MYP Physics · 12 · practical
Microwave standing-wave lab
Electromagnetic spectrum · Original GioPhysics question with a detailed, mark-by-mark answer guide.
- Demand
- discriminating
- Marks
- 8
- Topics
- 2
- Answer
- Complete
Question8 marks
Plan how to estimate microwave wavelength from equally spaced intensity minima using a low-power transmitter and receiver.
Task interpretation
What a complete response should do
Show the measurement or calculation method clearly enough that another student could repeat it.
Make assumptions explicit, connect several ideas, and test whether the final result is physically reasonable.
- Response type
- practical
- Allocation
- 8 marks
- Demand
- discriminating
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