AQA GCSE Physics Wave Speed Calculations Workbook | v = f × λ | 20 Scaffolded Questions + Answers
AQA GCSE Physics wave speed calculations workbook with answers. 20 scaffolded v = f × λ questions, frequency and wavelength rearranging. AQA 4.6.
Wave speed is one of the formulas every GCSE learner can recite. Wave speed equals frequency times wavelength. The marks vanish on the rearranging, finding wavelength when given speed and frequency, or pulling frequency out of speed and wavelength on a graph question. This workbook drills the rearranging until v = f × λ becomes three rearranged versions on demand.
What's inside:
- 20 scaffolded wave speed calculation questions
- Q1 to Q6: direct substitution v = f × λ with given values
- Q7 to Q14: rearranging to find frequency (f = v / λ) and wavelength (λ = v / f), including unit conversions between metres and centimetres, Hz and kHz
- Q15 to Q20: applied questions including sound waves, light waves, and water-wave graph interpretation
- Structured EVERY method table on every question page
- Full worked answers with rearranging shown explicitly
AQA specification reference: 4.6 Waves. Covers section 4.6.1 (waves in air, fluids and solids) and 4.6.2 (the electromagnetic spectrum). The wave equation v = f × λ is required for both Foundation and Higher tiers across AQA GCSE Physics 8463 and Combined Science Trilogy 8464.
The EVERY method: Equation, Values, Enter, Rearrange, Your units. Rearrange is the step learners typically skip. Forcing them to write the rearranged equation explicitly before they substitute is what turns the wave-speed question from a guess into a method.
Who it's for: AQA GCSE Physics teachers, science department leads building a waves intervention sequence, GCSE tutors, parents supporting Year 10 and Year 11 learners through revision, and homeschool families on the UK national curriculum.
Pair with the free video: AQA GCSE Physics Waves Quiz (20 questions) — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-mqFk8-4OU
Read the blog post written for exactly this problem: Why GCSE Students Struggle with Physics Equations — https://advisoryscience.com/blog/the-physics-equations-calculations-practice-workbooks-series/why-gcse-students-struggle-with-physics-equations-and-what-actually-helps
Pair with the matching workbook: GCSE Physics Period and Frequency Calculations Workbook — https://advisoryscience.com/b/gcse-physics-period-and-frequency-calculations-practice-workbook
Want the matching teaching slides? GCSE Physics Wave Equation Visual Revision Guide — https://advisoryscience.com/b/gcse-physics-wave-equation-calculations-presentation
Save with the bundle: All GCSE Physics Calculations Workbooks Bundle (KS4) — https://advisoryscience.com/b/gcse-physics-calculations-workbooks-bundle-ks4
Related Physics workbooks: Series and Parallel Circuits, Ohm's Law (V=IR), Springs and Extension (F=ke), Magnetism (F=BIL).
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Tags (6): AQA GCSE Physics wave speed | v = f λ worksheet | wavelength frequency calculations | Year 10 Year 11 revision | EVERY method scaffold | Combined Triple Physics
