Wave Motion Flashcards

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What’s wave motion

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Wave motion is transfer of energy and momentum from one point of the medium to another point of the medium without actual transport of matter between two points

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What is the type of waves?

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1.mechanical waves
2.electromagnetic wave
3.matter waves

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What’s the mechanical wave

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Mechanical waves are a wave that is an oscillation of matter and is responsible for the transfer of energy through a medium. such as water or air.

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What’s electromagnetic waves?

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Electromagnetic waves are created by a fusion of electric and magnetic fields. The light you see, the colours, around you are visible because of electromagnetic waves require no material medium and can travel through vacuum. Microwaves, X-ray, Radio waves and Ultraviolet waves

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What’s description of matter waves?

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Matter waves This concept is a little complicated to understand. The dual nature of matter; its ability to exist both as a particle and a wave was first brought to light by the founders of the field of Quantum Physics.

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What’s description of matter waves?

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Matter waves This concept is a little complicated to understand. The dual nature of matter; its ability to exist both as a particle and a wave was first brought to light by the founders of the field of Quantum Physics.

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