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Wave Basics

gracermyers Physics A-Level English

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Wave Basics

  1. Transverse Waves

    • Vibrations are perpendicular
    • examples
      • Light
      • Ripples on water
      • slinky spring
        • when wiggled up and down
  2. Longitudinal waves

    • Vibrations are parallel
    • Examples
      • Sound waves
      • Shock waves
      • Slinky spring
        • When pushed from the end
  3. Speed= Frequency x Wavelength

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A-Level Physics (Unit 1b) Mind Map on Wave Basics, created by gracermyers on 20/04/2014.
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