Progressive waves: CAIE A‑Level Physics questions
Every CAIE A-Level Physics exam question on 7.1 Progressive waves, June 2024 and the specimen papers, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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Q5(e)
The whole paper ↗![June 2024 Paper 2, question 5(e): Calculate the speed of the progressive waves on the stretched string. speed = m s–1 [2] [Total: 8]](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/970221-jun24-05-e-qp.webp)

Q4(b)(i)
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All 4 questions on Progressive waves, as a list
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q19 (1 mark): A plane wave of amplitude A is incident on a surface of area S placed so that it is perpendicular to the direction of travel of the wave. The energy per unit ti
- June 2024, Paper 2, Q5(e) (2 marks): Calculate the speed of the progressive waves on the stretched string. speed = m s–1 [2] [Total: 8]
- Specimen, Paper 1, Q21 (1 mark): A wave has period T, wavelength λ and amplitude A. The wave is shown on a graph of displacement x against distance d. Which graph is correctly labelled? A B x x
- Specimen, Paper 2, Q4(b)(i) (2 marks): Calculate the wavelength of the waves. wavelength = cm [2]
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