Practice IB Physics Topic C.2 Wave Model with authentic exam-style questions for both SL and HL students. This question bank focuses on the exact syllabus content for C.2 Wave Model and mirrors Paper 1A, 1B, 2 style where relevant.
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A student shines a red laser onto a double slit and observes a pattern on a screen.
Sketch and label the intensity pattern observed.
State how the fringe spacing would change if the slit separation is increased.
Explain this change using the interference equation.
Which of the following is not a transverse wave?
Which property of a wave determines its pitch (for sound) or colour (for light)?
A wave on a string is described by .
State the amplitude of the wave.
Determine the period of the wave.
Determine the wavelength.
Identify the type of wave this is.
A wave pulse is reflected from a fixed boundary. Which statement best describes the reflected pulse?