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AQA Physics P12 Summary Answers

1. The document contains answers to questions about waves and sound. It includes definitions of key wave terms like wavelength and amplitude. 2. Information about different wave types is provided, such as transverse waves having oscillations perpendicular to the direction of travel. 3. Examples are given to demonstrate wave properties, including how the frequency, wavelength and speed of a wave are related for water waves.

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AQA Physics P12 Summary Answers

1. The document contains answers to questions about waves and sound. It includes definitions of key wave terms like wavelength and amplitude. 2. Information about different wave types is provided, such as transverse waves having oscillations perpendicular to the direction of travel. 3. Examples are given to demonstrate wave properties, including how the frequency, wavelength and speed of a wave are related for water waves.

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Student Book answers P12 Summary answers

Question Answer Marks Guidance


number
1a wavelength from the point on one wave to the same point on the
adjacent wave 1
amplitude: from the centre point to the top of the peak/bottom of the 1
trough

1b transverse: particles oscillate at right angles to direction wave travels, 1


longitudinal: particles oscillate along direction wave travels
1ci water waves/S-wave/electromagnetic waves 1
1 c ii sound/P-wave 1
2a 3 oscillations in 60 s so T = 20 s 1
 f = 1/20 s = 0.05 Hz 1
2b 24 m/60 s 1
= 0.40 m/s 1
2c 0.40 m/s 1
0.05 Hz
= 8.0 m 1

GCSE Physics only


3ai decreases 1
3 a ii unchanged 1
3bi unchanged 1
3 b ii unchanged 1
3 b iii unchanged 1

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Student Book answers P12 Summary answers

4a see P12.3, Figure 1: correct refraction and direction 2

4b see P12.3, Figure 3: correct refraction and direction, refracted wave at 1


small angle to boundary as incident wave
4c as the wave crosses the boundary from deep water to shallow water it 3
will change direction to a smaller angle from the boundary
the wave slows down in the shallow water and changes direction

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number
5ai as surface vibrates it pushes air particles away then allows them to 1
return,
air particles pushed away push other air particles then retreat with 1
them,
these in turn alternately push and pull particles further away so waves 1
of compressions and rarefactions pass through air
5 a ii sound waves spread out so their amplitude becomes smaller 1
5bi same number of waves but taller (higher amplitude) 1
5 b ii same height of waves but stretched so fewer waves on screen 1
5c adjust signal generator so sound heard comfortably, 1
gradually increase frequency without changing amplitude 1
until no longer hear the sound, 1
measure time period on oscilloscope screen to determine frequency at 1
this point,
upper limit frequency = 1/measured time period 1
6a sound of clapping travels through air to wall then reflected, 1
some reflected waves travel back to person who hears echo 1
6b total distance = 340 m/s × 0.30 s = 102 m 1
distance to wall = 0.5 × 102 m = 51 m 1

GCSE Physics only


7a 1500 m/s 1
2000 000 Hz
= 7.5 × 10−4 m = 0.75 mm 1
7b not detected if absorbed 1

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