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Polarisation
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- 1What is a polarised wave?A wave that only oscillates along one plane.
- 2What is polarisation of waves?Restricting the oscillations of waves to only one plane.
- 3Only ______ waves can be polarised.Only transverse waves can be polarised.
- 4How do polaroid sunglasses use polarisation?They block the polarised light reflected by water and tarmac.
- 5How is polarisation used in tv and radio signals?The emitted signals are usually plane polarised by the emitter, meaning the receiver needs to be aligned in the same plane of polarisation to receive full signal strength.
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- A level Physics (Waves) FlashCards sobre Polarisation, criado por Blender Animator637 em 29-07-2025.
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