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Waves

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Transfer of energy through a medium caused by oscillation or vibration
-energy is tranferred not matter

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Longitudinal waves

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  • medium oscillates parallel to the direction of energy travel
  • caused by compressions and rarefactions of same medium
  • cant travel in vacuum as particals are needed so change of density
  • eg. Sound, mechanical waves (slinky/spring), deep water waves, earthquakes, AC
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Transverse waves

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  • field oscillates perpendicular to direction of energy transfer
  • caused by vibrations of field/medium
  • density is constant
  • can travel through medium
  • light, em waves,ripples on water
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Human ear range- sound waves

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20HZ-KHz

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What is amplitude in sound measured in

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Decibels

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Ultrasound

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  • frequency above 20khz

- used in sonograms(pregnany scans), echolocation, cleaning

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Infrasound

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-sound below 20Hz

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Dangers of sound

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  • xtremely loud sounds- extreme pressure changes- force on eardrum bsting it
  • exposure to loud sounds over long time- damage
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How to prevent danger of sounds

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  • ear protection
  • shorter time w/ loud sounds
  • positioning behind sound
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Refraction

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Wave changes direction due to change in soeed at boundry

-depends on refractive index

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Plano

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Flat one side

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Double

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Both sides

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Convex

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Wider middle

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Concave

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Smaller in middle

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Focal point

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Point at which parallel light rays (which have passed through a lens) converge

  • determined by shape and material of len
  • sharp images formed at focal point
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Converging rays

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-light rays focus on one point

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Diverging rays

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-spread out as if from one point

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Frequency

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How many waves pass a point per second

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Time period

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How ong it takes for one complete osciallation or cycle

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Wavelength

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Distance two neighboring peaks

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Amplitude

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-maximum displacement of the vibration from rest

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High pitch

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  • higher frequency

- same heught amplitude

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Higher volume

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Higher amplitude

Same wavelength and frequency

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As wave speed increases

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Bends away from normal

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What happens when a wave is absorbed

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  • wave stops travelling
  • goes into but not through medium
  • energy is transferred to the material, causing the material’s energy store to increase
    • kinetic store- moves
    • internal energy stores-heat up or change state
    • chemical energy store- light waves photosynthesis
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Wave is transmitted

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Wave continues moving through medium

  • wave may be changed- diffraction and rfraction
  • eg. Light through glass, sound through air
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Diffaction

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  • waves spread out when passes through gap or round corner
  • narrower the gap/greater the wavelength- more the diffraction
  • only occurs if the gapsize is approx same as wavelength
  • wavelength, frequency and speed unchanged
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TIR

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Total internal reflection

  • greater than critical angle- light reflects beack into medium
  • light must be traveling from a more optically dense medium into less optically dense medium (glass to air)
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At critical angle

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  • emergent ray is perpendicular to normal

- moves along boundry

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Optical fibres

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  • long thin rod of glass
  • uses tir to transfer info by llight
  • used medicine-endoscopy
  • communications- high speed data transfer
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Positives of optical fibres

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  • high bandwidth-lots info per second
  • cheaper than copper
  • long distances without losses
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Negatives optical fibres

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  • complex

- more fragile

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Telecoms- optical fibres

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  • info sent at speed of light through binary code (turning light on and off)
  • interpreted by computer
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Endoscopy- optical fibres

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  • doctors use so can diagnose or surgery
  • light shone one end- tir
  • light reflects back into another fibre- taking info up to camera so doctor can see
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Dispertion

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  • seperating of diff wavelengths (colours) of white light upon reraction through a glass prism
  • roygbiv from top (red at top, violet at bottom)
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Greater wavelength

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  • slower the speed

- greater refractive index

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