Which of the following correctly shows reflection of a light ray off a mirror?
Water waves
Multiple choice
Year 9
1
Diagram
Each of these terms describes a line that can be seen in a ray diagram for the reflection of light. Match each term with its definition.
Water waves
Matching
Year 9
4
No diagram
Which two of the following statements about laws of reflection are correct?
Water waves
Multiple choice
Year 9
2
No diagram
Which of the following words means ‘transfer energy to the thermal store’ by heating the surroundings?
Water waves
Multiple choice
Year 9
1
No diagram
Which of the following words means back-and-forth movement?
Water waves
Multiple choice
Year 9
1
No diagram
The diagram shows a water wave. Match the letters with the correct labels.
Water waves
Matching
Year 9
4
Diagram
In a __________ wave such as a water wave, the repeating movements of parts of the medium are at 90° to the direction of energy transfer.
Water waves
Short answer
Year 9
1
No diagram
Which of the following statements is correct?
Water waves
Multiple choice
Year 9
1
No diagram
Which of the following is a word that describes what waves do when they pass through each other?
Water waves
Multiple choice
Year 9
1
No diagram
The diagram shows the resultant wave when two waves pass through each other. Which of the following shows two waves that combine to form this resultant wave at this moment?
Water waves
Multiple choice
Year 9
1
Diagram
In a wave, the direction of energy transfer is __________ the direction of wave travel.
Sound waves
Multiple choice
Year 9
1
No diagram
In a transverse wave such as a water wave, the vibrations are __________ to the direction of energy transfer.
Sound waves
Multiple choice
Year 9
1
No diagram
Which of the following words have the same meaning?
Sound waves
Multiple choice
Year 9
2
No diagram
Which of the following words describes a solid that is not easy to bend, stretch or squash?
Sound waves
Multiple choice
Year 9
1
No diagram
Which of the following statements about particles in solids, liquids and gases are correct?
Sound waves
Multiple choice
Year 9
2
No diagram
Which of the following statements about scientific models are correct?
Sound waves
Multiple choice
Year 9
2
No diagram
A sound wave is an example of a wave in which the vibrations are parallel to the direction of energy transfer. This type of wave is called a __________ wave.
Sound waves
Short answer
Year 9
1
No diagram
The material through which a wave travels, such as air or water, is called the __________.
Sound waves
Short answer
Year 9
1
No diagram
Which of the following statements about forces between particles in solids, liquids and gases are correct?
Sound waves
Multiple choice
Year 9
1
No diagram
Which of the following explain why sound waves travel faster in solids than in liquids?
Sound waves
Multiple choice
Year 9
1
No diagram
Two astronauts stand on the Moon wearing space suits and helmets because there is no air. They usually communicate using radios, but their radios break. How can they talk to each other?
Sound waves
Multiple choice
Year 9
2
No diagram
Starting with the vibrating drum skin, sort the following statements to describe how a vibrating drum skin makes a sound wave.
Sound waves
Ordering
Year 9
1
No diagram
A car’s speedometer shows a speed of 20 miles per hour. What does this mean?
Speed of sound
Multiple choice
Year 9
1
No diagram
Which of the following describes the medium of a wave?
Speed of sound
Multiple choice
Year 9
1
No diagram
Which of the following can describe the motion of particles in sound waves?
Speed of sound
Multiple choice
Year 9
3
No diagram
Which of the following can sound travel through?
Speed of sound
Multiple choice
Year 9
3
No diagram
Which of the following statements about the speed of sound waves in solids, liquids and gases are correct?
Speed of sound
Multiple choice
Year 9
2
No diagram
Which of the following is the best definition of experimental errors?
Speed of sound
Multiple choice
Year 9
1
No diagram
Which of the following statements are correct?
Speed of sound
Multiple choice
Year 9
1
No diagram
A bird is flying at a constant speed. In 3.5 s, it travels 42 m. The speed of the bird is __________ m/s.
Speed of sound
Short answer
Year 9
1
No diagram
Two pupils use an echo method to measure the speed of sound in air. The diagram shows the arrangement. When should the pupil start and stop the timer?
Speed of sound
Multiple choice
Year 9
1
Diagram
Two pupils measure the speed of sound. The time between making a sound and hearing its echo from a wall 150 m away is 0.94 s. The sound speed they calculate, written to 2 s.f., is __________ m/s.
Speed of sound
Short answer
Year 9
1
No diagram
A ship uses sonar to find the distance to an underwater object, by measuring the time taken for sound to return after reflecting from the object. This technique, also used by dolphins, is called __________.
Speed of sound
Short answer
Year 9
1
No diagram
A sonar system on a ship sends out a sound wave and receives an echo 1.20 s later. How far away is the object, if the speed of sound in water is 1500 m/s?
Speed of sound
Multiple choice
Year 9
1
No diagram
Which of the following describes the particles in air when there is no sound wave passing through?
Hearing sound
Multiple choice
Year 9
1
No diagram
What happens to the particles in air when a sound wave passes through?
Hearing sound
Multiple choice
Year 9
1
No diagram
Which of the following is the most accurate description of a sound wave?
Hearing sound
Multiple choice
Year 9
1
No diagram
Which of the following words can be used to describe a region of a sound wave in which the particles are closer together than normal?
Hearing sound
Multiple choice
Year 9
1
No diagram
A very loud sound is made, and the sound wave hits a small feather which is hanging from a thread. What happens to the feather?
Hearing sound
Multiple choice
Year 9
1
No diagram
Which of the following statements about sound waves are correct?
Hearing sound
Multiple choice
Year 9
2
No diagram
Match the following words with the correct definitions.
Hearing sound
Matching
Year 9
4
No diagram
The diagram shows a human ear. Match each label with the name of the part.
Hearing sound
Matching
Year 9
6
Diagram
Which of the following statements about a sound wave is correct?
Hearing sound
Multiple choice
Year 9
1
No diagram
Match each of the following types of wave with the correct frequencies.
Hearing sound
Matching
Year 9
3
No diagram
Which of the following sound wave frequencies is the human ear most sensitive to?
Hearing sound
Multiple choice
Year 9
1
No diagram
Starting with vibrating air particles in the ear canal, sort the following statements to describe the steps between a sound wave reaching a person’s ear and the person hearing the sound.
Hearing sound
Ordering
Year 9
1
No diagram
Which of the following are transferred by a sound wave?
Ultrasound
Multiple choice
Year 9
2
No diagram
When a material allows a wave to travel through it, we say that the material __________ the wave.
