0653.P3.1.01 — Know that waves transfer energy without transferring matter: past paper questions
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- 0653/01 · Specimen 2025 · Q33[1]
What is the wavelength of the wave?
See it on the paper → - 0653/31 · October/November 2025 · Q9a[1]
Fig. 9.1 represents a wave. 6.0 m NOT TO SCALE 2.0 m Fig. 9.1 Determine the wavelength of the wave. wavelength = m 9
See it on the paper → - 0653/31 · October/November 2025 · Q9b(i)[3]
The speed of a sound wave in air is 330 m / s. The sound wave has a wavelength of 0.15 m. Calculate the frequency of this sound wave. State the unit of your answer. frequency = unit (b) (i)
See it on the paper → - 0653/33 · May/June 2025 · Q8e(i)[1]
State the approximate range of frequencies audible to humans. from Hz
See it on the paper → - 0653/33 · October/November 2024 · Q6d(i)[1]
State what is meant by a frequency of 55 Hz.
See it on the paper → - 0653/33 · October/November 2024 · Q6d(ii)[2]
Use data to describe how the hearing range of the horse is different from the hearing range of a healthy human.
See it on the paper → - 0653/21 · May/June 2024 · Q33[1]
What is the frequency of the wave?
See it on the paper → - 0653/33 · May/June 2024 · Q6a(ii)[2]
State two types of wave that are not part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
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The speed of sound in air increases as the temperature of the air increases. At 35 °C the speed of sound in air is 352 m / s. Estimate the speed of sound at 25 °C. speed = m / s
See it on the paper → - 0653/33 · May/June 2023 · Q9a[2]
A person’s voice emits sound in the form of longitudinal waves. The sound waves can be represented by wave graphs which plot displacement against time. Fig. 9.1 shows the wave graph for sound wave A and the wave graph for sound wave B as they travel through the air. A displacement time B displacement time Fig. 9.1 Both...
See it on the paper → - 0653/32 · February/March 2023 · Q6d(ii)[3]
A student counts 40 waves moving past her in 25 s. Calculate the frequency of the waves. Include the unit. frequency = unit =
See it on the paper → - 0653/42 · February/March 2023 · Q6d[4]
In the summer there is no ice on the lake. Two students are watching waves on the surface of the lake. One student counts 40 waves moving past in 25 s. The other student measures the wavelength as 2.0 m. Calculate the speed of the waves. speed = m / s
See it on the paper → - 0653/12 · October/November 2022 · Q36[1]
Which statement about sound is not correct?
See it on the paper → - 0653/12 · October/November 2022 · Q37[1]
Which statement is correct?
See it on the paper → - 0653/33 · October/November 2022 · Q9a(ii)[2]
Complete the sentences about frequency. The frequency of a wave is the of waves passing a point in space per second. The unit of frequency is .
See it on the paper → - 0653/43 · May/June 2022 · Q9a(ii)[2]
The frequency of the visible red light is 4.58 × 10 14 Hz. Calculate the wavelength of the visible red light. wavelength = m
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What examiners said
Candidates found this question demanding. Candidates were not familiar with the range of frequencies of human hearing, from 20 Hz to 20 kHz, as stated in the syllabus.
— Examiner report, May/June 2025, 0653/33 Q8(e)(i) (Cambridge)
Many candidates chose the correct words from the list to gain full credit.
— Examiner report, May/June 2023, 0653/33 Q9(a) (Cambridge)
Many candidates gained full credit with a correct calculation and units. Other candidates used the wrong equation (frequency = 40 × 25) and some did not know the unit for frequency, or stated it incorrectly, for example hz.
— Examiner report, February/March 2023, 0653/32 Q6(d)(ii) (Cambridge)
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