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waves

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Oscillations in a medium that transfer energy not matter

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wave motion

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Wave motion is the transfer of energy from one point to another. We can demonstrate this by hanging an object on a stretched string and then sending a pulse down the string (by moving it up and down quickly like a wave)

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oscillation

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vibration repeated side to side or back and forth motion in a fixed point

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displacement

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distance from rest position (0 displacement)

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amplitude (A)

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a wave is its maximum distance from the equilibrium.
maximum displacement
from x axis to wave peak (A)

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wavelength

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distance between successive crests or successive troughs

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crest (peaks) vs troughs

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crests=The peak of a wave. The part of a wave at maximum amplitude.
troughs=The bottom of a wave. The point with minimum amplitude.

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frequency

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the number of waves produced each second. It is denoted by the letter f and is measured in hertz (Hz).

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wavefront

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an imaginary surface that we draw to represent the vibrating part of a wave

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wave speed

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the distance travelled by a wave each second.
frequency * wavelength

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transverse waves

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the particle oscillates perpendicular (at right angles) to the direction of propagation of the wave
electromagnetic radiation, water waves and
seismic S-waves
troughs and crests

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longitudinal waves

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the oscillation of the particles is parallel (in the same direction) to the direction of propagation of the wave
sound waves
and seismic P-waves (primary)
rarefactions and compressions

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reflection of a wave

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a wave ‘bounces’ off a boundary
changes direction
wave speed, frequency and wavelength does not change

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rarefraction of a wave

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a wave moves from one medium to another
change in speed caused by movmeent form one material to the other causes a change in wavelength, can also cause change in direction in which wave is travelling depending on angle wavefront reaches boundary
If the wavefronts are parallel to the boundary, the wave will just change speed
no change in direction

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diffraction

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a wave spreads as it moves through a gap. curved pattern

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incident ray

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The path of a wave which travels from the source. reaches boundary

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reflected wave

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The path of a wave which has reflected from a surface. hit boundary and bounced off

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what happens if wavefront is parallel to surface when it hits

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wavefront will be reflected back in the direction it came from

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what happens when waves travel from deep to shallow if not parallel to block

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waves slow down, due to this frequency does not change, and wavelength decreases
direction of travel will change towards the normal. angle of rarefaction is smaller than incidence wave

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what are two ways to increase diffraction

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decrease size of the gap
increase wavelength of wave
A gap width similar to the wavelength of the waves passing through causes a lot of spreading

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Describe how wavelength affects diffraction at an
edge

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this amount of diffraction increases as the wavelength of the wave increases. Waves with long wavelengths diffract more than waves with short wavelengths.

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what diffracts more and why? sound or light waves through an edge

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As sound waves have much longer wavelength than light waves they are much more strongly diffracted by edges. This allows sound waves to spread around corners in a way that is not possible for light.

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describe refraction from deep water to shallow water at an angle

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wave travelling through deep water is faster, when it enters shallow surface, it slows down and this causes a change i direciton, when waves slow down wavelengths decrease, angle of incidence is bigger than angle of rearefraction, getts smaller with bigger angle

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what happens when a wave is travlleing from deep water to shallow water but is parallel to boundary

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no change in direction only change in speed goes from fast to slow, wavelengths decrease

