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Waves

This page contains a range of resources to help teachers and students understand the properties and behaviour of waves, light and sound. There are resources that will help those who are new to delivering GCSE Physics as well as materials that will appeal to established practitioners.

You will find

• Resources related to transverse and longitudinal waves, beats, wave structure and properties, wave speed, frequency, period, using ripple tanks, sound, ultrasound, seismic waves, the structure of the Earth, and light and the electromagnetic spectrum. These include:
  • interactive teaching and revision materials
  • quizzes
  • lesson plans.
• Links to websites and resources matched to GCSE Physics specifications and produced by various organisations including Antoine Education UK, gcse.com, the Acoustic Science Department of the University of Salford, and SchoolsNet (Free SchoolsNet registration required).

Specification links: AQA P3 13.5, Edexcel 360 P3.5, OCR Gateway P5, OCR 21st Century Science P6, WJEC P3.3 and P3.5.

If you cannot find what you want in the listed resources, enter keywords from your specification in the Search box on the right. Reduce the number of ‘hits’ by using inverted commas to search for phrases.

Recommended Items

• Waves and FrequenciesAQA 13.5, Edexcel P3 6.10. Information with self-test questions and answers on wave properties, for example frequency. From the GlenBrook website. Suitable for teachers and as a revision tool.
  

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AQA (5) | Edexcel (5) | OCR Gateway (4) | WJEC (5) | Activity Resources (8) | Image (2) | Instructional (2) | Learning Resource (11) |

AQA (Showing 3 of 5 available)

• Waves and Frequencies
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  AQA 13.5, Edexcel P3 6.10. Information with self-test questions and answers on wave properties, for example frequency. From the GlenBrook website. Suitable for teachers and as a revision tool.
  
  
• What is Sound?
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  AQA 13.5, Edexcel P3 6.10, OCR Gateway P5ef. Webpage from the Antonine Education UK website with useful information on sound wave including specification statements, diagrams and a topic quiz with ans...
  
  
• Ultrasound
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  AQA 13.6. Webpage from the Antonine Education UK website on ultrasound including specification statements, diagrams and a topic quiz with answers. Could be used for revision or background reading.
  
  

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Edexcel (Showing 3 of 5 available)

• Waves and Frequencies
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  AQA 13.5, Edexcel P3 6.10. Information with self-test questions and answers on wave properties, for example frequency. From the GlenBrook website. Suitable for teachers and as a revision tool.
  
  
• Transverse and Longitudinal Waves
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  Edexcel P3 6.1, WJEC P3.3. Information with diagrams and self-test questions and answers on waves. From the GlenBrook website. May be used for teaching or revision.
  
  
• What is Sound?
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  AQA 13.5, Edexcel P3 6.10, OCR Gateway P5ef. Webpage from the Antonine Education UK website with useful information on sound wave including specification statements, diagrams and a topic quiz with ans...
  
  

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OCR Gateway (Showing 1 of 4 available)

• What is Sound?
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  AQA 13.5, Edexcel P3 6.10, OCR Gateway P5ef. Webpage from the Antonine Education UK website with useful information on sound wave including specification statements, diagrams and a topic quiz with ans...
  
  

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WJEC (Showing 1 of 5 available)

• Transverse and Longitudinal Waves
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  Edexcel P3 6.1, WJEC P3.3. Information with diagrams and self-test questions and answers on waves. From the GlenBrook website. May be used for teaching or revision.
  
  

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Activity Resources (Showing 4 of 8 available)

• Waves and Frequencies
    Web link 
  AQA 13.5, Edexcel P3 6.10. Information with self-test questions and answers on wave properties, for example frequency. From the GlenBrook website. Suitable for teachers and as a revision tool.
  
  
• Transverse and Longitudinal Waves
    Web link 
  Edexcel P3 6.1, WJEC P3.3. Information with diagrams and self-test questions and answers on waves. From the GlenBrook website. May be used for teaching or revision.
  
  
• Ultrasound
    Web link 
  AQA 13.6. Webpage from the Antonine Education UK website on ultrasound including specification statements, diagrams and a topic quiz with answers. Could be used for revision or background reading.
  
  
• Wave Structure and Properties
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  Edexcel P3 6.1, AQA 13.5, WJEC P3.3. KS4 differentiated lesson plan with teacher notes, worksheets and tests on longitudinal and transverse waves. Free SchoolsNet registration required.
  
  

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Image (Showing 1 of 2 available)

• What is Sound?
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  AQA 13.5, Edexcel P3 6.10, OCR Gateway P5ef. Webpage from the Antonine Education UK website with useful information on sound wave including specification statements, diagrams and a topic quiz with ans...
  
  

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Instructional (Showing 2 of 2 available)

• What is Sound?
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  AQA 13.5, Edexcel P3 6.10, OCR Gateway P5ef. Webpage from the Antonine Education UK website with useful information on sound wave including specification statements, diagrams and a topic quiz with ans...
  
  
• Ultrasound
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  AQA 13.6. Webpage from the Antonine Education UK website on ultrasound including specification statements, diagrams and a topic quiz with answers. Could be used for revision or background reading.
  
  

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Learning Resource (Showing 5 of 11 available)

• Waves and Frequencies
    Web link 
  AQA 13.5, Edexcel P3 6.10. Information with self-test questions and answers on wave properties, for example frequency. From the GlenBrook website. Suitable for teachers and as a revision tool.
  
  
• Transverse and Longitudinal Waves
    Web link 
  Edexcel P3 6.1, WJEC P3.3. Information with diagrams and self-test questions and answers on waves. From the GlenBrook website. May be used for teaching or revision.
  
  
• Ultrasound
    Web link 
  AQA 13.6. Webpage from the Antonine Education UK website on ultrasound including specification statements, diagrams and a topic quiz with answers. Could be used for revision or background reading.
  
  
• What is Sound?
    Web link 
  AQA 13.5, Edexcel P3 6.10, OCR Gateway P5ef. Webpage from the Antonine Education UK website with useful information on sound wave including specification statements, diagrams and a topic quiz with ans...
  
  
• Wave Structure and Properties
    Web link 
  Edexcel P3 6.1, AQA 13.5, WJEC P3.3. KS4 differentiated lesson plan with teacher notes, worksheets and tests on longitudinal and transverse waves. Free SchoolsNet registration required.
  
  

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