Check what I know: General properties of waves · G2 Science Physics

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SEC G2 Science Physics component 2027

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Check what I know: General properties of waves · G2 Science Physics

A text-first General Waves assessment with labelled controls and explicit motion, graph and equation data.

About 8 minutes

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What is a wavefront?

a line joining points at the same phase
a line joining points with the same displacement, even if they move in opposite directions
the path followed by one particle as the wave passes
the line along which the wave energy travels

In the ideal wave model, energy is transferred without net transfer of what?

wave speed
matter
energy
frequency

Which quantity is the horizontal time interval spanning one complete cycle on a displacement–time graph?

wavelength
amplitude
wave speed
period

A wave has f = 5.0 Hz and λ = 0.40 m. Find its speed.

2.0 m s⁻¹
12.5 m s⁻¹
0.080 m s⁻¹
5.4 m s⁻¹

How does vibration direction compare with travel in a transverse wave?

It is parallel to the direction of wave travel.
It is always in the direction of gravity.
It alternates between parallel and perpendicular every half-cycle.
It is perpendicular to the direction of wave travel.

In an ideal ripple-tank model, the water beside a dipper follows its vertical motion. Which driving motion produces a continuous wave train with amplitude 2.0 mm beside the dipper? Displacements are measured from the undisturbed water level.

Hold the dipper at a displacement of +2.0 mm.
Move the dipper repeatedly between +2.0 mm and −2.0 mm.
Move the dipper once between +2.0 mm and −2.0 mm, then stop.
Move the dipper repeatedly between +1.0 mm and −1.0 mm.

Practise

Practise: General properties of waves · G2 Science Physics

A text-first General Waves assessment with labelled controls and explicit motion, graph and equation data.

About 10 minutes

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Which statement correctly gives the phase relationship of points on one wavefront?

They reach their crests at different times along the line.
They are at the same stage of oscillation.
They have the same displacement but may be moving in opposite directions.
They are all the same distance from the edge of the tank.

Distinguish particle motion from energy transfer in a spring wave.

Coils oscillate locally while energy travels along the spring.
Each coil travels along the spring with the pulse and carries its energy.
The coils do not move; energy passes through a stationary spring.
Both the coils and the energy remain local, so nothing travels along the spring.

Which explanation correctly accounts for why period cannot be read as a distance?

Period is the maximum displacement and must be read vertically.
Period is a time for one cycle and must be read from a time axis.
Period is the distance between adjacent crests and must be read from a distance axis.
Period is a speed and therefore needs both distance and time axes.

Which option gives v for f = 25 Hz and λ = 0.12 m?

25.12 m s⁻¹
3.0 m s⁻¹
208 m s⁻¹
0.0048 m s⁻¹

A pulse travels to the right along a rope while a marked point on the rope moves up and down. How is the point's motion related to the pulse's travel?

The motion is perpendicular to the direction of travel.
The motion is parallel to the direction of travel.
The point travels to the right with the pulse.
The point remains stationary as the pulse passes.

A ripple-tank bar is to generate a regular wave train by completing 15 cycles in 3.0 s. Which driving instruction achieves this?

Hold the bar at a fixed height to generate five waves each second.
Move the bar up and down at 5.0 cycles per second.
Move the bar up and down at 45 cycles per second.
Move the bar up and down at 0.20 cycles per second.

Practise

Practise after feedback: General properties of waves · G2 Science Physics

A text-first General Waves assessment with labelled controls and explicit motion, graph and equation data.

About 10 minutes

Practise

Questions are selected when you start. Use the feedback to decide what to practise next; this does not prove mastery.

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No completed attempts are saved yet.

This check needs JavaScript to record answers. The reviewed questions are listed below for study.

What is a wavefront?

a line joining points at the same phase
a line joining points with the same displacement, even if they move in opposite directions
the path followed by one particle as the wave passes
the line along which the wave energy travels

In the ideal wave model, energy is transferred without net transfer of what?

wave speed
matter
energy
frequency

Which quantity is the horizontal time interval spanning one complete cycle on a displacement–time graph?

wavelength
amplitude
wave speed
period

A wave has f = 5.0 Hz and λ = 0.40 m. Find its speed.

2.0 m s⁻¹
12.5 m s⁻¹
0.080 m s⁻¹
5.4 m s⁻¹

How does vibration direction compare with travel in a transverse wave?

It is parallel to the direction of wave travel.
It is always in the direction of gravity.
It alternates between parallel and perpendicular every half-cycle.
It is perpendicular to the direction of wave travel.

Hold the dipper at a displacement of +2.0 mm.
Move the dipper repeatedly between +2.0 mm and −2.0 mm.
Move the dipper once between +2.0 mm and −2.0 mm, then stop.
Move the dipper repeatedly between +1.0 mm and −1.0 mm.

Check my progress

Check my progress: General properties of waves · G2 Science Physics

A text-first General Waves assessment with labelled controls and explicit motion, graph and equation data.

About 10 minutes

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Check again: General properties of waves · G2 Science Physics

A text-first General Waves assessment with labelled controls and explicit motion, graph and equation data.

About 10 minutes

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Review

Review: General properties of waves · G2 Science Physics

A text-first General Waves assessment with labelled controls and explicit motion, graph and equation data.

About 10 minutes

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Course: SEC G2 Science Physics component
Edition: SEC G2 Science Physics component 2027

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