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What are waves?
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- 1What are waves?Ways for energy to travel without material having to travel with it.
- 2Transverse wavesTravel at right angles in the same direction of energy travelling
(e.g. water waves- wind vibrates on surface of ocean or bath, microwaves, radio waves) - 3Compression wavesTravel in same line parallel to direction energy is traveling
(e.g. sound waves- vibrations on drum skin or vocal cords) - 4WavelenghtDistance between trough and crest, never changes
- 5AmplitudeHeight of troph/crest, increases with energy
- 6FrequencyNumber of amplitudes passed per a second at a fixed point, Increases with energy
- 7SpeedWavelenght x frequency
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- Year 10 Science (Medical Sciences) Flashcards on What are waves?, created by Calista Kusuma on 30/10/2014.
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