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CIE IGCSE PHYSICS WAVES TEST |
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The following diagram shows the electromagnetic spectrum. However all the names and colours have been mixed up.
What region of the REAL electromagnetic spectrum |
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1. has the highest frequency? |
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| 2. has the longest wavelength? | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3. has the most energy? | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. is used in remote controls for televisions? | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5. can be used to kill cancer cells? | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6. is used to make florescent inks ‘glow’? | |||||||||||||||||||||
Which colour of visible light in the real spectrum.. |
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| 7. Has the longest wavelength? | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8, Comes between orange and green in the spectrum? | |||||||||||||||||||||
9. All electromagnetic waves have similar properties. Which one of these is NOT a property of electromagnetic waves?
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10. Which one of these is a longitudinal wave?
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11. Which of these is the correct term for a wave where the individual particles move at right angles to the direction of the wave energy transfer?
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12. Which of these arrows correctly shows the amplitude and wavelength?
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13. Which of these is the correct formula to calculate wave velocity?
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14. What letter is used to represent the wavelength of a wave?
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15. A wave machine generates 30 waves every 15 seconds. What is the frequency of the wave?
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16. Which of these diagrams shows the motion of waves passing through a gap of similar size to the wavelength?
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17. What is this effect (above) called?
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What are the missing values in this table showing data for sound waves travelling through different substances? |
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22. Which of these gives the range of human hearing?
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A sound wave is produced by a student banging two wooden blocks together. The student is 50m from a large wall. After 0.3s an echo is heard. |
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23. What causes the echo?
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24. What is the speed of the sound wave produced?
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25. Which of these would NOT help make the result more reliable?
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