HAMPTON SCHOOL

SCIENCE DEPARTMENT
PHYSIS
Grade 10 Option B
February 2012
Waves and Light
Name: ____________________________

Duration: 45 minutes

Class: ____________________________

TOTAL =

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Date: _____________________________
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer ALL questions.
SECTION A
Each question has four (4) possible answers: A, B, C and D. Read each question carefully
and CIRCLE the LETTER of the most suitable answer.
1.

Which of the following statements

are true?
I.
Light has a dual nature.
II.
All electromagnetic waves
are transverse.
III.
All electromagnetic waves
have the same speed in glass.
A.
B.
C.
D.

2.

3.

4.

A.

I and II only
I and III only
II and III only
I, II and III

Which of the following is NOT an

example of the application of total
internal reflection?
A. A road sign lit by light pipes
(optical fibres).
B. A stick appearing bent when
placed in water.
C. The use of prisms in
binoculars.
D. The formation of a mirage on
a sunny day.
Which of the following statements
about shadows would be true?
I.
An umbra is a region of
complete darkness.
II.
An eclipse of the moon
occurs when the earth moves
into the shadow of the moon.
III.
The brightness at all points in
a penumbra is not the same.
A.
B.
C.
D.

I only
II only
I and III only
I, II and III

Which of the following diagrams

MOST clearly shows the path of a
ray of light when it strikes a plane
mirror?

B.

C.

D.
5.

In which of the following is the

speed of ultra-violet light greatest?
A. Air
B. Glass
C. Water
D. Vacuum

9.

w
x

The diagram above represents a

longitudinal wave, where C and R
represent compressions and
rarefactions respectively. If =
wavelength, the distance between C1
and R2 is

A.

y
z

B.
C. 1

6.

The diagram above shows the

passage of light through a
rectangular glass block. The
refractive index of glass is given by

A.
B.
C.
D.
7.

8.

The waves that reach a listener from

a radio are
A. Electromagnetic
B. Transverse and stationary
C. Longitudinal and stationary
D. Longitudinal and progressive

D.
10.

Which two of the following

statements must be true if total
internal reflection is to occur?
I.
Light must be travelling from
one medium to a less
optically dense medium.
II.
The angle of incidence must
be equal to the angle of
refraction.
III.
The angle of incidence must
be greater than the critical
angle.
IV.
The angle of refraction must
be 900.
A.
B.
C.
D.

I and II
I and III
II and III
III and IV

Plane water waves which travel from

deep water to shallow water
A. are diffracted
B. increase their speed
C. undergo a change in
frequency
D. undergo a change in
wavelength
Total 10 marks
Section B
Answer ALL questions in the spaces provided

1.
(a)
i.

Describe FOUR of the properties of electromagnetic waves.

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(4 marks)
(b)

The distance between the earth and the moon has been measured by transmitting a laser
beam from earth to a reflector on the moon and measuring the time taken for the reflected
beam to be received back on earth.
i.
The laser light used had a wavelength of 450 nm. What was the frequency?
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ii.

(Velocity of laser light = 3.0 108 ms-1, 1 nm = 10-9 m)

The transit time was found to be 2.5 s.
Calculate the distance between the earth and the moon.
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a) A loudspeaker is driven by an amplified audio signal so that its cone oscillates at 500 Hz.
(Speed of sound = 350 ms-1)
(i) Determine the wavelength and period of the sound produced.
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(ii) If the distance between the points of maximum displacement of the cone is 0.6 cm, sketch a
well- labelled displacement/time graph for the motion of the cone. Indicate on your graph the
points of maximum and minimum cone velocity.
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b) If the maximum displacement of the cone increased, what is the effect on the
(i) loudness of the sound?
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(ii) frequency of the sound?
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(16 marks)
Total 20 marks