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Physics Key Concepts

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

The diagram to the left depicts what?

a)

A transverse wave

b)

A longitudinal wave

c)

A water wave

d)

A p-wave 

2.

Frequency measures the number of waves in 1 (a)   .

3.

(a)   is measured from the middle to the peak of the wave.

4.

What waves travel faster through a solid than a gas?

a)

Sound

b)

Light

5.

Give one danger associated with X-rays.

4 lines
6.

Speed = distance / ?

a)

mass

b)

length

c)

time

d)

acceleration

7.

The picture to the left depicts what phenomenon?

a)

Refraction

b)

Reflection

c)

Diffraction

d)

Dispersion

8.

What is the only EM wave with a shorter wavelength than X-rays?

a)

Microwave

b)

Radiowave

c)

Visible light

d)

Gamma

9.

Give one use of gamma radiation.

4 lines
10.

Which electromagnetic wave is used to sterilise water?

a)

Ultraviolet

b)

Visible light

c)

Gamma rays

d)

Infrared