Question 23M.2.SL.TZ1.3a
| Date | May 2023 | Marks available | [Maximum mark: 4] | Reference code | 23M.2.SL.TZ1.3a |
| Level | SL | Paper | 2 | Time zone | TZ1 |
| Command term | Calculate, Plot, Show that, State | Question number | a | Adapted from | N/A |
A transverse water wave travels to the right. The diagram shows the shape of the surface of the water at time t = 0. P and Q show two corks floating on the surface.
State what is meant by a transverse wave.
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«A wave where the» displacement of particles/oscillations of particles/movement of particles/vibrations of particles is perpendicular/normal to the direction of energy transfer/wave travel/wave velocity/wave movement/wave propagation ✓
Allow medium, material, water, molecules, or atoms for particles.
The frequency of the wave is 0.50 Hz. Calculate the speed of the wave.
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v = «0.50 × 16 =» 8.0 «m s−1» ✓
Plot on the diagram the position of P at time t = 0.50 s.
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P at (8, 1.2) ✓
Show that the phase difference between the oscillations of the two corks is radians.
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ALTERNATIVE 1
Phase difference is × ✓
«= » ✓
ALTERNATIVE 2
One wavelength/period represents «phase difference» of 2 and «corks» are ½ wavelength/period apart so phase difference is /OWTTE ✓