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AQA A-Level Physics past-paper questions on 3.13.6.2 Transmission media, 2008–2025, with mark schemes and examiner’s reports where available.
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All 11 questions on Transmission media, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 3 Electronics, Q05 (6 marks): Figure 14 shows a transmitter T and a receiver R which are not in line of sight. Three transmission pathways from T to R are shown. Figure 14 Explain, for each
- June 2023, Paper 3 Electronics, Q03.2 (1 mark): Syncom 3 was the first geostationary communication satellite. The satellite was used to broadcast television signals of the 1964 Olympic Games from Tokyo in Jap
- June 2023, Paper 3 Electronics, Q03.3 (2 marks): The distance of the geostationary satellite from both Tokyo and Los Angeles was 40 000 km. The time delay was 900 ms. Calculate, in ms, the total processing tim
- June 2023, Paper 3 Electronics, Q03.4 (2 marks): The television signals received in the USA were relayed to the UK using a satellite in low Earth orbit. The availability of live coverage was different for view
- June 2023, Paper 3 Electronics, Q03.5 (2 marks): For the 2020 Olympics, digital TV signals between Tokyo and Los Angeles used a fibre-optic cable. The cable lies on the seabed. Explain why a fibre-optic cable
- June 2022, Paper 3 Electronics, Q05 (6 marks): Figure 8 shows island A, a fully developed island off the mainland coast. The island is connected to the mainland by a fibre optic cable lying along the seabed
- November 2021, Paper 3 Electronics, Q05 (6 marks): Table 3 shows some communication applications that transmit using different regions of the electromagnetic spectrum. Table 3 Application Spectrum region Typical
- November 2020, Paper 3 Electronics, Q05 (6 marks): British embassies in Europe are to be connected to a new long-distance communication link. The link, in the form of a land-based cable, will support multiple si
- June 2018, Paper 3 Electronics, Q03.3 (1 mark): The signal strength at stage D must be amplified. Explain why the signal strength at stage D is weak. [1 mark]
- June 2017, Paper 3 Electronics, Q05 (6 marks): Discuss how longwave (LW), shortwave (SW) and microwave links can be used to communicate beyond the visible horizon. For each link, you should give: • a typical
- Specimen, Paper 3 Electronics, Q05 (6 marks): Compare the advantages and disadvantages of optic fibre and copper wire for transmitting information. [6 marks] 0 5
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