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1
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wave going from air to water (effect)

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refraction

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electromagnetic waves used to treat cancer

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X-rays and gamma rays have a very high frequency and can kill cancer cells.

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3
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angle of incidence equals …

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the angle of reflection

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part of the electromagnetic spectrum used in television remote controls?

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infra-red radiation

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The wavefront

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is a line joining all the points of a crest of a wave

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In circuits, ammeters are always found

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in series

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In circuits, voltmeters are always found

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in parallel.

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density formula

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mass/volume

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electromagnetic waves speed in a vacuum

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at 3.0 × 108 m/s

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rectangle with a diagonal arrow running

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represents variable resistor

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Electromagnetic waves are …

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transverse waves

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Ohm’s law

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Ohm’s law states that for a fixed resistance, voltage and current are directly proportional.

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electric current

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is a measure of the rate of flow of charge.

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If the gap is the same size as the wavelength…

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it will cause the waves to spread out to their maximum level.

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wave speed=

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frequency(hertz) × wavelength (m)

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total internal reflection occurs

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when the angle of incidence is greater than the critical angle.

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17
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typical speed for a sound wave travelling in a liquid?

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Sound waves travel in water at approximately 1500 m/s.

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typical speed for a sound wave travelling in a gas?

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Sound waves travel slowest in gases (between 200 and 1000 m/s)

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19
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The pitch of a sound can be related to…

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FREQUENCY of the sound wave

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sound wave travel as…

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longitudinal waves through a medium

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As you proceed from radio waves to gamma rays across the electromagnetic spectrum, the wavelength will…

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decrease

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22
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amount of radiation emitted depends on …

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surface temperature, colour and texture

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condensation

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Condensation is the change from a gas to a liquid state. the gas particles lose energy, move more slowly, and they stay close together forming a liquid.

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Thermocouples

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are used to measure very high temperatures, gives electrical output

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brownian motion

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the random movement of particles suspended n a liquid or gas, caused by collisions between particles and the molecules of the liquid or gas .

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pressure formula

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pressure= force(N)/area(m)

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Pressure and temperature relationship in gas

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as temperature increases, particles in fixed container begin to move faster and faster, increasing collision= increasing pressure

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thermal expension

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the increase in movement of particles causes objects to become larger as warmed up, (common in metal)

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liquid expension

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when heated up, particles begin to move faster weakening the intermolecular forces of attraction, and allowing liquid to expand.

30
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thermometer liquid process

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in a thermometer, the bulbs heat up the liquid, it expands forcing it to rise

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arrangement of particles in expension

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gas –> liquid –> solid . because gas has the weakest intermolecular force allowing particles to move further

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resistivity

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the electrical resistance of a material increases / decreases as it is heated

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sensitivity

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the smallest change in temperature that a thermometer can measure

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range

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the difference between highest and lowest temperature the thermometer measures

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linearity

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the liquid expands the same amount for every celsius increase in temperature

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conduction

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the process by which heat energy is transmitted through collisions, most important energy transfer in solids.

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convection

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convection is heat transfer due to a density differential within a fluid. As water’s temperature increases (heat), it become less dense and rise. As it moves up from heat, it cools and becomes more dense and sinks.

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radiation

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radiation is the emission of energy. it does not require a medium to travel through, mostly travels as waves

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the electromagnetic spectrum

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is a spectrum of waves created by disturbance in electric and magnetic filed

40
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effect of radiation

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surface color absorbs radiation at different rates, surface texture also influences absorption and emits radiation. shiny and smooth reflect= no good absorption

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wave motion

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the transfer of energy from one point to another

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amplitude

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is the distance between creast/peak and the center of the wave .

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wave length

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distance between one crest to another or one trough to another.

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frequency

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the number of waves produces each second is measured in hertz

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transverse waves

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transverse waves are formed when the particles vibrate perpendicular to the direction in which the wave is moving

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angle of reflection is…

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is the angle made between the reflected ray and the normal line

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longitudinal waves

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are formed when the particles vibrate parralel to the direction in which the wave is travelling .

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transverse waves examples

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visible light, electromagnetic radiation, ripping along the surface of water, waves formed in shaken rope

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longitudinal waves examples

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sound waves, waves produced in spring

50
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wave refraction occurs …

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when the medium the wave is now traveling through has a different density causing speed to change

51
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diffraction of waves

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when a wave passes through a gap, it spread out from the gap . a plane wave will spread ion curved pattern

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order of electromagnetic spectrum

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radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, x-rays and gamma rays.

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rarefraction

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areas of low pressure due to particles being further apart

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compression

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areas of high pressure due to particles being closer together

55
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pressure

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force/area

56
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specific heat

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energy/mass x change in energy

57
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pressure

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pressure=densityXgravityXdepth

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