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- 1Progressive waveThe wavefront moves through a medium
- 2Longitudinal waveDisplacement of the medium moves in the same direction as the wave
- 3Transverse waveOscillations are perpendicular to the waves direction
- 4Displacementa distance that a point on a medium has moved from rest
- 5AmplitudeDistance from centre line to top of crest or bottom of trough
- 6WavelengthThe distance over which the shape repeats
- 7PeriodTime taken for a whole cycle to complete
- 8FrequencyNumber of cycles per second past a given point
- 9PhaseMeasurement of the position of a certain point along the wave
- 10Phase differenceThe amount one wave lags behind another
- 11law of reflectionangle of incidence = angle of reflection
- 12PolarisationPolarised waves only oscillate in one direction
- 13IntensityHow much energy a wave is carrying
- 14Refractive indexHow much something slows down light
- 15Electromagnetic wavesTransverse waves
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