Waves carries of energy Flashcards

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What is a wave

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They are vibrations or oscillations that move energy from space to another

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What is conduction

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conduction is when fast-moving particles collide with other nearby particles, making them move faster. If you heat one end of a metal bar, the energy is transferred from the hot end to the cold end by atoms of that metal bumping into one another

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What is convection

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It is the transfer of heat through Particles

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what are compersions

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is it when the particles are closer when not disturbed by the waves

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what are rarefactions

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it is a region of air particles that are spread

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what are sound waves

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There are compresions and rarefractions.

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what are compreson waves also know as

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They are also knows as longitude waves

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what is the wavelength of a compression wave

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The wavelength of a compression wave is the distance between the centre of two adjacent compressions or two adjacent rarefactions.

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