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    Caroline conducted an experiment to measure the relationship between water wave speed (c) and water depth (d). She collected data showing c increases with d. The document asks questions about analyzing Caroline's data: (1) calculating the uncertainty in c for one data point, (2) drawing the corresponding error bar, and testing hypotheses about the relationship between c and d by plotting lines of best fit or alternative graphs. It also asks about identifying and accounting for possible systematic errors in Caroline's measurements.

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    Caroline conducted an experiment to measure the relationship between water wave speed (c) and water depth (d). She collected data showing c increases with d. The document asks questions about analyzing Caroline's data: (1) calculating the uncertainty in c for one data point, (2) drawing the corresponding error bar, and testing hypotheses about the relationship between c and d by plotting lines of best fit or alternative graphs. It also asks about identifying and accounting for possible systematic errors in Caroline's measurements.

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    Caroline conducted an experiment to measure the relationship between water wave speed (c) and water depth (d). She collected data showing c increases with d. The document asks questions about analyzing Caroline's data: (1) calculating the uncertainty in c for one data point, (2) drawing the corresponding error bar, and testing hypotheses about the relationship between c and d by plotting lines of best fit or alternative graphs. It also asks about identifying and accounting for possible systematic errors in Caroline's measurements.

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    –2– N11/4/PHYSI/HP2/ENG/TZ0/XX

    SECTION A

    Answer all questions. Write your answers in the boxes provided.

    A1. Data analysis question.

    Caroline carried out an experiment to measure the variation with water depth d of the
    wave speed c of a surface water wave. Her data are shown plotted below.

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    c / cm s–1 10

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    0 5 10 15
    d / cm

    The uncertainty in the water depth d is too small to be shown. Uncertainties in the
    measurement of the wave speed c are shown as error bars on the graph except for the
    data point corresponding to d = 15 cm.

    (This question continues on the following page)

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    (Question A1 continued)

    (a) Caroline calculated the wave speed by measuring the time t for the wave to
    travel 150 cm. The uncertainty in this distance is 2 cm. For the reading at a water depth
    of 15 cm, the time t is 8.3 s with an uncertainty 0.5 s.

    (i) Show that the absolute uncertainty in the wave speed at this time is 1.3 cm s–1. [3]

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    (ii) On the graph opposite, draw the error bar for the data point corresponding to
    d = 15 cm. [1]

    (b) Caroline hypothesized that the wave speed c is directly proportional to the water depth d.

    (i) On the graph opposite, draw a line of best-fit for the data. [1]

    (ii) Suggest if the data support this hypothesis. [2]

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    (This question continues on the following page)

    Turn over
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    (Question A1 continued)

    (c) ∝ d 0.5.
    Another student proposes that c is proportionalc to

    State a suitable graph that can be plotted to test this proposal. [1]

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    (d) There is a systematic error in Caroline’s determination of the depth.

    (i) State what is meant by a systematic error. [1]

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    (ii) State how the graph in (c) would indicate that there is a systematic error. [1]

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