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IGCSE PHYSICS | WAVES

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Decks in this class (11)

Longitudinal and Transverse
What do waves do,
Difference between wavelength and...,
What is frequency and formula wit...
5  cards
Electromagnetic Waves
What type of waves are electromag...,
In a vacuum all electromagnetics ...,
What differentiates the different...
5  cards
Visible Light and Colour
The color white is the __________...,
Acronym to remember order of colo...,
The color black is an ___________...
6  cards
Ultra Violet
What is visible light used for,
How is visible light used in comm...,
What is uv light used for and whe...
4  cards
X-Rays and Gamma Rays
What are x rays used for,
3 ways gamma rays are used,
X rays and gamma rays are both ty...
3  cards
Absorbing radiation (Infrared & Black Body)
How do absorbing and emitting rad...,
If an object is warmer than its s...,
If an object is cooler than its s...
10  cards
Reflections
Whenever a wave ray arrives at th...,
In reflection what 2 things are a...,
Specular reflection
4  cards
Refraction
Refraction,
If the incidence ray hits the oth...,
If the ray is travelling from a l...
8  cards
Refractive Index and Snell's Law
Refractive index,
Vacuum refractive index,
Refractive index n 3 formula
3  cards
Total Internal Reflection and Critical Angles
When going from high to low refra...,
What happens when we go beyond th...,
How to calculate critical angle
3  cards
Sound waves and hearing
What are sound waves,
How do sound waves travel through...,
As sound waves need _______ to be...
9  cards

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