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P6 Waves Flashcards

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Waves

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A way for energy to be transferred without transferring matter

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How do waves transfer energy?

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  • The medium the waves travel through oscillate and transfer energy between each other, but overall stay in the same place
  • Waves transfer energy in the direction they are travelling
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Amplitude

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The maximum displacement of a point on the wave from its undisturbed position

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Wavelength

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The distance from the same point on the two adjacent waves (usually the peak)

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Frequency

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The number of completed waves passing a certain point per second

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Hz

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Measures frequency

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Transverse waves

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  • Oscillations are perpendicular to the direction of transfer energy
  • All electromagnetic waves
  • Ripples and waves in water
  • A wave on a string
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Longitudinal waves

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Parallel to the direction of energy transfer

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Wave speed eq =

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Frequency * wavelength

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What is used to measure the speed of sound?

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Oscilloscope

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What are the 3 things that can happen a wave meets a boundary between 2 materials?

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  • The wave is absorbed by the second material and transfers the wave energy to the material’s energy stores
  • The wave is transmitted through the second material and the wave carries on travelling through the new material which often leads to refraction
  • The wave is reflected, where it is not absorbed or transmitted. This is how echoes are created
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What determines what happens to a wave at boundaries?

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The wavelength and the properties of the material

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Electromagnetic waves are what type of waves?

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Transverse waves

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Electromagnetic waves transfer energy from a … to an …

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source (emitter), absorber

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EM waves travel at …

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the same speed through air or a vacuum (as they are vibrations of electric and magnetic fields)

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Radio waves wl

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1m - 10^4 m

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Micro waves wl

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10^-2 m

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Infra red wl

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10^-5 m

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Visible light wl

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10^-7 m

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Ultra violet wl

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10^-8 m

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X rays wl

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Gamma rays wl

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Refraction

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The change in direction at a boundary

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What happens to the speed if a wave travels along the normal?

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It will change speed but not refracted

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What happens if a wave hits the boundary at an angle?
It refracts
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What happens if the wave bends towards the normal
It slows down and if it bends away from the normal it speeds up
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Optical density
Measures how quickly light can travel through it (the higher the optical density, the slower light waves travels through it)
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Rays
Straight lines that are perpendicular to wave fonts and show the direction a wave is travelling in
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Wave front
A line showing all of the points on a wave that are in the same position sa each other after a given number of wavelengths
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What affects how much a wave is refracted by?
The density of 2 materials
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Radio waves sources
* Radio * TV * Satellites * Control * RFID tags
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Radio waves effects on the body
• Travel through body without doing harm or being observed
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Radio waves main use and how it works
* Radio waves carry signals between your phone nearest phone mast * This is done by alternating the current in an electrical current
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Microwaves sources
* Mobile Phones * Oven * Microwave * Grill * TV transmitters
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Microwave effects on the body
• Heat caused by microwaves can damage cells if exposed for a certain amount of time
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Microwaves main use and how they work
* Main use is in microwaves * They do this by penetrating into the food a few cm * Water molecules absorb them casuing water to heat up * Water cooks food
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Infrared radiation sources
* Thermal cameras * Night cameras * TV Remote * Optical Fibres * Cooking and Heating
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Infrared radiation effects on the body
• Infrared can be reflected off skin/ | absorbed but if exposed for long then it can cause problems
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Infrared radiation main use and how it works
* Infra red cameras capture IR rays that are coming towards it * They are then turned into an electrical signal * Displayed on screen
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Visible light sources
* Normal cameras * Photography * Vision * Photosynthesis * Solar Power systems * Fibre Optic Communication
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Visible light effects on the body
• A lot of light can concentrate heat and therefore damage cells if exposed for a long time
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Visible light main use and how it works
* Optical fibre cables are used with light * It is entered through one way * Reflected many times untill the end * Allows for faster wifi
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Ultraviolet sources
* Sun tan beds * Security markers * Flourescent lamps * Detecting forged bank notes * Disenfecting water
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Ultraviolet effects on the body
• UV is dangerous because the waves are frequent enough to ionise the cells leading to mutations or cancer
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Ultraviolet main use and how it works
* Security pens can be used with UV * UV radiation is absorved and visible light is then emmitted * This can also be used in money
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Xrays sources
* Medical X-rays * Exploring inner structure * Airport Security Scanners * Killing Cancer Cells
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Xrays effects on the body
• Similar to UV waves so it can cause damage to cells eventually leading to cancer or mutations
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Xrays main use and how it works
* Xrays are used for obviously "xrays" * They pass straight through objects if they aren't too dense or thick * They stop and reflect at more dense things and produce am image
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Gamma rays sources
* Radiation * Nuclear bombs * Sterilising food * Sterilising equipment * Killing cancer cells
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Gamma rays effects on the body
• Gamma rays are dangerous because they can kill cells as they carry the most energy per second
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Gamma rays main use
• Treating cancer
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What is the measurement of harm from the body being exposed to radiation?
Sieverts

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