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15. P12 P13 Waves and EM Waves (Physics) Flashcards

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What is the law of reflection?

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Angle of incidence(i) = Angle of reflection(r)

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What is a transverse wave?

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The particle oscillations are perpendicular to the direction of the energy.

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Give examples of transverse waves.

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light, water, radio, microwave, infrared, UV, X-rays, Gamma

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What is a longitudinal wave?

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The particle oscillations are parallel to the direction of the energy.

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Give an example of a longitudinal wave.

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Sound

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What is a wave?

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A wave transfers energy and information from one place to another.

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Define Wavelength

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The Wavelength is the length of one complete wave. (the distance between two corresponding points on a wave)

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Units of wavelength?

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Metres (although can be measured in mm, cm or km)

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Define Amplitude

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The amplitude is the maximum disturbance caused by a wave from its rest position. (centre line of wave up to the peak or down to the trough)

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Define frequency

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The frequency is the number of waves passing a point every second.

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Units of frequency?

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Hertz (or Hz - must be capital H)

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Define period (T)

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The period is the time it takes for one complete wave to pass a point

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Units of time period (T) of a wave?

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seconds, s

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Equation to calculate wave speed?

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wavespeed = frequency x wavelength (v = f x ?) (? - lambda = wavelength)

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Equation to calculate time period of a wave from the frequency?

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T = 1 / f

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In a longitudinal wave, the name given to areas where the particles are close together?

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Compression

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In a longitudinal wave, the name given to areas where the particles are spread out?

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Rarefaction

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What is refraction of waves?

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The change in the direction of travel when a wave crosses a boundary between one medium to another due to the wave changing speed.

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Water waves refract when what causes the speed of the wave to change?

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Depth of the water

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Light waves refract when what causes the speed of the wave to change?

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Moves from one material to another of a different optical density.

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The line on a ray diagram that all angles are measured from during reflection or refraction?

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normal

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How do you draw a normal line at the point the light strikes the mirror?

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Normal line is drawn perpendicular to the surface at the point the ray strikes the surface (using a dashed line)

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What happens when a wave enters a glass block from air (not along the normal)?(Wavespeed, Angle, Wavelength and Frequency)

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Wavespeed slows down, ray bends towards the normal, wavelength shortens , but frequency stays the same.

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What happens when a wave leaves a glass block from air (not along the normal)?(Wavespeed, Angle, Wavelength and Frequency)

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Wavespeed speeds up, ray bends away from the normal, wavelength increases, frequency DOES NOT change.

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25
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What are the properties of an image formed with a plane mirror?

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Upright, Virtual, Laterally inverted, same size.

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What is the difference between a virtual and real image?

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A real image can be formed on a screen where as a virtual image can be seen but does not actually exist.

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What is the speed of sound waves in air?

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330m/s although it does vary with temperature.

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How does a sound change when the amplitude decreases?

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Quieter

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How does a sound change when the Wavelength increases?

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Lower pitch

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How does a sound change when the frequency increases?

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Higher Pitch

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What is meant by ultrasound?

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Sound waves with a frequency above 20,000Hz

32
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State the human hearing range for someone with perfect hearing.

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20 to 20,000Hz

33
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What is meant by infrasound?

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Sound waves below a frequency of 20Hz

34
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What state of matter is sound waves fastest in and why?

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Solids, Particles are tightly packed.

35
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Give some medical uses of Ultrasound.

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Prenatal scanning, blood flow meters, break up kidney stones, images of organs

36
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Give some industrial uses of Ultrasound.

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Fishing boats scanning for fish, sea floor mapping, detecting flaws/cracks in steel

37
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Describe how bats use ultrasound.

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Echo-location. For navigation and catching prey. The look for the reflection of the ultrasounds they emit.

38
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What is the name given to the exact point an earthquake occurs?

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epicenter

39
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What are Primary (P-Waves) ?

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Longitudinal waves that push or pull on material that they pass through. These cause the initial tremors.

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What are Seconday (S-Waves) ?

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Slower moving transverse waves which shake material from side to side. These cause tremors a few minutes after p-waves.

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What are Long (L-Waves) ?

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These travel the slowest, and only can travel through the Earth’s solid crust, causing violent movements up, down, backwards and forwards.

42
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State the four sections which make up the earth’s structure.

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Crust, Mantle, Outer core and Inner core

43
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Describe the differences between p-waves and s-waves.

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S-waves are Transverse, slower and can’t travel through liquids.

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Why can the s-waves not travel through the core of the earth?

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Outer core is liquid, and s-waves can not pass through liquids.

45
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Describe what is meant by a mechanical wave.

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A wave that requires a medium in which to travel i.e. water or a spring etc

46
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Describe what is meant by an electromagnetic wave.

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Transverse waves that transfer energy by setting up electric and magnetic fields. Can travel through a vacuum.

47
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What is meant by the crest or peak of a wave?

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The highest part of a transverse wave

48
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What is meant by the trough of a wave?

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The lowest part of a transverse wave

49
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List the Electromagnetic waves in order from long to short wavelength

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Radio, Microwave, Infrared, Visible, UV, X-ray and Gamma

50
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List the Electromagnetic waves in order from high to low frequency

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Gamma, X-ray, UV, Visible, IR, Microwave, Radio

51
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State how a radiowave can be produced?

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Oscillation in electrical circuits (vibration of charged particle such as electron)

52
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State a use of radiowaves?

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Communication, television and radio

53
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State two uses of microwaves?

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Heat food, mobile phones, Satelite tv, GPS

54
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State two uses of infrared?

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heater, toaster, oven, treatment of muscle injuries, remote controls, infrared cameras

55
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State two uses of UV light?

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Check for forged bank notes, sunbeds, investigating crime scenes, energy efficient lightbulbs.

56
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State two uses of X-rays?

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airport security, check for broken bones

57
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State two uses of Gamma radiation?

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Radiotherapy, sterilising surgical equipment, medical tracers, industrial tracers

58
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What are the two similarities of all electromagnetic waves?

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All transverse, travel at the same speed in vacuum or air, transfer energy

59
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State the colours which make up visible light?

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Red,Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo and Violet.

60
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State a danger of UV light?

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Ultraviolet waves can cause skin to age prematurely and increase the risk of skin cancer.

61
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State which types of EM waves are ionising radiation?

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UV, X-ray and Gamma

62
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State what the effect on human tissue when they absorb Radio, Microwave, IR or visible?

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Heating

63
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State what effect ionising radiation can have on human cells?

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Can cause the mutation of genes and cancer.

64
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What two things do the effects of ionising radiation have on human body tissue depend on?

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1) type of radiation and 2) the size of the dose.

65
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Radiation dose is measured in Sieverts, what is it a measure of?

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It is the measure of the risk of harm resulting from an exposure of the body to the radiation.

66
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How many millisieverts are present in 5 sieverts of radiation dose?

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5000millisieverts = 5 sieverts

67
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Which type of EM radiation can be used by fibre optic cables?

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IR and visible light

68
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How are gamma rays generated?

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Gamma rays are generated from changes within the nucleus of atoms.

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