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P6 Waves Flashcards

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Waves

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A way for energy to be transferred without transferring matter

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How do waves transfer energy?

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  • The medium the waves travel through oscillate and transfer energy between each other, but overall stay in the same place
  • Waves transfer energy in the direction they are travelling
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Amplitude

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The maximum displacement of a point on the wave from its undisturbed position

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Wavelength

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The distance from the same point on the two adjacent waves (usually the peak)

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Frequency

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The number of completed waves passing a certain point per second

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Hz

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Measures frequency

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Transverse waves

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  • Oscillations are perpendicular to the direction of transfer energy
  • All electromagnetic waves
  • Ripples and waves in water
  • A wave on a string
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Longitudinal waves

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Parallel to the direction of energy transfer

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Wave speed eq =

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Frequency * wavelength

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10
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What is used to measure the speed of sound?

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Oscilloscope

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What are the 3 things that can happen a wave meets a boundary between 2 materials?

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  • The wave is absorbed by the second material and transfers the wave energy to the material’s energy stores
  • The wave is transmitted through the second material and the wave carries on travelling through the new material which often leads to refraction
  • The wave is reflected, where it is not absorbed or transmitted. This is how echoes are created
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12
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What determines what happens to a wave at boundaries?

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The wavelength and the properties of the material

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13
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Electromagnetic waves are what type of waves?

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Transverse waves

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Electromagnetic waves transfer energy from a … to an …

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source (emitter), absorber

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EM waves travel at …

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the same speed through air or a vacuum (as they are vibrations of electric and magnetic fields)

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16
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Radio waves wl

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1m - 10^4 m

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Micro waves wl

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10^-2 m

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Infra red wl

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10^-5 m

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Visible light wl

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10^-7 m

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Ultra violet wl

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10^-8 m

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X rays wl

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10^-10 m

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Gamma rays wl

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10^-15 m

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Refraction

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The change in direction at a boundary

24
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What happens to the speed if a wave travels along the normal?

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It will change speed but not refracted

25
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What happens if a wave hits the boundary at an angle?

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It refracts

26
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What happens if the wave bends towards the normal

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It slows down and if it bends away from the normal it speeds up

27
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Optical density

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Measures how quickly light can travel through it (the higher the optical density, the slower light waves travels through it)

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Rays

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Straight lines that are perpendicular to wave fonts and show the direction a wave is travelling in

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Wave front

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A line showing all of the points on a wave that are in the same position sa each other after a given number of wavelengths

30
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What affects how much a wave is refracted by?

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The density of 2 materials

31
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Radio waves sources

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  • Radio
  • TV
  • Satellites
  • Control
  • RFID tags
32
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Radio waves effects on the body

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• Travel through body without doing harm or being observed

33
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Radio waves main use and how it works

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  • Radio waves carry signals between your phone nearest phone mast
  • This is done by alternating the current in an electrical current
34
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Microwaves sources

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  • Mobile Phones
  • Oven
  • Microwave
  • Grill
  • TV transmitters
35
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Microwave effects on the body

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• Heat caused by microwaves can damage cells if exposed for a certain amount of time

36
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Microwaves main use and how they work

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  • Main use is in microwaves
  • They do this by penetrating into the food a few cm
  • Water molecules absorb them casuing water to heat up
  • Water cooks food
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Infrared radiation sources

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  • Thermal cameras
  • Night cameras
  • TV Remote
  • Optical Fibres
  • Cooking and Heating
38
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Infrared radiation effects on the body

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• Infrared can be reflected off skin/

absorbed but if exposed for long then it can cause problems

39
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Infrared radiation main use and how it works

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  • Infra red cameras capture IR rays that are coming towards it
  • They are then turned into an electrical signal
  • Displayed on screen
40
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Visible light sources

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  • Normal cameras
  • Photography
  • Vision
  • Photosynthesis
  • Solar Power systems
  • Fibre Optic Communication
41
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Visible light effects on the body

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• A lot of light can concentrate heat and therefore damage cells if exposed for a long time

42
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Visible light main use and how it works

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  • Optical fibre cables are used with light
  • It is entered through one way
  • Reflected many times untill the end
  • Allows for faster wifi
43
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Ultraviolet sources

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  • Sun tan beds
  • Security markers
  • Flourescent lamps
  • Detecting forged bank notes
  • Disenfecting water
44
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Ultraviolet effects on the body

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• UV is dangerous because the waves are frequent enough to ionise the cells leading to mutations or cancer

45
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Ultraviolet main use and how it works

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  • Security pens can be used with UV
  • UV radiation is absorved and visible light is then emmitted
  • This can also be used in money
46
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Xrays sources

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  • Medical X-rays
  • Exploring inner structure
  • Airport Security Scanners
  • Killing Cancer Cells
47
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Xrays effects on the body

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• Similar to UV waves so it can cause damage to cells eventually leading to cancer or mutations

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Xrays main use and how it works

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  • Xrays are used for obviously “xrays”
  • They pass straight through objects if they aren’t too dense or thick
  • They stop and reflect at more dense things and produce am image
49
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Gamma rays sources

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  • Radiation
  • Nuclear bombs
  • Sterilising food
  • Sterilising equipment
  • Killing cancer cells
50
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Gamma rays effects on the body

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• Gamma rays are dangerous because they can kill cells as they carry the most energy per second

51
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Gamma rays main use

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• Treating cancer

52
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What is the measurement of harm from the body being exposed to radiation?

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Sieverts

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