Wave characteristics

Question 1

Describe a wave pulse and a continous progressive (travelling) wave.

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Question 2

State that progressive (travelling) waves transfer energy

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Question 3

Describe and give examples of transverse and of longitudinal waves

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Question 4

Describe waves in two dimensions, including the concepts of wavefronts and of rays

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Question 5

Describe the terms crest, trough, compression and rarefaction

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Question 6

Define the terms displacement, amplitud, frequency, period, wavelength, wave speed and intensity

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Question 7

Draw and explain dicplacement-time graphs and displacement-position graphs for transverse and for longitudinal waves

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Question 8

Derive and apply the relationship between wave speed, wavelength and frequency

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Question 9

State that all electromagnetic waves travel with the same speed in free space, and recall the orders of magnitude of the wavelengths of the principal radiations in the electromagentic spectrum

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