Wavies Flashcards

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Tension is

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Stretching

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Reflection means

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Bouncing of light

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Resultant force is

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How much the force moves/vibrates something.

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The Lens is the

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Part in the eye that refracts light

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Dispersion is

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Making all the different colours of the rainbow from a white light.

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What r the key features of a wave

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Amplitude, wavelength, peak (or crest) and trough.

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Wot is amplitude

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The distance from the middle of the wave to the top or bottom of the wave

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Wot is the trough

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The bottom of the wave

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Wot is the peak (or crest)

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The top of the wave

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Wot is the law of reflection

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The law of reflection is that the angle of incidence will be the same as the angle of reflection.

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Wot is a force

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A force is something being pushed or pulled

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13
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Contact force is a?

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Force that touches something to make the force

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Non-contact force is a?

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Force that doesn’t touch anything as the force is doing something

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Force diagram is a ?

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Diagram that shows all the forces that are in place

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16
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Newtons are?

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A measurement on how much force something is

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Newton metre

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A piece of equipment to measure newtons

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Deform

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When something compresses

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Compress

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When something is squashed

20
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Reaction force

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This is a counter for a force

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Extension

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When something elongates

22
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Elastic limit

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When something can’t stretch any more

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Hooke’s law is

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If u double the weight, the length will also double

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Balanced forces

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Two or more forces that have no affect on each other

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Unbalanced forces

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A force that is stronger than the other

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Weight
The forces of gravity times how heavy you r
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Friction is
A force that slows things down as it rubs on something else
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Air resistance/drag is
A force that slows u down when u move fast
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Gravity is
The force that pulls us down and keeps un on the Earth
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Water resistance
The current that pulls us back in water
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Streamlined means
That something is more air resistant
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Thrust is
The force that makes your car move
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Upthrust is
The force that keeps you floating in water
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'Refraction' means
'The bending of light
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Wavelength is
The distance between one part of a wave to the same part on another wave
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What is the pupil
A Hole in the iris
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The 3 affects of forces are
Movement, push and pull