plumiResonance (core practical 16): Edexcel International A Level Physics questions
Edexcel International A Level Physics past-paper questions on 5.5.2.1 Resonance (core practical 16), 2019–2025, with mark schemes and examiner’s reports where available.
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All 15 questions on Resonance (core practical 16), as a list
- June 2025, Unit 5, Q2 (1 mark): A mass is driven into oscillation, and resonance takes place. Which of the following statements is not correct? A The amplitude of oscillation of the mass is a
- January 2025, Unit 5, Q15 (6 marks): * 15 The Millennium Bridge, as shown, is a suspension bridge for people to cross the River Thames in London. (Source: © cowardlion/Shutterstock) The bridge deve
- October 2024, Unit 5, Q19(b) (2 marks): When the mass of one animal was being determined, the amplitude of oscillation of the bag was observed to increase to a large value. Explain this observation. (
- June 2024, Unit 5, Q20(b)(i) (2 marks): Explain why the damper system should be designed to oscillate at this frequency. (2)
- January 2024, Unit 6, Q1(b)(i) (1 mark): Determine the value of f0 from the graph. (1) f0 =
- June 2023, Unit 5, Q19(b)(i) (3 marks): Explain this observation. (3)
- January 2023, Unit 5, Q19(a) (2 marks): Explain why the amplitude of vibration increases at a particular speed. (2)
- January 2023, Unit 5, Q19(b) (5 marks): When a person of mass 65 kg steps into the car, the vertical height of the car above the road decreases by 2.5 cm. Resonance occurs when the speed bumps are spa
- October 2022, Unit 5, Q14(b) (3 marks): Due to the shape of the Bay of Fundy, the natural period of oscillation of water in the bay is between 12 and 13 hours. Explain why unusually high tides are obs
- June 2022, Unit 5, Q14 (6 marks): *14 A teacher is teaching her class about the phenomenon of resonance. To do this, she uses a drinking glass to produce sound in two different ways. When the gl
- January 2022, Unit 5, Q17(c) (2 marks): At a particular frequency, the loudspeaker cone starts to oscillate with a very large amplitude. Explain why this effect is observed. (2)
- June 2021, Unit 5, Q3 (1 mark): When a train travels across a railway bridge, the bridge may be forced into resonant oscillation. Which of the following happens only when resonance occurs? A D
- January 2021, Unit 5, Q18(c)(ii) (3 marks): Explain what is meant by resonance. (3)
- October 2020, Unit 5, Q10 (1 mark): Forcing a system into oscillation may result in resonance. For resonance to occur the oscillating system must be driven at its A natural frequency. B normal fre
- October 2020, Unit 5, Q19(a) (2 marks): The graph shows how the energy absorbed by a water molecule depends on the frequency of the radiation. Energy absorbed 0.1 1 10 100 frequency / GHz A website su
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