GCSE PhysWavesCards13

Question 1

Wave Equation

Answer 1

v = f λ

Question 2

Travelling waves transfer …?… from one point to another

Answer 2

energy

Question 3

A wave in which the direction of wave motion is perpendicular to the direction of particle vibration is a …?… wave.

Answer 3

transverse

Question 4

A wave in which the direction of wave motion is parallel to the direction of particle vibration is a …?… wave

Answer 4

longitudinal

Question 5

Sound is a …?… wave.

Answer 5

longitudinal

Question 6

Light is a …?… wave.

Answer 6

transverse

Question 7

The number of waves created per second or passing a given point per second is called the wave …?

Answer 7

frequency

Question 8

The distance travelled per second by a crest of a wave is called the wave …?

Answer 8

speed

Question 9

The distance from one point on a wave to the corresponding point on the next wave is called the …?… of the waves.

Answer 9

wavelength

Question 10

The distance from the zero displacement position to the maximum displacement position for a particle in a wave is called the …?… of the wave

Answer 10

amplitude

Question 11

What is the only wave property that changes when a wave is reflected?

Answer 11

amplitude

Question 12

What is the only wave property that does not change when a wave is refracted?

Answer 12

frequency

Question 13

For echo-location, the distance to the reflecting surface is equal to…?

Answer 13

1/2 x speed of sound x echo time