IB SL Physics Unit 4: Waves

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waves

a propagation of energy from one position to another

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mechanical

_________ waves: need a medium

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electromagnetic

_________ waves: don’t need a medium

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gamma xray ultraviolet visible infared micro radio

order the types of electromagnetic waves from high energy to low energy

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gamma xray ultraviolet visible infared micro radio

order the types of electromagnetic waves from high frequency to low frequency

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gamma xray ultraviolet visible infared micro radio

order the types of electromagnetic waves from low wavelength to high wavelength

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high low high

gamma has [high/low] energy, [high/low] wavelength, and [high/low] frequency

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low high low

radio has [high/low] energy, [high/low] wavelength, and [high/low] frequency

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transverse compressional

the two types of mechanical waves are _________ and __________

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period (T)

time it takes for the wave to repeat (seconds/wave)

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seconds/wave

period (T) is measured in

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Frequency (f)

waves per unit time (waves/second = Hertz (Hz))

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waves/second = Hertz (Hz)

Frequency (f)is measured in

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meters/second

Speed (v) is measured in

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Speed (v)

wavelength x frequency = wavelength/period

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c

speed of light in a vacuum (3.0×10^8 m/s)

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refraction

when light (or any wave) bends due to a change in media

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n

index of refraction

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Snell’s law

sinθ1/sinθ2 = n2/n1 = v1/v2

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critical angle

angle at which 0 refraction occurs

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diffraction

waves spread as they pass through an aperture or around objects

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s

in the s = wavelength x D/d equation, the fringe width

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d

in the s = wavelength x D/d equation, the slit distance

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D

in the s = wavelength x D/d equation, the distance from slit to screen

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standing

a ___________ wave has nodes and antinodes; two waves that are exactly the same travel in opposite directions

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travelling

a ___________ wave has a consistent amplitude and goes to infinity

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antiphase

exact opposite wave = π

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π

quantity of antiphase

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quantity of wave “in phase”

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3π/2

quantity of the antiphase of a travelling wave

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π/2

quantity of a travelling wave

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π

quantity of the antiphase of a standing wave

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