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Define a wave
Each particle of the medium....
Due to this oscillation, the wave transfers....
Mechanical waves are....
Electromagnetic waves are....
Electromagnetic spectrum:
X-rays come from....
Gamma rays come from....
The wavelength of red light is....
The wavelength of blue light is....
We should know that the EM Spectrum is....
Progressive waves are waves that....
Displacement-distance wave graph:
Define Amplitude
Define Wavelength
Displacement-time wave graph:
Time period (T) is....
What is the formula for period?
Define frequency
What are the 2 units for frequency?
What is the wave equation?
What is the equation similar to speed distance time but used for waves?
Define a radian:
Define phase
When in phase, the phase difference is....
Antiphase is a specific circumstance where....
Diagram to illustrate phase:
Reflection is when....
When reflected, waves undergo a phase change of....
Reflection diagram of phase change
2 equations for working out phase difference:
If points on a wave are in phase, the radian value of their phase difference is....
What does the word propagation mean?
For transverse waves, the direction of wave propagation is.....
For longitudinal waves, the direction of wave propagation is....
Compression and rarefaction diagram:
On a model of longitudinal wave, what do the peaks and troughs represent?
Examples of transverse waves:
Examples of longitudinal waves:
In the wave equation , v=fλ , what value is usually constant?
