Waves And Radiation Flashcards

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What’s the electromagnetic spectrum made up of?

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Radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible , ultraviolet, x-rays, gamma rays

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Give 3 examples of waves

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Water waves
Sound waves
Electromagnetic waves

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What do waves in the electromagnetic spectrum do?

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Transport energy

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Define a transverse wave

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In a transverse wave particles vibrate at 90degrees to direction of travel

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Name four examples of transverse waves

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Water waves, light waves, gamma rays and all members of electromagnetic spectrum

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Define longitudinal waves

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Particles vibrate parallel to the direction the wave travels in

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Example of a longitudinal wave

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Sound

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How to we work out the speed of a wave?

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Dividing the distance it travels by the time it takes to travel that distance

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Do waves travel at different speeds in different materials?

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Yes

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10
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Define the wavelength of a wave

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Horizontal distance between two adjacent crests or troughs

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Define amplitude

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Half the height from top of crest to bottom of a trough

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Define period of a wave

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Time taken for one wave to pass a point

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13
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What is frequency?

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Number of waves per second

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14
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In reflection what is a normal?

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Line drawn at 90degrees to mirror surface

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15
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Where would you use a curved reflector?

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Transmitters , receivers of waves eg sound

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16
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What is diffraction?

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When a wave passes an obstacle it bends around the obstacle

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17
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Which wavelengths diffract more?

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Long

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18
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If you have a narrow gap does diffraction occur more or less?

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Electromagnetic waves are a combination of what?

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Oscillating electric and magnetic waves

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What is the speed of light?therefore what is the speed of a wave on electromagnetic spectrum?

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3x10’8ms-1

21
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Which end of the electromagnetic spectrum has a low frequency?

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The bottom eg radio waves

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Which end of the electromagnetic spectrum has the shortest wavelengths?

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The top eg gamma rays

23
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If an electromagnetic spectrum wave has a higher frequency the greater the..

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Amount of energy associated with it eg gamma rays have more energy than radio waves

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Define refraction

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When light changes from one transparent material to another it changes speed

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What is the speed of light in glass?
2x10'8ms-1
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What is a critical angle?
When light travels from glass to air and the angle of refraction is 90degrees, then the angle of incidence in the glass is called the critical angle
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Name 3 ways in which radiation can be detected
It blackens photographic film, passes through a Geiger muller tube and radiation causes scintillations
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Name four natural and man made sources which background radiation come from
Radon gases from rocks and soil Gamma rays from the ground Carbon and potatpssium in the body Cosmic rays
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Name three examples of exposure to man made radiation sources
Medical X-rays Airplane flights Nuclear industry
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Define half life
The half life of a radio active source is the time it takes half of the unstable nuclei in the source to decay. Half life is also the time it takes for the activity of a source to fall by half
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What are the four steps for measuring the half life of a radiative source?
1. Measure background count rate 2. Direct source at Geiger muller tube and measure the count rate at regular intervals 3. Subtract background count rate from count rate 4. Draw a graph of corrected count rate vs time
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What are the three types of radiation
Alpha, beta, gamma
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What are three ways to reduce exposure to radiation?
Shielding i.e. Lead aprons, distance and exposure i.e. Keep time exposed to a minimum
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Give an advantage of nuclear power
Do not release co2
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Give a disadvantage of nuclear power
Waste from reactions is radioactive which makes it problematic to store
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Give 5 examples of using radiation
Radiotherapy, instrument sterilization, traders, industry, agriculture
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What is nuclear fission.
A large nucleus is made to split into two smaller nuclei with the release of a number of neutrons energy
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What is nuclear fusion?
Occurs when two small nuclei join together to make a larger nucleus. During this fusion reaction energy is released. Stars use a fusion reaction to release energy
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What's alpha particle?
Made of 2 protons and 2 neutrons
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What's beta particle
Very fast moving electron. For,Ed when a neutron in the nucleus changes into a proton and a electron
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What's gamma radiation?
High frequency, high energy, electromagnetic radiation. Moves at the speed of light
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What's radiactivity?
Process ny which an unstable nucleus attempts to become stable by emoting radiation.
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Which type of radiation is the most and least penetrating?
A is least. Y is most