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GCSE Physics - Waves

Properties of Waves 1

8 marks over 7 questions.
1. a)
Use your imagination!
Imagine two people holding a rope. Each person holds the rope at each end. If one person begins to shake the rope (but still holds onto it), a we can see the pattern of a wave emerging. What kind of wave would this be?		 [1]


b) Now imagine the rope is replaced by a very long spring. A wave in that spring is cause by one person pushing and pulling the spring towards and away from himself. What kind of wave would this be? [1]


c) Now imagine a nice pond in the middle of a small village in Norfolk. Some hooligan throws a brick into the pond, and the surface of the water ripples away from where the brick was chucked in. What kind of wave would this be? [1]


2. a) Some music is being played in a club. It is very loud. What attribute of a sound wave causes loudness? [1]



b) The music is also quite highly pitched. What attribute of a sound wave would cause the music to be high pitched? [2]



3. Waves transfer ______a______ and information without transferring ______b______. What word is at "a"? [1]
b) What word is at "b"? [1]

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