Section 2- Waves And The Electromagnetic Spectrum Flashcards

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transverse wave

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  • perpendicular
  • vibrations go up and down
  • most waves are transverse

Eg. All electronic waves, S waves, ripples and waves in water

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longitudinal wave

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•the vibrations are parallel to the direction the wave travels

Examples include sound waves and p waves

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equation for wave speed

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how to measure the speed of sound

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5
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how to find speed of waves in solids

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refraction(waves)

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Waves changing direction at a boundary

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definition of absorbed

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If the wave is absorbed the wave transfers energy to the material’s energy stores

Often transferred to a thermal store which leads to heating (how microwaves work)

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definition of transmitted

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If a wave is transmitted the waves carries on travelling through the material.

This often leads to refraction

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definition of reflected

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If a wave is reflected this means the ray is neither absorbed or transmitted but instead ‘sent back’

This is how echoes are created

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10
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what causes sound waves?

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Caused by vibrating objects

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what type of wave are sound sound waves?

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Longitudinal waves

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how does sound travel in a gas?

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how does sound travel in a solid?

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how does sound travel in a liquid?

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what are echoes?

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16
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explain how humans hear sound

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17
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explain how ultrasound works

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what are ultrasounds used for?

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infrasound

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Sound with frequencies lower than 20Hz

20
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definition of seismic waves

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  • earthquakes and explosions cause seismic waves
  • can be detected with a seismometer
  • two main types p waves and S waves
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p-waves

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  • longitudinal
  • travel through solids and liquids
  • travel faster than S waves
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s-waves

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  • transverse
  • only travel through liquids
  • slower than p waves
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reflection (light)

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definition of refraction

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what happens when the light refracts off a smooth surface?
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what happens when the light refracts off a rough surface?
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how to investigate fraction
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definition of converging/convex lens
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definition of diverging/concave lens
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how does light travel through a convex lens?
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how does light travel through a concave lens?
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how can you increase the power of the lenses?
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definition of virtual image
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definition of real image
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list the electromagnetic spectrum
* radio waves * microwaves * infrared radiation * visible light * ultra violet * x-rays * Gamma rays
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which has the longest wavelength in the electromagnetic spectrum?
Radio waves
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which has the lowest frequency in the electromagnetic spectrum?
Radio waves
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how can EM be used for communication ?
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uses and features of each in the EM spectrum
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which has the shortest wavelength in the electromagnetic spectrum?
Gamma rays
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which has the highest frequency in the electromagnetic spectrum?
Gamma rays