Pearson Edexcel International GCSE (9–1) · PHYSICS · Chapter
Properties of Waves
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Question 1
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Answer and see the solution →State what is transferred by a wave as it travels from one place to another.
Question 2
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Answer and see the solution →When you shout across a field, your friend on the other side hears you. Has any of your breath (the air you breathed out) travelled to your friend? Explain briefly.
Question 3
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Answer and check →Which statement about waves is correct?
- A.Waves transfer energy but not matter.
- B.Waves transfer matter but not energy.
- C.Waves transfer both energy and matter together.
- D.Waves do not transfer anything.
Question 4
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Answer and see the solution →Give one example of something that waves can transfer apart from energy.
Question 5
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Answer and see the solution →A bell rings inside a vacuum chamber, but you cannot hear it from outside. What does this show about how sound waves transfer energy?
Question 6
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Answer and check →Which of these is not transferred by a wave?
- A.Energy
- B.Information
- C.Matter
- D.Vibrations
Question 7
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Answer and see the solution →Describe, in one sentence, how a wave moves energy across a lake after a stone is thrown in.
Question 8
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Answer and see the solution →A guitar string is plucked and begins to vibrate. What moves along the string to your ear: energy, matter, or both? Briefly explain.
Question 9
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Answer and see the solution →State the unit of frequency.
Question 10
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Answer and see the solution →Define amplitude as used in describing waves.