AQA PHYSICS FOUNDATION-Waves

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what is a wave?

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what is a wave?

waves transfer energy and information but without transferring any material

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what is an oscillation?

a regular forward or backward motion

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what is a traverse wave?

the waves travel AWAY from the source, the direction is at a right angle, the coils do not travel horizontally

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what is a longitude wave?

the wave travels AWAY from the source, the direction of the wave is parallel, the coils do not travel horizontally

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what is the wave equation?

wave speed=frequency x wavelength

wave speed = m/s frequency= Hz wavelength = m

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what are examples of traverse waves?

waves on a slinky, sound, p-waves (earthquakes)

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what are examples of longitude waves?

electromagnetic waves, waves on a rope, ripples on surface of water

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