Waves in Air, Fluids & Solids (OCR GCSE Physics A (Gateway Science Suite)): Quizzes
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What do all waves transfer from one place to another?
What do all waves transfer from one place to another?
Energy
In transverse waves, how do oscillations relate to energy transfer direction?
In transverse waves, how do oscillations relate to energy transfer direction?
Perpendicular to it
Which is an example of a transverse wave?
Which is an example of a transverse wave?
Light
What features do transverse waves have?
What features do transverse waves have?
Peaks and troughs
In longitudinal waves, how do oscillations relate to energy transfer direction?
In longitudinal waves, how do oscillations relate to energy transfer direction?
Parallel to it
Which is an example of a longitudinal wave?
Which is an example of a longitudinal wave?
Sound waves
What are compressions in longitudinal waves?
What are compressions in longitudinal waves?
Regions where particles are close together
What are rarefactions in longitudinal waves?
What are rarefactions in longitudinal waves?
Regions where particles are spread out
What do longitudinal waves require to travel?
What do longitudinal waves require to travel?
A medium
In a wave, what actually travels?
In a wave, what actually travels?
The wave itself