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How do waves happen ?

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Caused by something vibrating or oscillating

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What are waves ?

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A movement of energy from one place to another

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What are the two types of waves ?

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Longitudinal & transverse

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What are transverse waves ?

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Where each particle oscillates perpendicular to the direction of propagation of the waves . (Like a slinky)

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What do transverse waves consist of ?

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Peaks and troughs

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What a longitudinal waves ?

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Waves that each particle oscillates parallel to the direction of the propagation of the wave

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What are compressions ?

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Region of the wave where particles are close together

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What are rarefactions?

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Regions where particles are relatively far apart

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Examples of longitudinal waves ?

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Sound, ultrasound and systemic P-waves

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What does amplitude mean ?

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The maximum displacement from the equilibrium position

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What is displacement?

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The distance of a point on a wave from its equilibrium position

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What does wavelength refer to ?

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The minimum distance between two points and a wave that are in phase.

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What is frequency ?

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Number of complete oscillations per second

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What does period refer to ?

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Time taken for one whole oscillation

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What does wavespeed refer to ?

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The distance a wave travels in one second

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What is frequency measured in ?

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Hertz (Hz)

17
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What equation is used to find period (T) ?

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T= 1/F

18
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What symbol represents wavespeed?

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V (velocity)

19
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What equation is used to find speed ?

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Speed = distance / time

20
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What is superposition?

A

The resultant amplitude

21
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What is a stationary wave ?

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Formed by superposition when 2 waves travelling in opposite direction meet

22
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What is a node ?

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Points on a stationary wave where the amplitude is the minimum

23
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What is an antinode?

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Point on a station with were the amplitude is a maximum

24
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How are stationary waves formed on a string ?

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The superposition went to with travelling in the opposite direction meet

25
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What’s destructive interference?

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2 waves occupy the same space and interact with each other, 180 degrees out of phase

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What is constructive interference?

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2 wait occupy the same space and interact with each other ,phase difference of 0 degrees

27
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What is the phase difference at nodes ?

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180 degrees (destructive interference £

28
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What is the phase difference at antinodes ?

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0 degrees ( constructive interference)

29
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What is diffraction?

A

When waves reach a gap they pass through it and spread out

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