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Wave |
A disturbance that carries energy from one location to another. |
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Medium |
The material the disturbance travels through |
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Propagation |
The movement of the distrurbance |
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Longitudinal Wave |
A wave in which the particles of the medium move in a direction parallel to the direction of propagation. |
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Transverse wave |
A wave in which the particles of the medium move in a direction perpendicular to the propagation |
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Wavelength |
Distance between one crest and the next crest represented by lambda. |
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Period |
The time it takes a wavelength to pass a single point represented by T |
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Frequency |
The number of complete wavelengths that pass a single point in 1 second represented by f |
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Units of Frequency |
Hertz |
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What wave type is light? |
Tranverse |
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Scale |
Wavelength and frequency are measured with it. |
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Example of a very short wavelength |
Gamma ray |
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Example of high wavelength |
Microwave |
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Short wave lengths have ____ frequencies and vice versa |
High |
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Wavelength translates to ______ |
Colour |
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What colour has the longest wavelength? |
Red |
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What colour has the shortest wavelength? |
Violet |
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What is the sum of all frequencies? |
White light |
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What absorbs all colours? |
Black |
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What reflects all colours? |
White |
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What can produce white light? |
Primary colours |
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Primary Colours in physics? |
Red, blue and green |
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How is magenta made? |
Blue and red |
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How is cyan made? |
Blue and green |
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How is yellow made? |
Red and green. |
