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11.1 Progressive waves
What are the two types of waves p...,
What is a progressive wave 2,
What is an example of a progressi...
9  cards
11.2 Wave properties
What is displacement 1,
What is amplitude 2,
Define wavelength 3
13  cards
11.3 Reflection and refraction
All waves can be 1,
When does reflection occur 2,
In what cases does the law of ref...
11  cards
11.4 Diffraction and Polarisation
What is diffraction 1,
What is polarisation 2,
What kind of waves cannot be pola...
4  cards
11.5 Intensity
What is the intensity of a progre...,
What happens when a wave travels ...,
What happens when ripples travel ...
3  cards
11.6 Electromagnetic waves
What do other waves need to trave...,
What is an electromagnetic wave 2,
What is the electromagnetic spect...
3  cards
11.7 Polarisation of electromagnetic waves
Most naturally occuring 1,
What are polaroid filters 2,
Unpolarised light passing 3
4  cards
11.8 Refractive Index
Different materials refract 1,
What does the angle at which the ...,
What is the refractive index 3
4  cards
11.9 Total Internal Reflection
When does total internal reflecti...,
The conditions for total internal...,
How will you determine the refrac...
6  cards
12.1 Superposition of waves
What is the principle of superpos...,
What is interference 2,
What is constructive interference 3
4  cards
12.2 Interference
What does coherence mean 1,
What are the conditions for const...,
What are the conditions for destr...
7  cards
12.3 Young's double slit experiment
Explain young s double slit exper...,
What does monochromatic mean 2,
How does the interference pattern...
4  cards
12.4 Stationary waves
How is a stationary wave formed 1,
Properties of stationary waves 2,
Describe two similarities between...
3  cards
12.5 Harmonics
How do stringed instruments produ...,
What does each string have 2,
How do you produce stationary wav...
5  cards
12.6 Stationary waves in air columns
How do sound waves that are refle...,
Another way that stationary sound...,
How do you form stationary waves ...
6  cards

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