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1
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Define waves

A

Waves transfer energy with out transferring matter

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2
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What are all waves casued by

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oscillating particles

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3
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What is the equation for frequency

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Frequency = velocity / wavelength

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4
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What are transverse waves

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Waves where the particles oscillate perpendicular to the direction of energy transfer

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5
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What direction are transverse waves

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Up and Down

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6
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What are examples of transverse waves

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  • tidal wave
  • electromagnetic wave
  • Seismic S wave
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7
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What is a

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wavelength

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what is b

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peak or creast

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what is c

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trough

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what is d

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amplitude

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what is e

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direction of energy transfer

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what is f

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direction of oscillations

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13
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What are logitudinal waves

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Waves where the particles oscillate parallel to the direction of energy

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14
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what direction are the osscillations of a logitudinal wave

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forward and backward / side to side

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15
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What are examples of logitudinal waves

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  • sound waves
  • ultra-sound waves
  • seismic P waves
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16
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what is a

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wavelength

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17
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what is b

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amplitude

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18
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what is c

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rarefaction

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19
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what is d

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compression

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20
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what is e

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direction of energy transfer

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21
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what is f

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direction of oscillation

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22
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When does sound travel fastest and why

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in solids becuase the particles are closer together so the vibraions are easily transfered

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23
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Do sound waves need a medium to travel through and why

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yes becuase in a vacuum there are no particles to transfer energy to

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24
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What are the two methods to measure the speed of time

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  • clap-echo method
  • microphones and data-logger method
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25
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what is the boundary for sound

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20Hz - 20,000Hz

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26
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what is the boundary for ultra-sound

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20,000Hz +

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27
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what is the boundary for infrasound

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> 20Hz

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28
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What are the uses of ultrasound

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  • clean jewelery
  • pre-natal scan
  • detect cracks inside metal structures
  • detect is gold is real
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29
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what is the equation for distance

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distance = speed x time

30
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explain the method of the clap-echo method

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  • stand 50m away from a wall
  • measure the time taken for a clap to echo from the wall
  • speed = (distance / time)/2
31
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explain the microphone and data-logger method

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  • you have 2 microphones and 1 data-logger
  • data-logger measure and records time taken for sound to reach the microphones
  • speed = distance/time
32
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What are the benefits of the microphones and data-logger method

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  • higher resolution and therefore more accuracy
  • no chance for human error
33
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What is the equation relating time period and frequency

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time period = 1 / frequency

34
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What do you use to measure the speed of sound

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oscilloscope

35
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Can all waves be reflected

A

yes

36
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What are the three things that can happen when a wave arrives at a boundary

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  • absorbed by the material
  • trasmittedd through the material [leading to refraction]
  • reflected off the material
37
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how does the angle of incidence relate to the angle of reflection

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angle of incidence = angle of reflection

38
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what is the angle of incidence

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the angle between the incoming wave and the normal

39
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what is the angle of reflection

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the angle between the reflected wave and the normal

40
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What is the normal

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an invisable line that is perpendicular to the surface at the point of incidence

41
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What is a

A

the normal

42
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what is b

A

the reflected ray

43
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what is c

A

the incoming ray

44
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What is d

A

the angle of incidence

45
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what is e

A

the angle of reflection

46
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What are the two different way waves can be reflected

A
  • specular
  • diffuse
47
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what is specular reflection

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when a wave is reflected in a single direction by a smooth surface

48
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what is diffuse reflection

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when a wave is reflected by a rough surface and the reflected rays are scatted in lots of different directions

49
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What types of waves are electromagnetic waves

A

transverse

50
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What is refraction

A

when a wave crosses a boundary between materials at an angle and it changes direction because it changes speed

51
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What will happen to a wave if it crosses a boundary and slows down

A

it will bend towards the normal

52
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what will hapen is the wave crosses into a material and speeds up

A

the wave will bend away from the normal

53
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What happens to the wave physically when it is refracted

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  • the wavelength changes but the frequency stays the same so the waves speed up when the wavelength grows etc
54
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if the wave is travelling along the normal will it refract

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no but it will chnage speed

55
Q

if the optial density is higher in a material then how does speed of the wave change

A

it will get slower

56
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how do the angle of incidence and the angle of refraction relate

A

angle of incidence > angle of refraction

57
Q

How do we measure the layers of the earth

A

with Seismic waves

58
Q

What are the two types of seismic waves

A
  • primary waves
  • secondary waves
59
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what are seismic waves

A

the energy transferred when forces inside the earth increas and become strong enough to break rock

60
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what are P-waves

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they are logitudinal waves that cause intitial termours that are refracted when they enter the outer core

61
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what are S-waves

A

they are transverse waves that cannot travel through the outer core

62
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what happens when seismic waves travel through the mantle

A
  • bend
  • speed changes gradually ewith depth
  • therefore so does direction
63
Q

What is the shadow zone

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a zone where no P or S waves are recorded becuase P waves are refracted and S waves cannot travel through liquid

64
Q

How do you convert something to a milli (m)

A

x1,000
x10^3

65
Q

How do you convert something to a micro (μ)

A

x1,000,000
x10^6

66
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how do you convert something to a kilo (k)

A

/1,000
x10^-3

67
Q

How do you convert something to a mega (M)

A

/1,000,000
x10^-6

68
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How do you convert something to a giga (G)

A

x1,000,000,000
x10^-9

69
Q

If the refracted index is lower with the wave speed up or slow down

A

speed up

70
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What angle must the angle of incidence be between

A

0 - 90 degrees

71
Q

describe how ultrasound is used in pre-natal scans

A
  • the ultrasound waves pass through the body
  • they reach the boundary between the fuild in the womb and the feotus’ skin
  • wave is reflected and detected and then processed by a computer
  • an image is created

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