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1
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what do waves transfer

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energy

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2
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what do mechanical waves travel through

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a medium (matter)

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3
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whatre all waves categorised into

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transverse or longitudinal

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describe an give an example for transferse waves

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they osciate perpendiculat to the direction of energy transfer. electromagnetic waves

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describe and give an example of longitudinal waves

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they osscilate parallel to the direction of energy transfer, sound and water waves

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6
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whats the equation to calculate wave speed

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wavespeed=frequency x wavelength

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7
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whatre compressions and rarefactions

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in longitudinal waves
-compression is when the waves are close together
-rarefaction is when theyre spread lut

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what happens to waves at a boundary between 2 different matierials

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theyre either
-reflected
-transmitted
-absorbed

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9
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whats refraction

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when waves change direction as they cross from 1 medium to another due to a change in velocity

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10
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incident ray and incident angle =..

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reflected ray and reflected angle

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11
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whatre the 5 different ways to descrube wave motion

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-frequency in Hz
-wavelentj
-period (1/f)
-amplitude
-wavefront

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12
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whatre electromegnetic waves

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transferve waves that tranfer energy from the source of thw wave to an absorber

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13
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whats the wavespeed of all transferve waves

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300 million m/s

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14
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name all the waves in the electromegnetic spectrum

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RAW MEAT IS VERY UNSANITARY EXCEPT GIRRAFES
-radio waves
-microwaves
-visible light
-ultraviolet
-xrays
-gamma rays

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what happens as you go across the spectrum

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-wavelength decreases ans frequency increases

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16
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whats meant by diffraction

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the spreading out of waves as they apass through a gap or obsticle

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17
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what happens to diffraction when the gap is narrow

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the waves spread further away from the gap

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18
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how do we see different visible light

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its detected by our eyes in terms of wavelength

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19
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all objects —- and —– infrared radiation

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emmit and absorb

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20
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what does the frequency and amount of emitted radiation depend on

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the temp and surface of a given object
-hotter -> more radiaton emitted

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21
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what 4 waves are used for communication

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-microwaves
-radiowaves
-infrared
-visible light

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22
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whats an optical fiber

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thin and transparent fibers that transfer signals by either visible light or infrared radiation

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23
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why are shorter radiowaves more useful in communications

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because they can carry more info without a weakend signal and theyre more easily absorbed

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whatre the uses of radiowaves

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-tv systems
-radio systems
-bluetooth

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25
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whatre the uses of microwaevs

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  • mobile phones
    -satalites
    -microwave ovens (when waves are absorbed by water molecules)
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26
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whatre the uses of infrared rays

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  • tv remote controls
    -night vision devices
    -heating
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27
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whatre the uses of visible light

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-optic fiber communications, photography

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28
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whatre ultraviolet rays used for and whyre they harmful

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  • security marking and sun beds
    -can cause skin cancer and blindness
29
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whatre the issues with x rays gamma rays

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are ionising
-x rays can kill cells and gamma rays can cause genetic mutations

30
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whatre the properties of x rays

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-affect photographic films in the same ways as light
-absorbed by metal and bones (dense)
-stopped by lead
-transmitted by healthy tissues

31
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whatre the adv and disadvantages of ct scans

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  • adv: produce detailed 3d images differentiate between soft and hard tissue
    dis- expensive and give higher radiation doses
32
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whatre the uses of gamma rays and what are the effects of large doses

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  • used to steralise medical equipment , kill harmful bacteria in food and kill cancer cells
    -can cause genetic mutations in large dosages
33
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what type of waves are sound waves

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longitudinal waves that travel through a medium

34
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whats the frequency range of the human ear

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20hz to 20,000 hz

35
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how are echos created

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by soundwaves being reflected by a smooth and hard surface

36
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how are sound waves defracted

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when they pass through a gap (ex-door)

37
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what happens when the frequency of a sound wave increses

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the pitch increases

38
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what happens when the amplitude of a sound wave increases

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the sound becomes louder

39
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whys ultrasound scans (prenatal) safer than xrays

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theyre nonionising and usually reflected

40
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whatre ultrasound waves

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sound energy with a frequency above human hearing (over 20,000 hz)

41
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how can u calculate the distance between different mediums

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distance = wavespeed x time

42
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whatre the uses of ultrasound waves

A

ultrasound scans in medicine (prenatal scans)
destroying kidney stones

43
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whats a plane mirror

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a perfectly flat mirror

44
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whats the law of reflection

A

in a plane mirror, angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection

45
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whatre angles of incidence,reflection and refraction always measured between

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the ray and the normal

46
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whatre the features of.a virtual image

A

virtual and upsright,cant be projected onto a screen

47
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why can real images be shown on a screen

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because all the different light rays are fo used directly onto the screen

48
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whats meant by the refraction of light

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the change in direction of light rays when traveling across a boundary from 1 medium to another

49
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what happens when light rays travel from air to glass

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the incident ray anglr is greater than the reflected ray angle and light rays bend towards the normal

50
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what happens when light rays travel from glass to air (less dense medium)

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reflected angle is greater than the incident angle and the light ray is reflected away from the normal

51
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whats the 1 case wwhere the velocity of wave doesnt change when entering a difff medium

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if it enters at 90 degrees (along the normal)

52
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what happens when light is refracted by a prism

A

a dispersion of light waves and the formation of a spectrum

53
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whats the refractive index

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in terms of wavspeed, speed of light in vaccum/speed of light in medium

54
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what does the refractive index measure

A

how much a medium can reflect a light ray

55
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whats the law of reflection

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n(refractive index) = sin i(incident angke)/sin r (refracted angle)

56
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whats the relationship between the refractive index and the critical angle

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n= 1/sinc

57
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whats total internal reflection and when can it occur

A

in a dense to less dense medium.
if angle of incidence is greater than the critical angle.

58
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what type of images do convex lenses produce

A

real image (lines meet)

59
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how do you describe an image

A
  • upright or inverted
    -real or virtual
    -magnified or dimminished
60
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what type of image does concave lenses form

A

virtual

61
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how do you calculate magnification size

A

image height/object hieght

62
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whats the job of the retina

A

to focus images

63
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whats the job of the cillary muscles

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they alter thickness of an eye lens and are attached by the suspensory ligaments

64
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what 2 strcutures refract light entering the cornea

A

cornea and lens

64
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whats the near point of the human eye

A

25 cm

64
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what lenses are used to correct short signtedness

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concave (diverging)

65
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whar lenses are used to correct long signtedness

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convex (converging lenses)

66
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how are lases used

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in eye surgery to correct visual defects

67
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whats the equivilant of film in cameras

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the retina in the eye

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