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PHYSICS 6: Waves

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Physics 6.1.1
What are waves,
What are the 2 types of waves 2,
What are transverse waves
15  cards
Physics 6.1.2
What are the terms associated wit...,
What is the amplitude of a wave,
What is the wavelength of a wave
6  cards
Physics 6.1.3
What is wave speed,
Wave speed
2  cards
Physics 6.1.4
You can carry out ___ to measure ...,
Speed of sound
2  cards
Physics 6.1.5
What type of waves are sound waves,
Sound waves travel fastest in ___...,
How do sound waves transfer energy
6  cards
Physics 6.1.6
What piece of equipment can you u...
1  cards
Physics 6.1.7
Depending on the densities of the...,
When does wave reflection occur,
The law of reflection states that...
5  cards
Physics 6.1.8
What piece of equipment can you u...
1  cards
Physics 6.1.9
Sound waves are ___ of air molecules,
What happens when a sound wave co...,
Sound is an example of a longitud...
5  cards
Physics 6.1.10
We can explore structures activit...
1  cards
Physics 6.1.11
What is ultrasound,
What can ultrasound be used for
2  cards
Physics 6.1.12
Echo sounding uses ___ to detect ...
1  cards
Physics 6.1.13
Ultrasound transducers are able to 2
1  cards
Physics 6.1.14
Earthquakes produce 2 types of wa...,
What piece of equipment can be us...,
What 2 features of an earthquake ...
10  cards
Physics 6.2.1
What are electromagnetic waves,
All electromagnetic waves share t...,
The electromagnetic spectrum 7
8  cards
Physics 6.2.2
Electromagnetic radiation is an _...,
Electromagnetic waves with shorte...,
The higher the energy of the elec...
3  cards
Physics 6.2.3
When electromagnetic waves move f...,
The interaction between an em wav...
2  cards
Physics 6.2.4
When does refraction occur,
What happens at the boundary betw...,
Why do light rays change directio...
8  cards
Physics 6.2.5
When light rays refract through a...
1  cards
Physics 6.2.6
Atoms can interact with electroma...
1  cards
Physics 6.2.7
Explain how radio waves can be pr...,
Explain the link between the osci...,
In the transmitting antenna 2
6  cards
Physics 6.2.8
The frequency of electromagnetic ...,
What happens to the energy of em ...,
The danger associated with em wav...
15  cards
Physics 6.2.9
What is the main use of radio wav...,
What is the main use of microwaves 2,
What is the main use of infrared ...
7  cards
Physics 6.3.1
What is a lens,
What are the 2 types of lens 2,
What happens to light in convex l...
13  cards
Physics 6.3.2
Images produced by lenses can be ...,
What is a real image,
Real images are where 2 ___ ___ c...
10  cards
Physics 6.3.3
Magnification,
The magnification depend on 2,
If the magnification is 3
3  cards
Physics 6.3.4
Each colour within the visible li...,
Which colour has the longest wave...,
Which colour has the shortest wav...
19  cards
Physics 6.3.5
What is specular reflection,
When light reflects off a smooth ...,
When specular reflection occurs t...
4  cards
Physics 6.3.6
White light is a mixture of,
White light may be separated into...,
How do colour filters work
15  cards
Physics 6.4.1
What is black body radiation,
The ___ the object the more infra...,
What is a perfect black body
19  cards
Physics 6.4.2
What will happen to an object as ...,
What happens to an object as it b...,
Eventually an object will reach a...
5  cards

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