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P5.1 - Wave Behaviour Flashcards

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What is a wave?

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A way that energy can be transferred without transferring matter

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What are waves like in gases?

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Particles far apart
Vibrations passed on slowly
Slow wave speed

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What are waves like in liquids?

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Particles close together
Vibrations passed on faster
Faster wave speed

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What are waves like in solids?

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Particles very close together
Vibrations passed on very fast
Very fast wave speed

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What are transverse waves?

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Waves in which oscillations are perpendicular to the direction of energy transfer

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What are longitudinal waves?

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Waves in which the oscillations are parallel to the direction of energy transfer

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What is a wavelength?

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The distance between identical points in adjacent crests

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What is wave speed?

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The distance a wave travels in a given amount of time

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What is wave frequency?

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The number of waves that pass a particular point in a certain period of time

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10
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What is amplitude?

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The distance of a peak or trough from the normal line

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What is a wave peak?

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The highest point above the normal line

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What is a wave trough?

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The lowest point below the normal line

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What is the normal line in transverse waves?

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The mean line into and out of a wave

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14
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When wavelength increases, what happens to frequency?

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Decreases

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When frequency increases, what happens to wavelength?

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Decreases

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16
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What is a compression in longitudinal waves?

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Particles squashed together
High pressure
Peaks

17
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What is a rarefaction in longitudinal waves?

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Particles spread far apart
Low pressure
Troughs

18
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What is a time period in waves?

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The time it takes to produce one wave

19
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What is the wave equation?

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Wave speed = frequency x wavelength
C = f x delta

20
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What does velocity of a wave depend on?

A

The medium

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