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Physics - Waves

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By: Eric Heyworth
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Decks in this class (15)

Transverse vs Longitudinal Waves
What is an example of a transvers...,
What are transverse waves alterna...,
What are longitudinal waves also ...
10  cards
Wave Properties
What is the amplitude of a wave,
What is the wavelength of a wave,
What is the frequency of a wave
7  cards
Required Practical 8- Ripple Tank
What does the ripple tank investi...,
How do you set this practical up,
How do you find out wavelength
4  cards
Required Practical 8 - Sound waves in Air
What is the setup for this practical,
What are the type of waves called...,
How do you calculate the waveleng...
4  cards
Reflection of Waves
What are the 3 possibilities when...,
What happens when a wave is trans...,
What happens when a wave is absorbed
7  cards
Required Practical 9 - Reflection and Refraction
What equipment is used to produce...,
What is the method for the practical,
What is refraction
5  cards
Sound Waves + Ultrasound
What type of waves are sound,
What do sound waves travel as whe...,
How does sound travel in sound
10  cards
Sound Waves - Applications
When an earthquake happens what t...,
What type of wave are p waves,
What type of waves are s waves
7  cards
Electro Magnetic waves
What type of waves are em waves,
What do em waves transfer,
What can em waves do that sound w...
7  cards
Required Practical 10 - Infrared Radiation
What does this practical investigate,
What is infrared radiation,
What do we use to see how much ir...
9  cards
Uses of EM waves
How are radio waves created,
What happens when radio waves are...,
What are the 3 ionising em waves
8  cards
Lenses and Ray Diagrams
What are the two types of lenses,
How are concave and convex lens d...,
What do lenses allow
8  cards
Visible Light
Why is white not on the visible l...,
Why is black not on the visible l...,
What is the acronym to remember t...
9  cards
Black Body Spectrum
What is a perfect black body,
What do all bodies do with infra ...,
If a body is hotter what happens ...
8  cards
Ray diagrams - Convex vs Concave
If object is greater then 2f twic...,
If object is greater then f but l...,
If object is less then fwhat does...
6  cards

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