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WorksheetsBWS Physics AQA - Wave Properties
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What term describes the distance between two identical points on subsequent waves?
amplitude
frequency
wavelength
velocity
What term is used for the maximum displacement of a wave from its resting position?
wavelength
amplitude
velocity
frequency
Longitudinal waves have:
crests and troughs
crests and compressions
compressions and rarefactions
troughs and rarefactions
Transverse waves have:
crests and troughs
troughs and rarefactions
compressions and contractions
rarefactions and crests
What is described as the number of complete oscillations of a wave in one second?
frequency
amplitude
wavelength
velocity
What is the amplitude of this wave?
3cm
-3cm
6cm
4cm
What is the wavelength of this wave?
3cm
10cm
4cm
8cm
Complete the sentence:
A ray of light passes from one medium to another. In the new medium the light travels slower, at the boundary between the two media light ...
will be bent toward the normal.
will always lies along the normal.
will continue unaffected.
will have been bent away from the normal.
flint glass n=1.70
barium glass n=1.60
crown glass n=1.523
water n=1.33
diamond n=2.45
Based on the image, which medium has a greater refractive index?
Medium 1
Medium 2
Both mediums have the same refractive index
Cannot be determined from this image alone
Which of the below represents the correct equation to find the refractive index when given the speed of light within a medium?
n=cv
n=v/c
n=c/v
v=nc
The fact the two angles are the same is an example of ...
Refraction
Angle of Incidence
Law of reflection
Magnification
What is the refractive index of a liquid if a ray travelling from air into the medium has an angle of incidence of 35 degrees and an angle of refraction of 14 degrees?
1.33
2.21
2.37
1.72
What is the term used to describe the point at which rays converge on the right hand side of this image?
Focal length
Refraction
Focus
Convergent point
What is the name given to an 'imaginary' line drawn at 90 degrees to the interface of 2 media
Normal
Angle of incidence
Angle of reflection
Virtual image
Which of the below is a correct description of the image formed by this lens?
virtual and inverted
virtual and upright
real and upright
real and inverted
What is the term used to describe the behaviour of rays shown in the diagram?
specular reflection
diffuse reflection
specular refraction
diffuse refraction
