Waves

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What kind of wave has the direction of energy travel parallel to the movement of the wave?
longitudinal
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What do you call a space with no particles?
vacuum
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When waves spread out due to passing through a gap or around the edge of an obstacle it is called ..........
diffraction
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What unit is frequency measured in?
hertz
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How does sound travel?
vibration
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Visible light is the portion of the electromagnetic ........... which can be seen by us.
spectrum
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The image seen on a cinema screen is a ..................
realimage
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What is a reflection of sound?
echo
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What object can be used to demonstrate refraction effectively?
perspexblock
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What piece of equipment can be used to show reflection, refraction, interference and diffraction?
rippletank
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What turns electrical signals into sound waves?
microphone
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What do you call a space with no particles?

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What unit is frequency measured in?

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How does sound travel?

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