Section 3- Waves (Part 1)

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Cambridge IGCSE Physics (Section 3- Waves) Mind Map on Section 3- Waves (Part 1), created by beccalaw7 on 06/11/2014.
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Section 3- Waves (Part 1)
  1. Units
    1. Wavelength= the distance from one peak to the next
      1. Frequency= how many complete waves there are per second (F)
        1. Amplitude= the height of the wave (rest to crest)
          1. Speed (V for Velocity)= how fast the wave is going
            1. Period= the time it takes for one wave to pass a certain point (T)
            2. Waves
              1. Transverse
                1. The vibrations are at 90 degrees to the direction energy is transferred by the wave.
                  1. Light + EM waves are transverse
                    1. Slinky waving up and down
                      1. Waves on string
                        1. Ripples on water
                        2. Longitudinal
                          1. The vibrations are along the same direction as the wave transfers energy
                            1. Sound and ultrasound
                              1. Shock waves and some seismic waves
                                1. Slinks being pushed
                              2. Wave Speed= Frequency x Wavelength
                                1. Waves transfer energy and information without transferring matter
                                  1. The Electromagnetic Spectrum
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