CAIE IGCSE Physics: Wave Features & Terminology Question Bank
Practise naming and measuring wavefronts, wavelength, frequency, crests, troughs, amplitude and speed from diagrams and graphs.
- Syllabus
- 2026–2028
- Course
- Physics 0625
Exam points
- identify amplitude and wavelength from labelled wave diagrams or displacement graphs
- distinguish crest, trough, wavefront and wavelength using diagram features
- calculate distances between points on a wave from a stated wavelength or scale
3.1.3—Features of a wave in terms of question 1
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A loudspeaker produces a sound wave in air. The distance between the centre of a compression and the centre of a neighbouring rarefaction is 0.10 m .
Calculate the wavelength of the sound wave.
wavelength =
0.20 m
B1
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