Waves in Air, Fluids & Solids (AQA GCSE Physics): Flashcards
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What do all waves transfer?
What do all waves transfer?
Energy from one place to another
Direction of oscillations in transverse waves
Direction of oscillations in transverse waves
Perpendicular to energy transfer
Example of transverse wave
Example of transverse wave
Ripples on water surface
Example of longitudinal wave
Example of longitudinal wave
Sound waves in air
Compressions in longitudinal waves
Compressions in longitudinal waves
Regions where particles are very close together
Rarefactions in longitudinal waves
Rarefactions in longitudinal waves
Regions where particles are more spread out
Direction of oscillations in longitudinal waves
Direction of oscillations in longitudinal waves
Parallel to energy transfer direction
What do longitudinal waves need to travel?
What do longitudinal waves need to travel?
A medium (air, liquid, or solid)
Features of transverse waves
Features of transverse waves
Peaks and troughs
Features of longitudinal waves
Features of longitudinal waves
Compressions and rarefactions
What travels in a wave?
What travels in a wave?
The wave, not the medium
Vibration vs travel direction (transverse)
Vibration vs travel direction (transverse)
At right angles (perpendicular)