Waves

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  • Created on: 17-06-15 20:20
What is a wave?
Waves are vibrations that transfer energy
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What is not transferred in a wave?
none
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What is a medium?
A substance such as solid, liquid or gas
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What is an oscillation?
A vibration
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What type of wave is light?
A transverse wave
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What is a wavelength?
The distance between a point on one wave and the same point on the next wave
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What is an amplitude?
The maximum disturbance of a wave from its undisturbed position
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What is a frequency?
The number of waves produced by a source each second
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What is the equation for the speed of a wave?
v = f × λ
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What is not transferred in a wave?

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