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5.3 Wave interactions

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A student looks at different objects in a room lit by white light.

a.

A red apple looks red in white light.

Explain why.

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b.

A sheet of paper looks white in white light.

Explain why.

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c.

Describe what happens to the light that hits a black T-shirt.

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d.

Light passes through a clear glass window.

Which word describes what happens to the light?

Choose your answer from the list.

absorbed reflected scattered transmitted

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5.3 Wave interactions Questions

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  2. /Physics
  3. /5.3 Wave interactions

51 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Physics 5.3 Wave interactions, covering 5.3.1 Wavelength and how substances affect waves, 5.3.2 Wave velocity in different substances, 5.3.3 Convex and concave lenses, 5.3.4 Ray diagrams for reflection and refraction, and 5.3.5 Colour, absorption and reflection. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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