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AQA AS Physics Progressive Waves, Phase and Polarisation Worksheet

Download a free AQA AS Physics worksheet on progressive waves, phase difference, longitudinal and transverse waves, and polarisation, with solutions.

Module / section
Waves
Topic
Progressive waves
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Questions and skills covered

The worksheet contains 5 pages of printable questions. A separate 5-page solutions PDF makes it easy to mark, review or share answers after the activity.

  • Wave speed, frequency, period and wavelength calculations
  • Phase difference in degrees, radians and fractions of a cycle
  • Particle displacement and energy propagation in longitudinal waves
  • Polarisation, Polaroid filters and transmitting-aerial alignment

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AQA AS Physics Worksheets
7407 · 3.3.1.1, 3.3.1.2

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