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Edexcel International A Level Physics past-paper questions on 2.3.1.2 Longitudinal and transverse waves, 2019–2025, with mark schemes and examiner’s reports where available.
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All 15 questions on Longitudinal and transverse waves, as a list
- January 2025, AS Unit 2, Q14(a) (1 mark): Light is a transverse wave. State what is meant by a transverse wave. (1)
- October 2024, AS Unit 2, Q9 (1 mark): A wave is moving along a length of string in the direction shown. F G Direction of wave travel F and G are two points on the string. Which row of the table desc
- October 2024, AS Unit 2, Q13(a) (1 mark): Light is a transverse wave. State what is meant by a transverse wave. (1)
- January 2024, AS Unit 2, Q15(a) (1 mark): State what is meant by a transverse wave. (1)
- October 2023, AS Unit 2, Q5 (1 mark): The graph shows how displacement varies with time for a particular point as a wave passes. Displacement 5 10 15 Time / ms 0 Which of the following statements is
- June 2023, AS Unit 2, Q18(c) (5 marks): The stationary wave on the string causes sound waves to be transmitted through the air. Describe the similarities and differences between the stationary wave on
- January 2023, AS Unit 2, Q8 (1 mark): When longitudinal waves pass through a material, compressions and rarefactions are formed. Which of the following statements is correct? A Compressions are poin
- October 2022, AS Unit 2, Q4 (1 mark): Two students are discussing longitudinal waves. Student 1 states that at the centre of a compression the displacement of molecules is zero. Student 2 states tha
- June 2022, AS Unit 2, Q14(a)(i) (4 marks): The density of one material is 2700 kg m–3. Calculate vp and vs in this material. K = 7.55 × 1010 Pa G = 2.61 × 1010 Pa (4) vp = vs =
- June 2022, AS Unit 2, Q14(a)(ii) (2 marks): The Earth contains layers of liquid. The value of G for liquids is 0. Explain whether S-waves can travel through liquids. (2)
- January 2022, AS Unit 2, Q16(a) (2 marks): Describe the difference between transverse waves and longitudinal waves. (2)
- October 2021, AS Unit 2, Q10 (1 mark): A sound wave travels through air. The diagram represents the displacement of air particles along the wave at an instant in time. displacement W Z V X distance Y
- June 2021, AS Unit 2, Q7 (1 mark): Which of the following statements is correct for minimum displacement of the particles in a longitudinal wave? A Minimum displacement occurs at compressions onl
- January 2020, AS Unit 2, Q8 (1 mark): Waves may be longitudinal or transverse. Which of the following statements is correct? A All transverse waves travel at the same speed. B All transverse waves h
- June 2019, AS Unit 2, Q3 (1 mark): When a guitar string is plucked, a sound of constant frequency is heard. The wave produced on the vibrating guitar string is A longitudinal and progressive. B l
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