Waves in Air, Fluids & Solids (OCR GCSE Physics A (Gateway Science Suite)): Flashcards
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What do all waves transfer?
What do all waves transfer?
Energy from one place to another
Oscillation direction in transverse waves
Oscillation direction in transverse waves
Perpendicular to energy transfer direction
Example of a transverse wave
Example of a transverse wave
Ripples on water surface
Oscillation direction in longitudinal waves
Oscillation direction in longitudinal waves
Parallel to energy transfer direction
Example of a longitudinal wave
Example of a 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
What longitudinal waves need to travel
What longitudinal waves need to travel
A medium (air, liquid, or solid)
What moves in a wave?
What moves in a wave?
The wave, not the medium
Features of transverse waves
Features of transverse waves
Peaks and troughs
Features of longitudinal waves
Features of longitudinal waves
Compressions and rarefactions
Type of wave: light & electromagnetic waves
Type of wave: light & electromagnetic waves
Transverse waves