features of a wave Flashcards by Eveleen Sandhu | Brainscape

Q

displacment

A

the distance of a point on a wave

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amplitude

A

the maximum diplacment

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peak

A

top point of a wave

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trough

A

lowest point of a wave

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wavelength

A

distance between two points

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period

A

time taken to complete a oscillation

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frequency

A

the number of waves per second

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compression

A

a region of a longitudinal wave

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rarefaction

A

how far apart the particles are

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Q

primary colours

A

red,blue and green

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secondary colours

A

magenta,cyan and yellow

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coloured object

A

reflet their colour of light

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coloured filters

A

transmit their colour of lights and absorbs other colours

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