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A radio transmitter produces radio waves. A radio receiver a long distance away absorbs the radio waves using an aerial.

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Explain how the radio waves are produced at the transmitter.

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b.

Explain what happens in the circuit connected to the aerial when the radio waves are absorbed.

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c.

Gamma rays cannot be produced by oscillations in an electrical circuit. Write where in an atom gamma rays are produced.

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6.2 Electromagnetic waves Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Physics
  3. /6.2 Electromagnetic waves

40 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Physics 6.2 Electromagnetic waves, covering 6.2.1 Types of electromagnetic waves, 6.2.2 Properties of electromagnetic waves 1, 6.2.3 Properties of electromagnetic waves 2, 6.2.4 Uses and applications of electromagnetic waves, 6.2.5 Lenses, and 6.2.6 Visible light. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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