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what is light
electromagnetic transverse wave
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what is the law of reflection
i=r
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what are the properties of images in a plane mirror
image is uprights, image is virtual, laterally inverted (right side of object is left side of image), same size, image same perpendicular distance behind mirror as object is infront
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describe rarefraction of light
when light enters a different medium it changes speed and direction, same speed in same medium
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describe rarefraction of light from a less dense medium to a more dense
eg. air- water or air- glass incidence ray is bigger than refracted one refraction towards normal speed decreases, frequency is constant, wavelength decreases
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describe rarefraction of light from a more dense medium to a less dense
eg. water- air or glass- air incidence ray is smaller than refracted one, refraction away from normal, speed increases, freuqunecy is constant, wavelenth increases
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Describe an experiment to show refraction of light by transparent blocks of different shapes
use a raybox to point light at an angle to a differnet medium, eg, transparnet block trace light rays by markey 3 crosses per ray and connecting with a ruler use a protractor to measure angles large angles have less measurment errors or use pins by looking at their bases, and then trace their paths, repeat both expirments 5 times and calculate average refractive index (n)
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describe refraction with ray going 90 degrees to boundary
no refraction
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what are formulas for refractive indx
n= sini/sinr n=1/sinc n=v1/v2 n=wavelength*frequnecy/ wavelength2*frequency2
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define n
refractive index, ratio of speeds of a wave in two different regions
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what is meant by critical angle
angle of incidence that results in an angle of refraction of 90 degrees, therefore at boundary, no "seen"refraction"only reflection
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when does total internal reflection take place
when light moves from more dense to less dense medium angle of incidnce= critical angle refraction= 90 degrees angle of incidence is called critical angle
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what are optical fibres why are they used?
in optical fibres only total internal reflection occurs, i is greater than critical angle used for telecommunications- carry binary digit code as a series of infrared or visible light signals , carry more info than electrical signlas and are more secure and harder to "tap" made from glass which is much cheaper can carry several different signals down fibre at same time used in endoscopes- bundle of optical fibre fed into patients stomach allows doctor to look inside
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principal focus
he point where rays of light travelling parallel to the principal axis intersect the principal axis and converge (F)
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focal length
distance between the centre of the lens and the focal point.
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principal axis
The horizontal line passing through the optical centre of the lens
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describe ray diagram and caracteristics of image beyond 2F
image is real upside down (inverted) smaller than object( diminuished)
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describe ray diagram and caracteristics of image at 2F
real inverted same size as object
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describe ray diagram and caracteristics of image between F and 2F
real inverted magnified
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magnificaton formula
image hiehgt/ object hiehgt image distance/object distance
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describe ray diagram and caracteristics of image inbetween F and lens
virtual magnified upright (image to the left of the object)
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describe a virtual image
formed when diverging rays are extrapolated backwards and does not form a visible projection on a screen
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describe how short sightedness is fixed
diverging lens is used diverging lens forms a virtual image of the distance object, closer to the eye light rays will diverge when passing through lens and form focused image on retina
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describe short sightedness
unfocused image formed on retina, lens is too powerful
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decribe long sightedness
unclear unfocussed image formed on retina, eyelens is too weak or eyeball too short
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describe correcting long sightedness
use convergins lens forms a virtual image further away from object converges light rays and a focussed image is formed on retina
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describe dispersion
dispersion is when white light which consists of all the colours travelling in same speed (3 *10ˆ8) hit a glass prism and because of their differnet wavelengths, travel at different speeds and undergo refraction
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what is order of colours from less refraction to more
red,orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo,violet
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what is meant by monochromatic
visible light of a single frequency
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explain red light and its refraction
red light has a greater speed in glass, lower freuqunecy and bigger wavelength, refracts less
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explain blue light and its refraction
has a smaller speed in glass, higher freuqunecy and smaller wavelength, refracts more
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what is the order of electromagnetic spectrum and trends
(rich men in vegas use expensive girls) radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible( red, violet), ultraviolet, xrays, gamma from longest wavelength to shortest from smaller frequency to bigger
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describe some properties of electromagnetic waves
all transverse waves travel at same speed in a vaccum ( 3* 10ˆ8) approximately same in air
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describe use of radio waves
radio and television transmissions, astronomy, radio frequency identification (RFID)
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describe use of microwavs
satellite television, mobile phones (cell phones), microwave ovens
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describe use of infrared
electric grills, short range communications such as remote controllers for televisions, intruder alarms, thermal imaging, optical fibres
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describe use of visible light
vision, photography, illumination
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describe use of ultraviolet
security marking, detecting fake bank notes, sterilising water
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describe use of x rays
medical scanning, security scanners
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describe use of gamma
sterilising food and medical equipment, detection of cancer and its treatment
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describe harm of microwaves
internal heating of body cells
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describe harm of infrared
skin burns
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describe harm of ultraviolet
damage surface cells and eyes, skin cancer eye conditions
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describe harm of x-rays and gamma
cell mutation and damage to cells
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describe mobile phones and how they rely on electromagnetic radiation
use microwaves because microwaves cam penetrate some walls and only require short aerial for transmission and reception
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describe bluetooth and how they rely on electromagnetic radiation
uses radio waves because radio waves pass throguh wals but signal is weakened doing so, and with distance from device
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describe optical fibres and how they rely on electromagnetic radiation
uses visible light and infrared, for cable tv and high speed broadband because glass is transparent to visible light and some infrare, visible light and short wavelength infrared can carry hight rates of data
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communication with artificial satellites
uses microwaves because it can pass throguh earths atmosphere and have been used to communicate to artifical satellites
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describe low orbit satellites
satellite phones use them, data sent very fast
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describe high orbit or geostationary setellites
some satellite phones and direct broadcast satellite tv, above equator
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analogue signals
continuoes value can be single or mixed frequency
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digital signals
digital can only have precise values binary digital value- 0 or 1 not continuos wave
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sound can be transmitted as
digital or analouge signals
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Explain the benefits of digital signaling
increased range due to accurate signal regeneration- data can be sent further and have a greater range they by regenerated more accurately than analogue send more info in shorter space of time- greater rate of transmission of data digital signals are less affected by noise
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Describe the production of sound
whenever two materials rub together or a vibrating source, all longitudinal
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what is frequency in sound
number of oscillations of a particles on the wave per sec
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human audible frequency range
20- 20000 Hz
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what is needed to transmit sound
a medium, doenst flow/ radiate energy through a vaccum
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speed of sound in air
330- 350 m/s
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compression
a region of high particle density
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rarefraction
a region of low particle density
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what medium does sound waves travel the fastest and why
solids than in liquids and faster in liquids than in gases because in solids particles are closer together and oscillate strong forces between molecules
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speed of sound in solid
5000 m/s
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speed of sound in liquid
1500 m/s
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Describe a method involving a measurement of distance and time for determining the speed of sound in air
use a gun and measure time taken to hear, then divide distance from person with gun to time taken to listen
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greater the amplitude (sound)
greater loudness of a sound
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greater freuqunecy
hgiher the pitch, smaller wave length, waves closer togethr
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what is an echo
reflection of sound waves
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formula used to calculate echos
2d= sound speed * time taken
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ultrasound
sound of frequnecy above 20KHz
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what are uses of ultrasound in nondestructive testing of materials
ultrasound sent through metal or plastic or other materials, crack will reflect ultrasound eave, good matrial will not reflect, material is tested without cutting it open
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what are uses of ultrasound in medical scanning of soft tissue
ultrasound reflects off human tissue of differnet densities, doctor uses transmitter to send ultrasound which reflects off tissue and tected by receiver, comp can calculate depth of tissue eg. imaging fetus safe and non ionising ultrasound travels at differnet speeds in different types of tissue, greater the density of tissue grater speed, faster in muscle slower in fat

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