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Water waves are _____________ waves

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Water waves are transverse waves.

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In transverse waves vibrations are _____________ to the direction travel.

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In transverse waves vibrations are perpendicular to the direction travel.

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Sound waves and waves in a spring are ______________ waves.

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Sound waves and waves in a spring are longitudinal waves.

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In longitudinal the waves are ________ to the direction of travel.

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In longitudinal the waves are parallel to the direction of travel.

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The amplitude of a wave is its _________ ___________ from its resting point.

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The amplitude of a wave is its maximum distance from its resting point.

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The wave length of a wave is the _________ between a point on one wave and the _______ point on the next wave.

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The wave length of a wave is the distance between a point on one wave and the same point on the next wave.

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The frequency of a wave is the _______ of waves produced by a source each ____________.

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The frequency of a wave is the number of waves produced by a source each second.

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Wave speed is the __________ travelled by a wave in ___ second

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Wave speed is the distance travelled by a wave in 1 second

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Time period is the ________ taken to produced ____ wave.

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Time period is the time taken to produced 1 wave.

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Waves transfer ______ and __________ without transferring matter.

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Waves transfer energy and information without transferring matter.

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Light is part of a continuous ________________ spectrum which included :

All these waves travel at the same speed in free space

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Radio 
Microwave
Infrared 
Visible light
Ultra violet
X Ray 
Gamma ray
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Uses of electromagnetic spectrum:

Radio waves

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broadcasting

communications

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Uses of electromagnetic spectrum:

Microwaves

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Cooking

Satellite transmission

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Uses of electromagnetic spectrum:

Infrared

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Heaters

Night vision equipment

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Uses of electromagnetic spectrum:

Visible light

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Optical fibres

photography

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Uses of electromagnetic spectrum:

Ultra violet

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Fluorescent lamps

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Uses of electromagnetic spectrum:

X Rays

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Observing the internal structure of objects and Material and medical applications

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Uses of electromagnetic spectrum:

Gamma rays

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Sterilising food and medical equipment

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Effects of excessive exposure to the human body :

Microwaves

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Internal heating of body tissue

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Effects of excessive exposure to the human body :

Infrared

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Skin burns

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Effects of excessive exposure to the human body :

Ultra violet

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Damage to surface cells and blindness

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Effects of excessive exposure to the human body :

Gamma rays

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Cancer

Mutation

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All electro magnetic waves are …

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Transverse waves

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Electro magnetic waves can all be …

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Reflected and refracted

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All electromagnetic waves can all travel through a ...
Vacuum
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Protective measures against the risks :
Suncream Sun glasses Avoid Check microwave doors good seal
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The angle of incidence always equal
The angle of incidence always equal angel of reflection
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The distance from the object to the mirror is the ...
Same distance from the mirror t the image
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The image is always the same size as the object but ...
Laterally Inverted
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When light enters a more optically dence medium ...
It slows down. This cause the light to bend or refract.
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The amount that the light slows down in the medium is know as the ..
Refractive index
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Optical fibres can be used to ________ ___________ using _________ light or _________ radiation
Optical fibres can be used to transmit information using visible light or infrared radiation
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Relationship between critical angle and refractive index
SinC = 1 | n
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For glass critical angle
42
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Refractive index
Refractive index = Sin i | Sin r
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Frequency range for human hearing is
20 hz - 20000 hz
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Wave speed
Wave speed = frequency x wavelength
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Frequency
1 | Time period
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/\/\/ label the wave
``` Wave length | / \.---- /\ _/___\__/_|_\__/ /. \/. \/ Amplitude ```
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``` Units Wave speed Wave length Frequency Time ```
``` Units Wave speed m/s Wave length m Frequency hz Time s ```
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Light and other types of electromagnetic radiation are ______________ waves.
Light and other types of electromagnetic radiation are transverse waves.
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Refraction
causes a change in wave speed and wavelength not frequency
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Dispersion
When white light hits an optical boundary at an angle, the different wave lengths are refracted by different amounts and become separated.
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The effect of dispersion is best shown in a
Prism where the light hits the 2 boundaries which are at such an angle that the light completely dispersed so the entire spectrum is seen.
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Critical angle
A particular angle of incidence of a ray hitting a less dense medium which causes the Ray to be refracted at 90* to the normal
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Total internal reflection
This occurs when the angle of incidence of the Ray is greater than the critical angle then the Ray is completely internally reflected
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If the angle of incidence is less than the critical angle
The Ray is refracted with a very small reflection
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The angle of incidence is equal to the critical angle
Ray emerges along the edge of block
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The angle of incidence is greater than the critical angle
The Ray is totally internally reflected
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Light rays can be used to transfer
Energy and information along a fibre optic cable very efficiently
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Uses of total internal reflection
Periscopes Reflectors Optical fibres Endoscopes
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Real image
Formed where light rays cross after reflections by a mirror
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Virtual image
Images are formed where light rays only appear to come from
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When the light reflects from the surface of a plane mirror the angle is incidence is _______ ___ the angle of reflection
Equal to
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Transverse waves
Eg rope, slinky spring, light
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Longitudinal waves
Eg slinky spring, sound
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Sound waves are
Longitudinal caused y the vibration I'd particle in a solid liquid or gas
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Areas where the Particles are close together in a wave are called
Compressions
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Human hearing | Lowest audible sound
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Human hearing | Highest audible sound
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\ / \ / __\/________
\ / reflected wave \ / __\/________ Incident wave
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Reflection occurs when a
wave bounces from the surface of an obstacle
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Reflection best occurs from
Flat, hard surfaces
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Properties of electromagnetic waves
1. Transfer energy and information from one place to another 2. All transverse waves 3. Can all be deflected and refracted 4. All travel at 300 000 000m/s in a vacuum

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