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P12 - Wave Properties (PAPER 2) Flashcards

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What can waves be used for

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To transfer energy and information

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What are transverse waves

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Waves that oscillate perpendicular to the direction of energy transfer of the waves

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What are longitudinal waves

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Waves that oscillate parallel to the direction of energy transfer of the waves

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What type of waves are all electromagnetic waves

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transverse waves

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5
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What are the two types of waves

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  • transverse waves
  • longitudinal waves
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what are mechanical waves and what type of wave are they

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  • vibrations that pass through a medium
  • can be either transverse or longitudinal
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What is the amplitude of a wave

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the maximum displacement of a point on the wave from its undisturbed position (top of crest or bottom of trough)

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What are the highest points and lowest points of a wave called

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The peaks (crests) and the troughs

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What is the frequency of a wave

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the number of waves passing a point per second

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What is the wavelength of a wave

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the distance from a point on a wave to its equivalent point on the adjacent wave

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What is the formula for calculating the time period

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period (s) = 1 / frequency (Hz)

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What is the period

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the total amount of time it takes for a wave to pass a certain point

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what is the relationship between the wave speed, the frequency and the wavelength

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wave speed (m/s) = frequency (Hz) x wave length (m)

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What is reflection

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the change of direction of waves so that they return to the medium that they originated from

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What is refraction

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The change of the direction in which the waves are travelling when they cross a boundary between one medium and another medium

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What two things can happen at the boundary of mediums

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  • transmitted
  • absorbed
17
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What are the two angles in reflection called and what is special about them

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  • angle of incident
  • angle of reflection
  • they are the same
18
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What are 4 different types of mechanical wave

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  • Sound waves
  • Water waves
  • Seismic waves
  • Spring waves
19
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In what condition are plane waves crossing boundaries between materials no refracted

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When they cross the boundary at normal incidence

20
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When and why does refraction occur

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At boundaries between different materials because their speed and wavelengths change

21
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What can happen at boundaries between different materials

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The waves can be transmitted or absorbed

22
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What are sound waves

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Vibrations that travel through a medium

23
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Where can sound waves not travel

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a vacuum

24
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What change occurs when the frequency of a sound wave increases

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the pitch of a note increases

25
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What change occurs when the amplitude of a sound wave increases

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he loudness of the note increases

26
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Hoe to sound waves activate the brain

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sound waves cause the ear drums to vibrate, and these send signals to the brain

27
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Why is human hearing limited

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The conversion of sound waves to vibrations of solids only works over a limited frequency range

28
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What range of sound waves are ultrasound waves

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sound waves with a frequency > 20kHz

29
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How are distances calculated using ultrasound waves

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ultrasound waves reflected at boundaries are timed, and the timings are used to calculate distances

30
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Is an ultrasound scan safer than an x-ray. Why?

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Yes since it is non-ionising

31
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What are seismic waves

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waves that travel through the Earth

32
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Where are seismic waves produced

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in an earthquake at the epicentre

33
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What is the difference between primary and secondary seismic waves

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Primary (P) are longitudinal, secondary (S) are transverse

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