells

d)

Causes cancer

31.
Which type of wave arrives first during an earthquake?
a)
Primary (p-wave) waves
b)
Secondary (s-wave) waves
c)
Rayleigh Waves
d)
Love Waves
32.

This is considered as the fastest kind of seismic waves.

a)

Love waves

b)

Body waves

c)

Primary waves

d)

Secondary waves

33.

Which seismic wave can only travel through solids?

a)

Sound waves

b)

Infrasound waves

c)

Primary waves

d)

Secondary waves

34.

Primary (P) Waves can pass through...

a)

solids only

b)

liquids only

c)

vacuum only

d)

solids and liquids

35.
What is the point on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake?
a)
Epicenter
b)
Fault
c)
Hypocenter
d)
Tremor
36.
What is the name of the instrument that measures movements in the ground during an earthquake and creates electric signals that can be read to determine an earthquake's magnitude?
a)
Seismometer
b)
Seismic Station
c)
Seismogram
d)
Seismograph
37.
You cannot hear ultrasound because it is:
a)
too loud
b)
too quiet
c)
high frequency
d)
low frequency
38.
What type of frequency does sonar use?
a)
High frequency
b)
Low frequency
c)
Medium frequency
d)
Any frequency
39.
Sound travels at 1400m/s in water. If a ship sends a sonar signal to map the bottom of the ocean and it returns after 2 seconds, how deep is the ocean?
a)
700m
b)
1400m
c)
2800m
d)
6000m
40.
You can hear ultrasound
a)
True
b)
False
41.
What frequency range represent the human hearing capacity
a)
Below 20 Hz
b)
Between 20 Hz and 20 000 Hz
c)
Between 20 000Hz and 40 000 Hz
d)
Above 20 000 Hz
42.

Which seismic wave can travel through the earth's core?

a)

S wave

b)

P wave

43.
Which is a transverse wave?
a)
P wave 
b)
S wave
c)
Ultrasound
d)
Infrasound

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