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what are waves

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waves transfer energy by causing particles of matter to oscillate (move in one direction then the opposite direction from one side to the other of a fixed point.- pendulum is an example of an object that oscillates

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longitudinal waves

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oscillations are parallel to (in the same plane as the direction of energy transfer)
example of a longitudinal wave
a spring being compressed and returning to its original shape
compressed region- compression
stretched region- rarefaction

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transverse waves

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oscillations are perpendicular to the direction of energy transfer
amplitude- from peak to bottom
wavelength- from bottom of one wave to the next. from one trough to the next.
from bottom to top of peak- amplitude

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example of longitudinal waves

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sound waves, seismic waves (p seismic waves)

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examples of transverse waves

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EM electromagnetic waves
microwaves, light and uv rays
transverse waves- oscillations are perpendicular to direction of energy transfer

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wavelength m

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distance between point on one wave and point on another wave that is exactly identical
crest to crest or trough to trough
lambda represents wavelength

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amplitude m

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measured in metres as it is a distance
maximum distance a particle can be displaced from rest position to a crest or trough. crest is highest point of wave and trough is lowest point of wave.

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crest

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highest point on a wave

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trough

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lowest point on a wave

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frequency meaning

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number of waves passing a point per second. 1HZ means 1 complete wavelength per second.
50HZ means 50 complete wavelengths per second

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for sound waves what does a higher amplitude mean

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for sound waves a higher amplitude means a louder sound and a higher frequency means higher pitch.

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in sound waves what is amplitude directly proportional to

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the volume for example. higher amplitude louder sound

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in sound waves what is the frequency directly proportional to

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frequency is directly proportional to the pitch. higher frequency higher pitch

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oscillation

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one complete wavelength

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frequency equation

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1/time period
time period time it takes for one complete wavelength (oscillation)

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wavespeed equation two equations
state equation involving distance and time

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distance travelled by the wave divided by time taken

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second equation of wavespeed

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frequency (hz) x wavelength m

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frequency and what are inversely proportional

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frequency= wavespeed/ wavelength
so frequency and wavelength are inversely proportional

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longitudinal waves such as sound waves and siesmic p waves travel faster through solids than liquids and slowest in gases why?

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because waves transfer energy causing particles of matter to oscillate. an object with a higher density such as solids allow the wave to travel faster than an object with low particle density such as gas as there are more particles of matter to oscillate in solids.

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sound waves cannot travel through what

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sound waves cannot travel through a vacuum as they transfer energy to particles of matter causing them to oscillate.

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how come electromagnetic waves can pass through a vacuum

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conversely, the particles in em waves are the electrons in the wave itself so it doesnt not require additional matter and can travel through a vacuum.

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how can the speed of an em wave change

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if the medium through which it is travelling changes such as air glass water.

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speed and wavelength are directly proportional, frequency is usually constant so changes in speed of wave usually results in wavelength changes.

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speeds and wavelength are directly proportional so changes in speed result in changes in wavelength

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list the seven types of EM WAVES

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-gamma
-infrared
-uv rays
-x rays
-microwaves
-radiowaves
-visible light red blue

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radiowaves -wavelength -uses -dangers
wavelength >10cm More than 10cm more than 0.1m uses- communication dangers- null
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microwaves wavelength uses dangers
wavelength= 0.1m 10^-2m uses- wavelengths that pass through water communication wavelengths absorbed by water cooking dangers-must be kept inside microwaves by metal grille or could heat the body
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infrared wavelength uses dangers
wavelength= 10^-5 m uses- heat is radiated as infrared -used for heat -cameras cooking grilling toasting remote controls dangers- infrared repsonsible for burns and greenhouse effect
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visible light blue red wavelength uses dangers
wavelength= 10^-7m uses-optical fibres -dangers- eye damage by looking directly at sun
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ultraviolet wavelength uses dangers
wavelength= 10^-8m uses- floursecent marking chemicals are used which absorb uv light and emit visible light dangers- skin cancer and ionising radiation
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x ray -wavelength -uses -dangers
wavelength- 10^-10m uses- medical imaging dangers- ionising radiation
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gamma wavelength uses dangers
wavelength= 10^-12m uses- radiotherapy cancer medical therapy sterilisation dangers- ionising radiation
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acronym of order of electromagnetic waves
RMIVUXG radiowaves microwaves infrared visible light blue and red ultraviolet x rays gamma rays
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ultrasound meaning
consists of sound waves with a frequency higher than 20khz
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human hearing limit
20hz-20khz corresponds to a range of sound speeds and wavelengths calculated by wavespeed ms_1= wavelength m x frequency s-1
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what are the uses of ultrasound
-can be used for non invasive medical imaging such as feotal scanning -in depth detection sonar
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how is ultrasound used in medical imaging
ultrasound can detect the boundary between different tissue types as certain fractions of ultrasound waves are reflected at each boundary time taken for reflected waves to reach detectors corresponds to depth of each boundary (tissue type) these metrics can be combined to produce medical imaging of soft tissue
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what is meant by the term ionising radiation uv xrays gamma rays
have enough energy to remove an electron and create a charged particle. if this happens in cells, it causes dna mutation and increases risk of cancer.
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reflection meaning
a wave bounces off a surface without being absorbed by it, usually causes wave to change direction
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law of reflection
angle of incidence= angle of reflection
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refraction of light
light bends as it passes close to edge of an object
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refraction of waves
wave enters a medium with a different optic density e.g air to glass and changes direction due to change in speed. a wave entering a medium at 90 degrees will change its speed but not its direction
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angle of incidence
angle between normal and incidence ray
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angle of refraction
angle between normal and refraction ray
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what is a spectrum
when a ray of white light enters a prism it splits into a rainbow from red to violet. light at the red end of the spectrum is refracted least and light at the blue end of the spectrum is refracted the most this is because red has a longer wavelength than blue. blue bends red resists blue more refraction as shorter wavelength. shorter wavelength more refraction
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sound waves reflect and refract. what happens to speed of sound waves asthey enter a more dense medium
they speed up and refraction occurs
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doppler effect
when source moves close to observer, wavelength decreases and frequency increases when source moves away from observer, frequency decreases and wavelength increases the faster the movement the greater the doppler shift/
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how are sound waves produced
by a vibrating source. the vibrating source causes the surrounding medium to vibrate and this pattern of vibrations travels away from the source as sound waves.
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the sound waves have the same frequency pitch as the vibrations of the source the amplitude (loudness of the sound) waves depends on amplitude of vibrations of the source the speed of soundwaves is determined by the medium of which they travel through and not the source
when sound arrives at a detector (eg micorphone or human ear) the sequence of compressions and rarefractions causes the pressure of the detector to vary. this exerts a varying force on the detector and this is what is detected (the eardrum is moved by this force) soundwaves obey the law of reflection where the angle of incidence= the angle of reflection
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what is an echo
the sound heard when soundwaves reflect off one or more surfaces.
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reflection of sound or ultrasound waves can be used to measure distances with equation
distance= velocity ms_1 x time (seconds) /2 time taken for wave to travel from emitter to object and back again

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