Chapter 11 - Waves 1 Flashcards by Zeeshan Yousuf

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Define a progressive wave.

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Define a transverse wave.

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Define a longitudinal wave.

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What features do transverse waves have?

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What features do longitudinal waves have?

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Define displacement.

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Define amplitude.

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Define wavelength.

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Define period (of oscillation).

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Define frequency.

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Define wavespeed.

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Describe and label a transverse wave graph.

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Describe and label a longitudinal/compressive wave graph.

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Define the wave equation (wave speed).

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Define frequency, in terms of a time period of a wave.

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Define phase difference.

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How can you tell if two particles are in phase?

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How can you tell if two particles are in antiphase?

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Under what conditions does reflection occur?

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What is the law of reflection?

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The law of reflection applies whenever waves are reflected. It states that the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection.

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Under what conditions does refraction occur?

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Define diffraction.

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Define Polarisation.

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Define intensity of light, and give the general formula of light intensity.

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Give the formula of intensity of light in terms of a point sphere.

What is the relationship between intensity and amplitude?

State the sizes of each EM wave.

What is the equation for the speed of light.

The speed of light = frequency of the EM wave x wavelength.

Define the equation for refractive index.

State Snell's Law.

What are the two conditions for Total Internal Reflection.

What is the formula for the critical angle?

C is the Critical Angle, and n is the refractive index of the material.