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Waves
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- 1Transverse wavesLight and other types of electromagnetic radiation are transverse waves.
Water waves and S waves (a type of seismic wave) are also transverse waves.
In transverse waves, the vibrations are at right angles to the direction of travel - 2Longitudinal wavesSound waves and waves in a stretched spring are longitudinal waves.
P waves (relatively fast moving longitudinal seismic waves that travel through liquids and solids) are also longitudinal waves.
In longitudinal waves, the
vibrations are along the same direction as the direction of travel
- 3Refractiondefinition of rarefaction: the incident ray changes direction when it goes from one medium to anther. it heads towards the normal line when it slows down and bends
- 4longitudinal wavesthe oscillation is parallel to the energy transfer
- 5transverse wavesthe oscillation is perpendicular to the energy transfer
- 6The electromagnetic waves and there wavelengths
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- GCSE Science (Physics) Flashcards on Waves, created by mairead mackney on 02/02/2017.
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