P-6 Waves Flashcards
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What are waves
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- Waves carry energy from one place to another , they can also carry information
- Waves do not transfer any matter
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What are the types of wave and whats the difference
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- Waves may be either transverse or longitudinal
3
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What s a transverse wave
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- Transverse waves babe sideways vibrations
- The vibrations are at perpendicular angle to the direction of energy transfer
- Most waves- include, ripples in water - is not water that moves
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What is a longitudinal wave
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- They have vibrations parallel to the energy transfer. They compress and refract
- An example os sound waves
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What are oscillation
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- The movements, vibrations, in waves
6
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What is the equation for wave speed
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- Wave speed = Frequency x wavelength
v = f x w
v- speed- m/s
f- Frequency- hertz- Hz
w- wavelength- m
7
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What is amplitude
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The amplitude of a wave is the maximum displacement of a point on a wave from its undisturbed position
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What is wavelength
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- Wavelength of a wave is the distance from one point on one wave to the equivalent point on the adjacent wave
- The distance between two waves
9
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What is meant by frequency
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- Frequency of a wave is the number of waves that passes through a point per second
10
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What is meant by wave period
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Amount of time it takes for a full cycle of the wave
period = 1/ frequency- given
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How do you measure the speed of sound waves
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- Set up the oscilloscope so the detected waves at each microphone are shown as operate
- Start with both microphones next to the speaker, slowly move one away until two waves are aligned on the misplay but have moved exactly one wavelength apart
- Measure the distance between the microphones to find one wavelength
- Use formula to find speed. Frequency is what you set the generator at
- The speed is around 330m/s-check
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What is the method to find the speed of ripples on water
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- using single generator attached, you can create water at a set frequency
- Use a strobe light to see wave crests
- Increase frequency of strobe light until patter on screen appears to stop moving- When this happens frequency of stone light is equal to frequency of waves
- Strobe allows measure still pattern
- Distance between each shadow light is one wavelength. measure distance between 10 and divide to find average
- Calculate speed of waves
13
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-What are electromagnetic waves-
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- Traverse waves that transfer energy from source to an absorber
- Forma continuos spectrum
- All types of electromagnetic waves travel at the same speed in a vacuum
14
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What is the electromagnetic spectrum
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- Electromagnetic Waves are organised are grouped into spectrum
- Organised by frequency and wavelength
- Goes from from short to high wavelength
- Our eyes only detect visible light
15
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List all the electromagnetic waves from shortest to longest
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- Radio
- MICrowaves
- Infrared
- Visible light
- Ultraviolet
- X rays
- Gamma rays
16
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What are some examples of electromagnetic waves
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- Camp fire- transfers emerge to its surroundings using infrared radiation
- Radio waves transfer kinetic energy stores of electrons in radio receivers- generates electrical current
17
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What are the three ways substances may deal with electromagnetic waves
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- Absorb- transfer to other energy stores.
- Transmitted- wave carries on traveling.
- Reflected- where the incoming ray is sent back- echo
- Depends on wavelength and material
18
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-Why does refraction happen
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- When a wave crosses a boundary it changes speed
- IF it is traveling along the normal it will not be refracted-
- IF it hits it at an angle it changes direction and it is refracted
- Wavelength changes, frequency stays
19
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What factors change the level of refraction
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- IT depends on the change in speed between the boundary
- The higher the density the slower the wave travels- general
20
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What is optical density
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- TH measure of how quickly light can travel through
21
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How doHow do wave front diagrams show refraction
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- Wave front is a line showing all of the point on a wave that are in the same position after a given number of wavelengths
- When a wave crises a boundary at an angle only part of it crosses it first
- IF its going into a denser material that part goes slower than the rest
- Sop by the time the whole wave has passed through the faster part will have traveled further than the slower part
- The difference in distance traveled is what causes the bend
- Simply- the part still in the less dense area will move faster and a bend will show
22
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- How are radio waves made-
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- BY oscillation in electric and magnetic field.
- Radio waves are absorbed and may create an alternating current with the same frequency as the radio waves
- They can create oscillations
23
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How can you produce radio waves using an alternating circuit
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- The objects that oscillate to create the radio waves is called a transmitter
- When radio waves in transmitter are received they are absorbed and transferred to electrons
- Causes them to oscillate and alternating circuits created
- Same frequency
24
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What are radio waves main use
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Mainly used for communication- radio and TV
- Refracted around curved surface of earth - Long long wave up to 10km
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What are microwave waves use
Mainly uses include- Satellite and cooking food
- Need to use microwaves that can pass through earth watery surfaces
- Microwave use different wavelength - Need to be absorbed by water in food - Penetrate a few cm and water transfers hear
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what are inferred radiation's uses
Used to increase and monster temperatures- Electrical heater , cooking, infrared cameras
- Camera detects inferred camera, turn into electrical signal. Displayed
- Absorbing inferred causes increasing temp- food temp increases and its cooked
- Same way with heaters- long wire is heated and emitted and absorbed
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- What is visible lights uses
- Fiber optic communications
- Optical fibres are thin glass or plastic fibres that carry data over long distances
- Refraction of light rays bounced back until reach end of fibre
- Not easily aboirbed or scatteed
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What are ultraviolet radiation
- Fluorescence- where uv radiation is absorbed and visible light emitted-
- Fluorescent lights generate uv which is absorbed and re-emmited- energy efficient
- Suntain- UV ;a,ps
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What are the uses of X rays and Gamma rays
- To see for broken bones
- Easily pas through fees, but don't mass through bone
- Amount of radiation absorbed gives x ray photo
- Cancer- high doses of rays kill living cells - directed towards cancer cells.
- Medical tracer- gamma emitting source injected and tracked- refracted
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WHAT rays can have hazardous effects
- X-rays, gamma and Ultraviolet
- Human body tissue
- Depends on type and dose.
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What effect does change in nuclei and atoms
- Can result in electromagnetic waves being generated and absorbed over wide frequency range
- Gamma rays originate from changes in Nuclei of atom
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- How can the surface of an object have an effect on how much inferred radiation it emits- practical
- A Leslie cuve is a hollow, watertight metal cube who's four vertical faces have different surfaces
- Place empty Leslie cube on heat proof mat and fill with boiling water- wait to hear up
- Hold thermometer to each surface and see that all sides have the same temp
- Hold inferred detector a set distance away from surface and record how much IR radiation tit emits- repeat using the same set distance
- Should see more inferred from black surface than white one. And more from matt than shiny
- Repeat to test reliability
